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Halloween online computer classes via Zoom
Halloween 2020 online computer classes via Zoom Improve your child's computer skills with this new and interactive computer class via Zoom. Topics covered: Design and create a presentation slides with confidence. Learn how to use spreadsheets, find out by formulas...
New term of Searsol after school touch typing classes starting next week!
A new term of Searsol Typing classes starting next week! Searsol after school touch typing classes starting back next week. Our after school touch typing is a self-paced course for your child delivered in a positive environment. Our course is suitable for children...
Online computer classes via Zoom
Online computer classes via zoom starting in June and July 2020 Searsol is now offering a new online computer course using Zoom over the months of June and July. The course is aimed at students who want to improve their computer skills (Word, Presentation slides and...
How long does it take to learn to touch type?
How long does it take to learn to touch-type? It’s a question that we have been asked several times before and to be honest it’s a difficult one to answer. Definition of Touch Typing: Touch typing is the ability to type without looking down at the keyboard. A person...
Why do you need to touch type in the 21st century?
We were recently why was there still a need to touch type in the 21st century. It was a good question and with the advent of new technologies, such as smartphones, tablets, hybrid laptops and text to speech. Maybe there isn’t such a need for touch-typing or...
Now that you have been awarded a laptop exemption to type out your Junior or Leaving cert – what do you do next?
Now that you have been awarded a laptop exemption to type out your Junior or Leaving Cert – what next? Having to sit through State exams answering questions with pen and paper for hours at a time is all very well for those for whom writing poses no problems, but what...
Why touch typing is beneficial for children with dyspraxia (DCD)?
Dyspraxia (DCD) is a difficulty with thinking out, planning and carrying out sensory/motor tasks. A recent study of nearly 7,000 seven and eight-year-olds in the UK found that just under two children in every 100 may have dyspraxia. This study used strict criteria for...
Searsol – who we are and what we do
Learn | Grow | AchieveSearsol provides after school touch typing classes to students for students with learning differences such as dyspraxia, dyspraxia (DCD) and dysgraphia. We have centres in Ireland that allow Parents to bring their child up to trained up on how to...
Touch typing compared to voice recognition software
v's Touch typing (also called keyboarding) is typing without using the sense of sight to find the keys. Specifically, a touch typist will know their location on the keyboard through muscle memory. In today’s competitive job market, it is important for anyone applying...
Hunt and Peck typing method versus touch-typing. Which method is preferred when learning how to type?
Touch-typing is a skill that grows from training your fingers to automatically hit the correct characters on a keyboard in order to type the words and sentences you wish to compose. The method is called touch-typing because, over time, your fingers are...