Lesson 3: Home Row, Left + Right Now it's time put the four keys you mastered in Lesson 1 together with the four keys you just learned last lesson. Typing with both hands is more fun and in http://www.easytype.org/ fact easier and less fatiguing than typing with one hand alone. Plus, you'll gradually get more & more letters at your disposal and be able to type more actual words, rather than nonsensical strings of letters. Keyboarding is of course a cumulative skill: everything you learn builds upon what you've learned before, so you mustn't forget what you've learned! Remind yourself of the Principles for Effective Learning before starting. new! Extra stuff (both exercises link back here when you're done!):. Musical Typing (home row, left & right) - generate music with your keystrokes, making you type rhythmically while testing your powers of concentration. Cool musical arrangements by yours truly! Speed Typing (home row, left & right) - a simpler version of the below exercise that allows you to type faster and again focus on the rhythm of your typing. Click the orange button when you're ready to begin this lesson's exercise! No looking at your Keyboard! This is important - don't do it! Touch typing is a skill that uses muscle memory to know where the keys are without the sense of sight. You can't learn to swim without getting wet; likewise, you can't learn to touch type by looking down at the keyboard. It might be hard at first but hang in there, and in no time it will become so natural you'll forget the keyboard is even there! If you have trouble finding a key resist the urge to look down. Instead, use the onscreen virtual keyboard with orange highlights telling you where the key is and what finger to use. Put a towel over your hands if you still can't resist.
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