While schools may be teaching touch typing because of the Common Core tests, the ability to use a keyboard is an important life skill, said Cathy Turner, a technology teacher at an elementary school ...

The 7-year-olds in Natalie May’s second-grade class have to stretch their fingers across the keyboards to reach “ASDF” and “JKL;” as they listen to the animated characters on their computer screens ...

Typing on a touch screen is a very different experience. My dad, who types with remarkable sluggishness on a keyboard, can easily boost his typing skills by switching to his iPad. Because the ...

The 7-year-olds in Natalie May's second-grade class have to stretch their fingers across the keyboards to reach "ASDF" and "JKL;" as they listen to the animated characters on their computer screens ...

. “It’s a huge deal. You can’t have kids go into these tests and not do well because they can’t keyboard.” Most elementary-age children are digital natives, comfortable with smartphones and tablets.