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Typesy February 2024 Update

Typesy is an active, growing project. We have a team of engineers, teachers, curriculum experts, psychologists, and user interface designers committed to improving this product. Here are the latest updates: New Typesy Features Introducing Typesy Pets This is a cool new feature that makes Typesy even more fun to use! It adds a playful touch to learning how to type, making it exciting and inspiring. This innovative feature combines the power of advanced typing lessons with the charm of adorable animal companions. With Typesy Pets, you can enhance your typing proficiency through engaging exercises, interactive games, and personalized challenges. Pet Hatching – Hatch a pet after completing a course. Click the “Click to Hatch a Pet” button upon successful course completion. Note: One pet can be hatched per course. Profile Screen Update and Equip Pets: View collected pets in the Profile screen. Go to Profile and select “My Pets” to see them. Pets are sorted by rarity, from Ultra Legendary to Common. Check the “Collector’s Guide” for all collectible pets. Equip Pets: Enhance typing skills by equipping pets. Each pet has a corresponding points multiplier. Hover over a pet to see its info in the About section. Settings: Typesy Pets are available only for education and homeschool users. Admins can disable pet collection in class settings. Individual settings for students also include this option. Quiz Score Display: When finishing a course that includes questions, the quiz score will now be displayed on the course finish screen. It’s a great way…

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Typesy August 2023 Update

Typesy is an active, growing project. We have a team of engineers, teachers, curriculum experts, psychologists, and user interface designers committed to improving the product. Here are the latest updates: New Typesy Features Integrated Immersive Reader By integrating Immersive Reader into Typesy’s main typing activity, users can now access a variety of accessibility features that can help them with language, reading, and understanding. These features include language translation, text to speech, reading aids, and more. This will enhance typing skills making learning both engaging and accessible. To access this feature, simply click on the immersive reader icon on any typing activity. This feature applies to all Typesy accounts Assign Individual Courses This new feature gives teachers and admins more control over the learning journey of their students. They can now assign specific courses in addition to entire curriculums. The new Curriculum page has been updated to make it easier for teachers and admins to find and assign courses. The page now has two tabs: Curriculum and Courses. The Curriculum tab lists all of the available curriculums, and the Courses tab lists all of the available courses. Both tabs have filters that allow admins to narrow down their search. The Class Curriculum page has also been updated to show both assigned curriculums and courses. The order of the courses and curriculums is based on the most recently assigned items. This makes it easy for teachers and admins to see which courses their students have been assigned and when they were assigned….

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Typesy March 1, 2023 Update

Typesy is an active, growing project. We have a team of engineers, teachers, curriculum experts, psychologists, and user interface designers committed to improving the product. Here are the latest updates: New Typesy Features District Reports To provide convenience to district administrators, the “district reports” tab is added in the district screen. With this new tab, administrators can quickly and easily access two different types of reports: “District Class Reports” and “District User Reports”. Simply click on the “Go to Report” buttons, and you’ll be taken directly to the report screen of your choice. The “Filter by Teacher” option is added in the “District User Reports” section. This means administrators can now filter the report results by individual teacher, giving even more control over your district data. This feature applies to the Typesy for District accounts Minor User Interface Updates A “Select” button within the Word List Preview dialog will now appear. With this button, users can easily access and navigate to the full word list with just one click, directly from the preview dialog. The redundant Previous Step and Next Step buttons on the audio player are removed on both desktop and mobile. Side Menu options have been updated to include “Home” and “Explore All”, removing “My Word Lists”, which now appears as part of Home. The recent section will now only appear when the user clicks on the “Home” option, rather than displaying in all word list categories. User word lists are arranged by creation date when viewing the…

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Typesy December 14, 2021 Update

Typesy is an active project. We have a large team of engineers, teachers, curriculum experts, psychologists, and user interface designers constantly working to improve the product. Here are the latest updates: New Premium Courses Typesy VIP, Homeschool, and School subscribers will access these courses at no additional cost. Course #69 – Email Communication: 10 Principles to Write Better Emails Learn one of the most critical skills for a successful career – effective email communication According to LinkedIn and Harvard Business Review, effective communication is critical during the interview process and throughout a career if it is to be successful. Most people lack effective communication skills, and their emails are long, unstructured, and cluttered with multiple messages. It is impossible to avoid email. The average office worker will receive over 100 emails per day and spend more than 10 hours a week reading and writing emails. Email has become a standard of business communication. This means you will write thousands of emails throughout your career! After attending this course, you will write strong, succinct emails and be an effective communicator. Course #70: Proofreading Business Writing – Business Proofreading Exercises Proofreading is necessary. Errors in your writing are a barrier a reader must climb to discover your meaning. Avoid confusion and learn the best proofreading techniques to help you eliminate errors in your professional writing. New Typesy Features Login Clarification Added a more descriptive error when logging in with Google, Microsoft, or Apple when an existing user of a different type uses…

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