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Keyboarding Stuff

Here are some links to Websites with free or trial keyboarding lessons:
Ainsworth Typing Tutor - free download of trial version (limited lessons)
FreeTypingGame.net - free lessons, games, and tests online
PowerTyping - free online lessons and tests for Qwerty or Dvorak keyboards
TypeOnline - free lessons and tests online
 
There are many, many more sites available online if you don't like any of these.
Do a search for free keyboarding lessons at your favorite search engine to see other choices.
 
Below are some handouts I use in my Keyboarding classes.  They are being made available here by request.  You may find them helpful if you, too, are trying to improve your keyboarding skills at home!  They are all Word 2003 documents.  Right click and choose Save target as... to save to your own Documents folder.
Keyboard layout
Keyboard Symbols (Lists symbols and their names).
 
Do you have very large hands? Did you know you can get a keyboard with oversized keys? I think this is so cool!
Regular Keyboard:
Regular sized keyboard with oversized hands
Same hands, oversized keys:
Large keyboard with large hands
Thanks to Doug, my hand model!
The keyboard shown here is from Chester Creek.
They also sell it with all white keys, if you prefer to be less colorful.