Tux Typing
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Developer(s) | community project |
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Stable release | 1.8.0
/ November 10, 2009 |
Repository | |
Written in | C |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Available in | English |
Type | Educational Typing Tutor for Children |
License | GNU General Public License |
Website | tux4kids |
Tux Typing is a free and open source typing tutor created especially for children. It features several different types of game play, at a variety of difficulty levels.[1] It is designed to be fun and to improve words per minute speed of typists.
It is written in the C programming language and is available in the repositories of some Linux distributions such as Fedora.
Interface
There is a practice mode for learning basics of typing. There are also two games.[2] In the first, fish are falling from the sky. Each fish has a letter or a word written on it. When the player presses the corresponding key, or types the appropriate word, Tux will position himself to eat the fish.[3] The second game is similar, but the goal is to prevent comets from falling on a city. In both games, different languages can be selected as a source for the words.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Diehl, Mike (October 21, 2009). "Teaching with Tux". Linux Journal. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- ^ a b Radulescu, Bogdan. "Tux Typing Review". softpedia. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ^ http://www.pcworld.ca/downloads/details/152332.htm [dead link]
- Notes
- Tina Gasperson (September 8, 2008) Three typing tutors and a boy, linux.com
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