Ratatype for teachers: classes and groups

Keyboard skills are now as basic as handwriting. Ratatype includes tools for teachers that let you create classes, add students and follow their progress, which makes it practical to teach typing to a whole group.

Setting up a class

Create a class, give it a clear name such as the year group and term, and invite your students. Once they join, you can see how far each one has got in the lessons and how their test results are changing.

A simple weekly structure

• Monday: introduce the week's keys together and talk about finger placement.
• Tuesday to Thursday: ten to fifteen minutes of individual lessons at the start of class.
• Friday: a short typing test, then a quick look at the class trend.

Keeping students motivated

Celebrate improvement rather than raw speed. A student who goes from 12 to 22 WPM has made a bigger jump than one who goes from 45 to 50. Groups and friendly competitions help, and a typing game is a good reward at the end of a lesson.

Teaching good posture early

Children copy what they see. Show the correct sitting position and hand shape at the start of every term. Habits formed early are much easier to keep than to correct later.

Supporting slower learners

Some students need longer on the home row. Let them stay there; moving on too soon causes frustration. Pair them with a patient classmate, and show a finger chart on the board so they have a reference that is not their own hands.

Reporting to parents

Progress data makes parent conversations easy. A simple note such as "started at 10 WPM, now at 24 WPM with 95% accuracy" shows real, measurable growth.

Try the free typing test