In the early ‘90s, I was an elementary school librarian and an adjacent computer lab was part of my domain. Wanting to prepare our fifth graders to become more fluent writers, we ran them through a ...

With more standardized tests going digital, including most recently the College Board’s Advanced Placement exams, more schools are investing time and resources into keyboarding instruction, ...

Keyboarding is, perhaps, the most essential of all 21st-century skills. With computers in use across the majority of U.S. schools now, many educators may feel the need to focus on educational software ...

Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. She enjoys coffee, cats and science fiction TV. K–12 digital natives might seem like they were born with smartphones in their hands, but educators shouldn’t ...

Matt Renwick is an elementary school principal in Wisconsin. Prior to becoming an administrator, Matt was a 5th and 6th grade teacher. You can follow him on Twitter at @ReadByExample and read his blog ...

The only sound coming from Kasey Kuiken's third grade classroom on an average weekday morning is that of keys clicking as her students practice typing. Sioux Falls and metro area schools in recent ...

I can still feel the tips of my 10-year-old fingers striking the orange cover on the keyboard. It was in this 5th grade public-school class that – despite my frequent boos and bellyaching – I learned ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The 7-year-olds in Natalie May’s second-grade class have to stretch their fingers across the keyboards to reach “ASDF” and “JKL;” as they listen to the ...

The 7-year-olds in Natalie May’s class have to stretch their fingers across the keyboards to reach “ASDF” and “JKL;” as they listen to the animated characters on their computer screens talk about ...

The Orangeburg County YMCA is offering keyboarding lessons for ages 8 and up. Participants will develop discipline, focus, understanding of basic music theory, reading music and keyboarding skills.