Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of elementary age children are in the computer lab using laptops. (FatCamera via Getty Images) This story was originally ...

The irascible goat in the purple jumpsuit is teaching the class how to keyboard. He tells everyone to put their fingers on the "home row" and exclaims "Let's rock and roll." Ashlyn Cortez, 8, ...

Computers play a huge role in our everyday lives, and now more than ever, it's important that educators provide computer basics for kids, what computers can do and how technology can be helpful. From ...

In the early ‘90s, I was an elementary school librarian and an adjacent computer lab was part of my domain. Wanting to prepare our fifth graders to become more fluent writers, we ran them through a ...

The first thing you’ll need before you sit and start typing is spacious and a comfortable workplace. Also you’ll be better off working or typing on a table than your lap. Try and sit straight and keep ...

As most states shift their required tests onto computers, teachers are discovering that their students are stumbling over an unexpected weakness: the keyboarding skills necessary to show what they ...

I can still feel the tips of my 10-year-old fingers striking the orange cover on the keyboard. It was in this 5th grade public-school class that – despite my frequent boos and bellyaching – I learned ...

A nationwide study of more than 500 Australian primary school students in Year 2 has revealed how beginner writers' attitude and motivation toward writing is related to the quality of their writing ...

New research at Charles Sturt University will examine the importance of teaching handwriting and computer keyboard skills to Australian primary school children.