"Thank you so much...looking forward to starting another year! I really enjoyed using your product last year and feel our students performed much better on your system than the traditional method of instruction--many thanks for such a great product!" C. Harrison, Monroe School Disctrict, MO |
| "I just wanted to drop an email to tell you how pleased I am with your online keyboarding program, Keyboard Mastery. My school recently purchased the textbooks and subscribed to your online program. I began the program at the beginning of our third trimester, and I could not be more impressed with this curriculum! The introductory lessons assist the first-time keyboarding student with learning the proper technique to be successful. During the lesson components, students are not able to skip lines, so the instructor knows that students have completed all segments of individual lessons. Immediate feedback and storing high scores is exceptionally motivating for the student, and inspires them to continue pushing for higher speeds and accuracy. Of course, only with skilled monitoring by an instructor will students be compelled to maintain proper body position and use their home keys, but your wonderful program makes the keyboarding lessons intrinsically motivating for my students and managing student work much easier for me! Thank you again for marketing such a superior product. Thank you for making it affordable as well. I have passed on the information about your program to my district's Educational Technology Department." S. Kline, Spurgeon Intermediate School, CA |
| "This is our third year to use the Ellsworth Keyboarding Short Course for our 8th grade students. It's a tremendous introductory training program. Although great for beginning keyboarders, it also challenges those with previous experience.
Very user friendly for students--they are amazing by their improvement and how well they type at the conclusion of the course. Ease of use for teachers is a huge plus--tracking student progress is basically effortless. I have never experienced such friendly and fast customer service. The best!" S. Ballew, Kennedale Jr. High School, UT |
| "I am in my second week of using the Keyboard Short Course online and the students are doing GREAT! I showed the demo CD at least two times per class, used the M&Ms on their hands, and got them started. The 'block timing' area feature helped students focus on the copy and not on their hands. My goal was to get through lesson #2 by the end of the first week, and almost everyone, even the slowest of my 8th graders, is reaching and surpassing that goal. I am elated with both the progress of the students and their attitudes. The program is challenging and fun. Students are competing up and down the lab rows trying to do better than their friends. I let them do it!!! It makes the classroom more exciting and fun while accomplishing the goal of improving students' speed and accuracy. Thanks for all your years of hard work developing this unique program."
A. Wicklander, Churchill Jr. High, UT |
| "Hurray for Keyboarding Online, my students love this program! It is fun, it is challenging and my students are focused for an entire 80 minute class. (which is a challenge in middle school!) It is great for students to be able access the program at home so they can make up work that they have missed, and allows for individual differences. It is extremely easy for my
students to use the program and they really like the having the
responsibility and independence for their own work. They have taken
pride in their accomplishments. The feature that turns off the backspace key and the monitor has really helped my students keep their eyes on their copy. They have really learned the keys without looking at their fingers. As a teacher, it helps me track of student's progress and grades, communicate with my students through the message center, and analyze the strengths and weakness of my students. I found this program very user friendly and our class is always up and running after the first day of the semester. As they progress onto high school, my students will have a definite advantage because of their keyboarding skills. They will be able to produce work more quickly and more accurately than other students that have not had this program. I have even had three of my own children work with Keyboarding Online." L. Mitchell, Dixie Middle School, UT |