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QwertyTown is a web-based keyboarding app that teaches typing and online communication skills. Students are driven to succeed by QwertyTown's games, rewards, social motivation, powerful teacher reports, and a deep understanding of how keyboarding skills improve their lives in and out of school.
QwertyTown was created by Second Nature Learning. Founded by award-winning educators, Second Nature Learning’s mission is simple: to help students achieve literacy in the modern, digital world.
Keyboarding is an essential component of literacy for today’s students.
QwertyTown is a modern keyboarding web app
It provides a safe, teacher-controlled environment where students can communicate with their classmates, teachers, and friends. While becoming fluent with a keyboard, students are learning how to interact in a digital environment. This environment prepares them with a fundamental skill set essential for academic and professional success in the 21st century.
Why should you use QwertyTown?
Students
love QwertyTown because...
- Keyboarding lessons move at their pace
- They learn to type faster and more accurately
- They can challenge their friends in the Head 2 Head Game
- Building an Avatar is fun!
- They are rewarded for their successes
Educators
love QwertyTown because...
- They know how important keyboarding is today
- QwertyTown students excel at digital assignments
- Generating student reports is easy
- It's easy to track student progress
- Students are highly motivated
Parents
love QwertyTown because...
- Parents
- Their kids can log on at home
- It's easy to see real results
- It makes them better students at school
- Keyboarding skills are Life Skills
QwertyTown Students Achieve
Students that regularly use QwertyTown are more proficient and successful in the digital learning environment.
Keyboarding made fun through Gaming, Social Motivation, and Communication
Whether they are winning a Head 2 Head typing match against classmates or earning medals completing lessons, QwertyTown students earn QwertyCoins as they learn. Those QwertyCoins can be spent in our Avatar Store. Students can even unlock communication tools so they can share their successes with their friends.
Managing Students, Reports, and Data Made Easy
QwertyTown equips teachers, administrators, and parents with tools that make it easy to monitor and manage each student’s overall experience. Parents and teachers can customize performance benchmarks in lessons and level challenges.
New, Robust Report Features
QwertyTown delivers detailed data about users’ performance in a fast and easy format. Peruse class progress from your dashboard or download a spreadsheet to collect data.
Clever SIS Integration
QwertyTown offers a simple way to manage student logins that securely syncs student rosters from school districts’ student information systems (SIS) to QwertyTown.
School districts rest easy knowing that their student rosters are updated automatically in a secure environment. Imagine never worrying about adding new students or shuffling transferred students mid-year! Not only that, but Clever is completely FERPA-compliant. It works with every major SIS.
See what Clever has to offer!
QwertyTown uses Clever to auto-integrate with most student information systems, so setup is a breeze. Clever also offers Google SSO, Chromebook auto login, badges, and more.
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We Offer the Best Pricing on The Market
QwertyTown is priced on a sliding scale to offer optimum savings for all of our school districts. Contact Second Nature Learning and speak with a Salesperson about finding the best price for your students and/or home user.
Check out what’s going on with QwertyTown!
April 11, 2015
The Reviews Are In!
From Tech & Learning to Common Sense Media, QwertyTown is the talk of the web. See what everyone is saying.
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July 15, 2014
Featured review in Tech & Learning
We are elated to share that Tech & Learning just came out with their review of QwertyTown. The highlights include recognition for effectively incorporating motivational gaming elements, the...
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April 30, 2014
5 out of 5 Stars - Common Sense Media
“Fabulous keyboarding lessons entice kids with social rewards,” were the introductory words in our recent review by Common Sense Media.
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April 22, 2014
2014 Cool Tool Award!
All of us at QwertyTown are proud to announce that we are among the illustrious finalists for EdTech Digest’s 2014 Cool Tool Award.
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