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http://qwertytown.com * Retail Price: sliding scale $3-$5 per student, based on school and district size
QwertyTown is a Web-based keyboarding app that teaches typing and online communication skills to elementary and middle school students.
Quality and Effectiveness: QwertyTown software effectively uses motivational gaming elements, such as bronze, silver, and gold awards, to encourage students to learn keyboarding skills. Each student (and teacher) has an avatar that can be embellished when earned awards are traded for avatar upgrades. The highly structured lessons keep students focused and working toward mastery a few keys at a time. QwertyTown includes a safe, teacher-controlled environment for students to communicate via email and chat with each other...