024 / Introduction to typing 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 cer‐ tainly 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 Mup‐ pets) 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? 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)?
Minutes
Step #3 = Divide WPM
WPM STANDS FOR:
# 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 net‐ work 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)?
Words
Minutes
Step #3 = Divide # of words ÷ # of minutes =
Words
WPM
Minutes
WPM (Speed)
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 auto‐ matically 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.
Calculate WPM:
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