Keyboarding Information for Students + Families
We use the keyboarding program Type to Learn used across the all of the Public Schools of Brookline.
We introduce this tool mid-year in third grade, and reinforce it's use in fourth and fifth grades. Type to Learn utilizes instructional modules, typing activities and games to teach and reinforce keyboarding skills. This tool is easily accessible online from any web browser.
Follow these steps to log in:
Step 1: Go to psbma.org and click Keyboarding at the top
Step 2: Enter your account information:
- Account Code: 276ZX2
- Username: same as the beginning of the psbma username (given to students)
- Password: given to students
Step 3: Click Launch Type to Learn
Please contact us with any questions at all.
Mrs. Murphy, Educational Technology Teacher, K-8
[email protected]
Ms. Wong, Ms. Hahesy & Dr. Leonard, 3rd Grade Team
Ms. Ethier, Ms. Pablico & Mr. Strecker, 4th Grade Team
Ms. Almeida, Ms. Gervais, & Ms. Kavanagh, 5th Grade Team
Online Keyboarding Resources
- Dance Mat Typing (younger students)
- Nitro Type (older students)
- Type Racer
- Peter's Online Typing Lessons
- Power Typing Typing Lessons
- Typeonline.co.uk
- Big Brown Bear Learn to Type