Updated on March 10, 2017
These websites offer computer basics for kids and teens, including lessons and games in keyboarding or typing, computer parts and Internet technology. For lessons and activities in robotics, computer science, and computer programming, go to the section on Computer Science and Coding Websites for Kids.
Also, be sure to check out the section of websites with games and lessons on Internet Safety.
This free interactive typing tutorial is designed for K-12 students and teachers. Using the teacher portal, educators can create secure, private accounts for their students and monitor their progress in keyboarding skills. Kids can customize the look and feel…
These free web-based games and videos help students in grades 3-5 learn how to use digital media responsibly. They learn digital safety, online respect, and community awareness. As they play, they earn badges toward a digital passport. There are accompanying…
The Type-E-Chi Tournament is a series of interactive games to help kids learn keyboard and typing skills and become a Grandmaster. The lessons are ad-free and narrated.
This collection of dozens of videos helps kids learn a broad range of basic technology skills ranging from blogging and social media to cookies and popular software programs. Kids can also learn about Netiquette, cyberbullying and Internet safety.
The site offers more than 20 free typing skills games for students. Some are geared to young beginner typists, such as Keyboard Builder for K-3. The games have multiple levels of difficulty that control the keys used and the speed…
The site offers a set of 29 free typing lessons and typing exercises for beginning typists to help them perfect their skills as to touch typist. There is a final exam, graduation, and suggestions for how to continue improving your…
Sense-lang.org offers several kinds of progressive typing tutorials and games. The animations are helpful and intuitive. And the site gives you the ability to cut and paste any text you want into a box, then practice typing it. Teachers can…
From site: Welcome to Dance Mat Typing, an introduction to touch typing for children aged 7 – 11 years. Each of the 4 levels are divided into 3 stages. Begin at Level 1 and build up your skills gradually through…
This site offers a series of 17 drills to help students improve their keyboarding technique and speed. There are 10-minute drills, high frequency words, and words by category. The drills are in the form of a fillable PDF document.
GCF LearnFree offers several introductory tutorials on computers and computer software. The tutorials include illustrated text and videos. At the end of the lessons, there’s a short interactive quiz. And for teachers, there are guides for each of the tutorials.…
From site: Learn how to type correctly in just a few hours using all your fingers. You will soon be typing faster than you ever imagined. 27 guided lessons to learn step-by-step from the beginning. Choose between 18 different keyboard…