- Groundbreaking educational software for kids 7 yrs. old and up. Co-produced by past crew members from the Emmy-Award Winning Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Successful with children with all kinds of learning aptitudes.
- The software employs the “Purposeful Associative Learning System (PALS)”. We use puppets, music, humor and association to teach the location of 30 letters and symbols in an hour, in a manner that is fun and relaxed for children.
- The tutorial consists of two 1/2 hour lessons. These lessons can be divided into 8 mini lessons of approximately 6-7 minutes each. Every mini lesson can be viewed more than once & teaches each finger seperately to helps kids learn differences better.
- The backspace and delete buttons have been de-activated so that the child is not concerned about his mistakes or correcting them. The child is typing real words after only two minutes and is self-motivated to learn more.
Keyboard Town PALS is the only computer keyboarding instruction on the market that teaches using association. This accelerates the learning process to one hour and does not rely on endless exercises. The software improves creative writing skills, builds self esteem and self confidence, enables students to produce quality work more easily and provides a way to express thoughts. Keyboard Town PALS is the “missing link” between the child’s intellectual capabilities and… More >>
Tags: Humor, Keyboard, Keyboarding, Kids, Learn, Music, onehour, PALS, Puppets, Teaching, Town, Type
I bought this program, based on all the positive reviews, for my 11-year-old niece who had no typing experience. Just like the reviews said, it is an excellent program that is positive and focuses on helping the child learn the hand and finger placement. My niece absolutely got a great introduction to typing. However, it is only two lessons–that’s all–other than a couple of very brief exercises. There are no series of drills or games to help the child practice the initial two lessons. Therefore, I’d like to point out that, for what you get, the price of this program is very, very expensive. I had to go out and buy a second program so that she could practice her typing.
Rating: 3 / 5
This is the best. In school I remember the stress and tension of typewriting drilling. Here you have Pals (friendly, charming puppets) all the way – from the first key on the keyboard to the last. A soft encouraging voice accompanies you to every key. You can practice without having to keep up with others or look up and see the stern expression of a teacher. You are always with gentle humorous puppets who introduce you to the clusters of neighboring keys. It is fun; it is fast – and it works!
Rating: 5 / 5
After spending a few hours attempting to download the program and use it I was frustrated. All that I got was sound and no video. Even after having my son – a computer pro – come to my home and work on it, we still had no video. I was in tears. Well, I posted a less than positive review here (that is why I gave it only 1 star). A few hours later a customer service employee contacted me by phone. She ended up sending me the program through my email (an online version) and it worked! Although I was aggravated trying to download the program at first, the customer service person at Keyboard Town Pals was very understanding and helpful. Keyboard Pals seems to really care about their customers and their product. Purchase this with confidence! If Amazon would allow me to change more than the written part of my review, I’d move my rating to 5 stars. My daughter will be up and using the program tomorrow and learning to type!. Thanks.
Rating: 1 / 5
My husband Robert has been telling me about this product for 3 months and how great it would be for our 7 year old son Spencer. However, between our new born baby girl and day to day tasks I never got around to looking at it (Sorry Robert! I love you!). Anyhow, I finally bought Keyboard Town Pals last week and I am BLOWN AWAY! Spencer cant wait to get on the computer and practice and I am elated because its hard to get him interested in “school stuff.” The puppets are entertaining and there’s no pressure like when I was a girl in school. I thoroughly recommend this product. So creative!
Rating: 5 / 5
I am 23 years old and have tried countless times to memorize the place of each key and the proper finger positioning using regular online typing programs for hours and making agonizing slow progress, not ot mention the humiliation one endures when the program forces you to repeat the same lesson 20 times… With this program within a day i knew and remembered every key, and really appreciated the brilliance of this educational approach.
This is not only only great for kids, but for anyone that is fed up one-finger typing, and is looking to save hours of time and aggravation.
Thank you so much, and i hope you continue to put out such creative and original products!
Rating: 5 / 5