Here’s when playing games can actually be a rewarding activity. Here are a few websites where you can learn how to conquer the keyboard and have fun at the same time.
Where you can compete with others, improving your speed.
Typing Maniac is a Facebook game that will get you addicted as you can compete with friends and see who can earn the most points. As words appear on your screen, type them out to make them go away before too many land on the ground and cause you to lose the game!
Keybr generates readable random words where some words are spelt incorrectly to help you remember common letter combinations better rather than typing random letters. It’ll give you statistics to tell you which area of the keyboard you are weaker in. It also offers words in different languages as well as different keyboard layouts.
The exercises in this site get you comfortable with the finger placement by repeatedly asking you to type those letters with the correct finger. It is also offered in different languages.
Learn Typing is a basic-looking website that has a ton of explanations – good for beginners learning to touch type. Once you’ve gone through the basics, there are also more advanced exercises which you can do.