Typing Pal Features — Home Edition

Typing Pal’s Home Edition offers the same tried-and-true method as the School Edition, used by thousands of schools worldwide. You can even follow your child’s progress just like a teacher would! Discover all the features this effective and comprehensive program has to offer.

More than 700 Training Activities

Close to 100 exercises to learn how to type using all your fingers.
A smart algorithm that creates customized activities by targeting the keys or fingers that need improvement in terms of speed or accuracy.
Thirty exercises to develop reflexes by typing frequent character sequences such as the -ness, -ing, or -ion that form the endings of many words.
Three collections of over 200 practice texts offering content adapted to age groups 6–11 years, 12–16 years and 17+, including texts focused specifically on number pad use.
Activities to enrich vocabulary and practice spelling and typing by ear in Word Waves.
The option to choose the learning language for the training program (English or French).
A video providing advice on ergonomics and information on acquiring good work habits.
An initial test that serves as a benchmark for evaluating progress.
Formative assessment tests to help improve speed and accuracy.
Final tests, often timed, for general assessment of speed and accuracy.

Educational Games

Three educational games to have fun while learning to type faster. Each offers a progressively more complex level of keyboard use than the one before: Cosmik Ball for individual characters; Monkeys in Jeopardy for character sequences and words; and Magical Duel for words and phrases.
The option to set the difficulty level for Cosmik Ball and Monkeys in Jeopardy for those who want a challenge, and automatic difficulty settings that match the user’s age group in Magical Duel.
The option to target specific keys (the top row, numbers, etc.) in Cosmik Ball and Monkeys in Jeopardy.
Rankings for all games and the different game modes to encourage users to outdo themselves.

Various Stimulating Sources of Motivation

More than 100 badges to encourage users to persevere and to explore all the application’s features, including 18 mystery badges with clues on how to earn them.
Additional limited-edition badges that can only be unlocked by completing challenges within a specific timeframe, to help maintain interest all year long.
A notification system that announces when a badge has been obtained.
Achievement level, represented as a percentage, based on the number of completed activities and the scores achieved.
Personal best indicator.
Gold medals awarded when the user beats their personal best in either speed or accuracy for an activity.
Personal rankings for each activity that allow the user to view their results history when the activity is completed.
Gold stars added to the icon for an activity when it has been completed with a perfect score.
Visual feedback during the activity to indicate whether the user’s speed and accuracy are below targets.
Optional audio feedback to indicate whether the user has successfully completed or failed an activity.
Virtual coaches to guide users in their training by offering targeted recommendations and personalized encouragement.
A certificate of achievement attesting that the user has completed the training program.

Simple and Powerful Management Tools

Three types of users to facilitate the management of the Home Edition: subscription holder, invited user and supervised user.
The option to add additional users throughout the subscription period.
The option for the subscription holder to view the activity journal of the other subscription users.
The option for the subscription holder to change a supervised user’s password.
The option for the subscription holder to delete a supervised user’s account or to remove an invited user from the subscription.

Complete Statistics

An overview of results that can be accessed from the user’s Achievements panel with a single click on their avatar.
The choice between two units of measure for speed: words per minute or characters per minute.
Reports on the accuracy and speed of every finger.
Reports on speed and accuracy for keys with the best and worst typing performance.
An activity calendar that shows a user’s diligence over the past 12 months.
The option to view video replay for every completed activity.
Reset options to delete results for all activities or for certain categories of activity: exercises, tests, texts, games or partially completed activities.
Options to display the accuracy percentage, the number of mistakes and the speed in real time to the right of the typing area.

Clear and Intuitive Interface

A modern and intuitive interface that can be mastered in a few minutes.
A home screen that suggests activities to undertake.
The choice between 109 avatars from three collections: fun creatures, neutral photos or colourful portraits.
The choice between light or dark mode based on your preferences or your system settings.
A tool to help users choose the keyboard configuration that corresponds to their keyboard.
The choice of four fonts to help users who have trouble distinguishing between characters, such as people with dyslexia.
Diagrams in the system settings that display recommended typing speed and accuracy targets for each age group and skill level to help users set goals suited to their abilities.
Icons that clearly convey the nature and status of training activities.
The option to navigate using the keys and not the mouse, thus maintaining the position of the hands.
The option to briefly display the mistyped character when a mistake is made along with an indicator showing the correct character to type.
The option to keep track of mistakes in the text with an underscore.
A choice of location for the typing area: directly within the displayed text or below it.
An animation zone under the typing area that encourages users to look at the screen instead of the keyboard when typing.
Options to mask the animation zone or to customize it with entertaining animations or a keyboard viewer.
A keyboard viewer that includes animated hands to guide the fingers when hesitation is detected during an exercise.
Options to display the elapsed time and progress in real time to the right of the typing area.

Easy Online Access

An online application that can be accessed from a compatible device (PC, Mac, Chromebook, iPad) that is connected to the Internet. (See Recommended Configuration.)
Four of the most popular sign-on methods: Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Apple.

Strong Security Measures

A privacy policy and practices that meet the highest standards for personal information security. (See Privacy Policy.)
Data storage on firewall-protected servers located in a secure environment to prevent unauthorized access.
Use of SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol to set up an encrypted connection that ensures privacy and the protection of transferred data.
Secure methods for password sharing, setup and reset.
An indicator that shows the strength of the password chosen.
The option to log out of Typing Pal and Google or Microsoft at the same time to avoid leaving a session open.

Rich and Varied Documentation

Online user guide with clear and detailed information.
Full list of features highlighting the latest functionality.
FAQ page for quick answers to the most common questions.
Blog with regular tips and Typing Pal news, as well as interesting articles relating to keyboards and typing.
Article explaining how to get your child started with Typing Pal.
Resource page explaining the correct typing method in detail.
Resource page explaining the importance of accuracy, and why it is prioritized over speed in our typing training program.
Resource page to help guide target-setting for speed.

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