Mavis Beacon Keyboarding Kidz

The colorful, animated Mavis Beacon Keyboarding Kidz is a fun and affordable way for your youngster to learn to type. Mavis Beacon's instructions are simple and succinct, and she encourages your youngster throughout each lesson.

Keyboarding Kidz is available on CD-ROM or as a digital download and is compatible with both Windows and Mac computers. Mavis Beacon covers all of the fundamentals, including starter instruction on how to type with each hand. For kids who are more advanced, there are also timed typing tests. This software is unique in that it has over 300 lessons and can accommodate up to 20 user profiles.

The eleven games in the program cover a wide range of topics, including outer space, racing, and even a shark attack. To win, they all operate the same way: type quickly and accurately. As a typing tutor, your youngster can select between Mavis, a female, and Dex, a boy.

Pros:
+ Fun presentation
+ Inexpensive
+ Windows and Mac system compatibility

Cons:

+ Games get boring quickly