The game which is interactive and takes you easily through the introduction, reviews and tutorials is known as dance mat typing. The learners learn how to touch type in a step by step process as there are various different stages and different levels; this is one of the main reasons why touch typing is a one which can be hanged on easily. The game is made up of cartoons that are colourful that interact and communicate with the players which guide them easily through all the various stages of touch typing. The game help you to learn the use of various letter keys, the punctuation marks that are basic and even the manner in which the letter is to be capitalized all which are taught in touch typing to type effectively and efficiently.
BBC Dance Mat Typing:
Keys to be learnt: m and v
In the seventh stage the two letters from the bottom row is concentrated. Bottom row is the row which is present below the home row. The two letters from the row in the bottom are v and m. in the beginning of this stage they will have the review of the letters of the previous levels and stages. This will help the player to type the letters by using the whole keyboard as the home row keys are covered in the first level while the top row keys are covered in the various stages of level 2.
After finishing the review of all the stages of level one and level two the learners proceed to the keys which are to be learnt in level 3 stages that is Dance Mat Typing Level 3 – Stage 7. The position of the hand is defined by the position of the letters which is present in the keyboard. The right hand is been used to press the letter m and the left hand is been used to press the letter v. once you are clear with this concept then you will have to place your hand on the middle or home row as it is placed usually and the pointer finger is used to type v and m. The pointer finger in the left is been used to type the letter v and the pointer finger in the right is been used to type the letter m.
Letters to be typed by the pointer finger in both the hands:
Thus including all the rows the pointer finger is been used to type the letters g,f, h, j, r, t, y, u, v, m. among the above f, g, t, r and now in this stage v is also used to type the letters by using the pointer finger in the left. While h, j, y, u, and now m is been used to type the letter by using the pointer finger in the right. The status bar which is shown in this level is the gong status bar to show the progress as you get to know and practice about the keys that are new.