it after using TTL3 for quite a few years, but then had MacIntel
problems with the program quitting unexpectedly and other small
errors. We have had the program since it came out and have never had
ti fully functioning. We spent much of the year wither trying to get
a hold of support or talking to one person in support not willing to
give us much help and going as far as evading our phone calls. We
finally decided to give it one more try this year with the updates
they had posted and still no luck having it run successfully. This
time we went back to the vendor for assistance and as we suspected, he
to had no luck in obtaining any answers or true support for our issue.
It is sad that we feel like we wasted such a good chunk of money on
upgrading, but have learned our lesson and also turned us off on a
company that I used to know as a stellar provider of educational
software. In the past 20 plus years I have used many Sunburst products
and never been as disappointed as we have been with this latest
version of TTL. So we are moving beyond that and going with Typing
Pal. It is good to hear that others are finding this successful. I
really like the idea of the true online access, where students can
extend their learning beyond time in the classroom.
Lisa Douthit
Technology Resources & Locust Systems Admin
Notre Dame de Sion
ldouthit@ndsion.edu
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On Sep 12, 2009, at 2:07 PM, Renee Ramig wrote:
> You might try out the new Type to Learn 4 Network edition.
>
> The application itself is well done. We purchased the web version
> which went through several "mandatory" updates last year and caused
> major issues, but I am hoping it will work better this year. (TTL4
> web version is not really a web-based application. The application
> runs on the computer and the data is stored online. I think they
> actually released the product about six months to early. It seems
> much more stable now, although they put out another "mandatory
> update" the week school started, after just about every school had
> completed their computer imaging for the summer.)
>
> Renee Ramig
> Seven Hills School
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Bob Irving
> Sent: Thu 9/10/2009 6:09 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Typing software recommendations?
>
> Has anyone used any typing software besides Mavis Beacon that you
> would recommend for middle schoolers? We use PC's and have spent
> countless hours trying to get the network version to play nicely
> with the MS computer lab, all to no avail.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bob Irving
> Lancaster Country Day School
> Lancaster, PA
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