5 Tools To Help Kids Develop Technology Skills


Rapidtyping 5: The right time to get introduced to typing skill is the below 7 age and Rapidtyping 5 will serve the purpose. The software teaches the young about the basic key and finger placements and then to the advanced lessons. The free software comes with a colorful and attractive interface that is appealing to kids. The user can even customize the game by adding more courses under various sections like experienced, advanced, and testing. Rapidtyping 5 presents the user with a detailed report that covers the number of words typed, error percentage and the speed.

OOO4Kids: OOO4Kids introduces your kid to the basics of Microsoft office applications like word, presentation and excel. Developed by EduOOO, the software targets those who are in the preteen. The lighter version of Word is named as ‘Writer’ and Excel as ‘Calc’ by the software makers. MS Office presentation is also included in the suit under the name ‘Impress’, where a kid can showcase his presentation skills. OOO4kids assists a kid in doing assignments and home works with great ease. The major catch of the software is that it does not include the auto correct and Spell check feature which makes sure that the kid is attentive towards spelling and grammar.  

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