024 / Introduction to typing || WPM It's somewhat shocking to discover from a Google Doodle that Sesame Street is 40 years old. The educational show created by the Children's Television Workshop certainly has legs, as they say, and Google has chosen to highlight the ones belonging to Big Bird rather than exploit Kermit, Bert and Ernie, Elmo or other likely candidates… Well, that's true for the US and Canada, though your local version of Google may vary. There are different logos and different characters in different countries, as The Next Web has pointed out. And in the UK, where Sesame Street (as distinct from The Muppets) has not had the same cultural impact, Google has gone with Wallace and Gromit's 20th birthday instead. Google's Sesame Street celebration is slightly early ‐‐ it should be on 10 November, when there will be an anniversary show featuring First Lady Michelle Obama, with or without Hula Hoop. There will also be a couple of books: Sesame Street: A Celebration of Forty Years of Life on the Street, and Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street.
How quickly did you type? Just like the speed of cars is measure in Miles Per Hour or “MPH,” the speed of your typing is measured in...
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Step #1 = Number of Words How many words did you type? Use the feature on WORD to count the number of words you typed.
Words
Step #2 = Time How long was this typing drill (in min‐ utes)?
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Step #3 = Divide WPM
# of words ÷ # of minutes = WPM
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Kindle, which was manufactured by an undisclosed Chinese original equipment manufacturer, connects to its specialized Amazon store via an EV‐DO (Evolution Data Optimized) cellular network through "Amazon Whispernet," built atop Sprint's EV‐DO network. No data plan or monthly bill is required. "We pay for all of that behind the scenes so that you can just read," Bezos said, adding that he estimated that it would take "less than a minute" to download a book. Bezos also announced that dozens of newspapers, from The New York Times to France's Le Monde, would also be available for the device, as well as magazines and 300 of the most popular blogs, such as BoingBoing and Slashdot. "On Kindle, newspapers are delivered while you sleep, automatically," he said. The publications will receive a cut of the subscription fee revenue, as no advertising will be displayed on them. After unveiling the device, Bezos showed the audience a video of numerous literary and technological luminaries who provided testimonials about Kindle; including authors Toni Morrison and Neil Gaiman, and entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki, who said, "This is BlackBerry for blogs." Step #1 = Number of Words
Step #2 = Time
How many words did you type? Use the feature on WORD to count the number of words you typed.
How long was this typing drill (in minutes)?
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Step #3 = Divide # of words ÷ # of minutes =
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All lessons and drills are self‐adjusting and automatically match any grade level. Our software is successfully used by anyone who can read the on‐screen instructions. This includes people with disabilities, children with special needs, Senior Citizens with a touch of arthritis, and executives with no time to waste. One of the most common problems is placement of the hands on the keyboard. The Home Row monitor automatically detects this and quickly shows what's wrong and how to correct it. In the example shown here, the left hand is out of position on the keyboard. Fixing this is easy, once the problem is shown clearly and quickly.
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MJ’s Thriller—Typing Drill It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark. Under the moonlight, you see a sight that almost stops your heart. You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it. You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes, you're paralyzed 'Cause this is thriller, thriller night. And no one's gonna save you from the beast about strike. You know it's thriller, thriller night! You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight! You hear the door slam and realize there's nowhere left to run. You feel the cold hand and wonder if you'll ever see the sun. You close your eyes and hope that this is just imagination, girl! But all the while you hear the creature creeping up behind. You're out of time. Night creatures calling, the dead start to walk in their masquerade. There's no escaping the jaws of the alien this time. (They're open wide!) This is the end of your life. They're out to get you, there's demons closing in on every side. They will possess you unless you change that number on your dial. Now is the time for you and I to cuddle close together, yeah! All through the night I'll save you from the terror on the screen; I'll make you see.
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MJ’s Thriller—Typing Drill It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark. Under the moonlight, you see a sight that almost stops your heart. You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it. You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes, you're paralyzed 'Cause this is thriller, thriller night. And no one's gonna save you from the beast about strike. You know it's thriller, thriller night! You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight! You hear the door slam and realize there's nowhere left to run. You feel the cold hand and wonder if you'll ever see the sun. You close your eyes and hope that this is just imagination, girl! But all the while you hear the creature creeping up behind. You're out of time. Night creatures calling, the dead start to walk in their masquerade. There's no escaping the jaws of the alien this time. (They're open wide!) This is the end of your life. They're out to get you, there's demons closing in on every side. They will possess you unless you change that number on your dial. Now is the time for you and I to cuddle close together, yeah! All through the night I'll save you from the terror on the screen; I'll make you see.
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Halo—Typing Drill Remember those walls I built? Well, baby they're tumbling down. And they didn't even put up a fight, they didn't even make up a sound. I found a way to let you in, but I never really had a doubt. Standing in the light of your halo I got my angel now. It's like I've been awakened! Every rule I had you breakin’, t's the risk that I'm takin', I ain't never gonna shut you out. Everywhere I'm looking now I'm surrounded by your embrace. Baby I can see your halo, you know you're my saving grace. You're everything I need and more! It's written all over your face. Baby I can feel your halo, pray it won't fade away. I can feel your halo halo halo. I can see your halo halo halo. Hit me like a ray of sun. Burning through my darkest night. You're the only one that I want; think I'm addicted to your light. I swore I'd never fall again. But this don't even feel like falling. Gravity can't forget to pull me back to the ground again. Feels like I've been awakened. Every rule I had you breakin', the risk that I'm takin', I'm never gonna shut you out.
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Halo—Typing Drill Remember those walls I built? Well, baby they're tumbling down. And they didn't even put up a fight, they didn't even make up a sound. I found a way to let you in, but I never really had a doubt. Standing in the light of your halo I got my angel now. It's like I've been awakened! Every rule I had you breakin’, t's the risk that I'm takin', I ain't never gonna shut you out. Everywhere I'm looking now I'm surrounded by your embrace. Baby I can see your halo, you know you're my saving grace. You're everything I need and more! It's written all over your face. Baby I can feel your halo, pray it won't fade away. I can feel your halo halo halo. I can see your halo halo halo. Hit me like a ray of sun. Burning through my darkest night. You're the only one that I want; think I'm addicted to your light. I swore I'd never fall again. But this don't even feel like falling. Gravity can't forget to pull me back to the ground again. Feels like I've been awakened. Every rule I had you breakin', the risk that I'm takin', I'm never gonna shut you out.
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