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Talking Typing Tutor: Fun & Accessible Learning Tool | Free Cross-Platform Solution

Jeremy and Tony's Talking Typing Tutor is a free, cross-platform educational program designed to teach users, including the visually impaired, basic typing concepts through interactive lessons and games. The tutor features text-to-speech, stereo audio, and a visually engaging interface to make learning enjoyable and informative. It addresses the limitations of expensive typing tutors and provides a fun, creative way for users to improve their typing skills. The program includes a Home Key Tutorial and an engaging Fire Game to reinforce learning.

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Talking Typing Tutor: Fun & Accessible Learning Tool | Free Cross-Platform Solution

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  1. Comp 190 Final Report Jeremy Parker and Tony Penta

  2. Our Project • Create a typing tutor • Make it accessible to users who are sighted or blind • Teach users about basic concepts of typing(home keys, etc…) • Make it educational and fun

  3. How will it be Accessible? • Text-to-speech • Stereo audio • Interaction with the program done with keyboard(using tab and arrow keys to go through buttons) • Visual component • Interesting games • Slow progression through lesson in order to assure concepts are learned and retained Features

  4. Why do this? • Currently, the available options are limited and expensive • School kids are tested on typing skills • People with blindness use computers too • Beneficial to everyone • Chance to have fun and be creative

  5. Review: What Has Been Done? • LINK talking keyboard • http://www.assistivetech.com/p-link.htm Con: • EXPENSIVE-$1,395 • Standard typing tutors • Many versions • Range from free to ~$50 Con: • Not useful for all users • Braille key stickers Con: • Not practical(hard to feel keys without pressing them)

  6. Review: Talking Typing Tutors • http://www.enablelink.com/PCTalking%20Typing.htm • $90 for one-year personal license • Only works with Windows • http://www.talktypetutor.com/ • $190 + $90/year after that • Only works with Windows • http://www.braillebookstore.com/talking-typing-teacher.htm • $104 • Only works with Windows

  7. New findings: What has been done • Flash Typing Tutor • www.flashtyping.net • Tactile/audio clues?

  8. Our Solution • Jeremy and Tony’s Talking Typing Tutor • Free! • Cross-platform! • More Accessible! • Fun!

  9. Answering our Tough Demands • Macromedia Director • Web-deliverable • Cross-platform • Support for text-to-speech engines • Built-in accessibility features • Easier audio and video

  10. Where are we now? • Accessible Main Menu • Use arrow keys to select desired activity • Home Key Tutorial • What are the home keys? • Which finger goes where? • Fire Game • Save the house from fire • Type the word/letter before time runs out • Nice graphics, as well and sounds to keep things fun and interesting

  11. Problems Thus Far • Text-to-speech • Sometimes tough to understand • No guaranteed support • Coordination of Media Elements • Integration of our work

  12. Where are we going? • Extend the Tutorial • Teach the position of all keys • Switch from TTS to recorded audio • More to the game • Option to use more letters/words and choose levels • Game 2 • This game focuses on individual keys, rather than entire words • Elaborate instructions for everything

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