Where Can I Play Mavis Beacon

Are you asking yourself, "Where can I play Mavis Beacon?" The answer isn't as simple as searching online for a version of Mavis Beacon that you can play.

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There are no versions of Mavis Beacon, free or otherwise, for you to play online. The game is available at most retail outlets and averages $19.99 to $29.99 depending on which operating system you have and which release you buy. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing was released in 1987 from The Software Toolworks, which is now a subsidiary of Broderbund. Most of the releases support the standard QWERTY keyboard, but there are Dvorak versions of the software you can purchase if you use that kind of keyboard.

The most obvious answer to the question, "Where can I play Mavis Beacon?", is on your own computer. Purchase the retail version at your favorite store. For online shopping, check out the following sites:

• Staples - Staples offers the latest version of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing. You can find the Platinum Version 20 online.
• Broderbund - Order directly from the publisher to receive the latest version and even to purchase software that teaches you how to use Word and Excel. This is also part of the Mavis Beacon brand.
• Amazon has a number of different options when it comes to Mavis Beacon. The newer releases are available for purchase, but you can also get older editions of the game, which is good if you have an older computer system that can't run the new versions of Mavis Beacon.

Another place you can play Mavis Beacon is at school. If you are a student or are taking a typing class, ask your teacher if the school has a version of Mavis Beacon that you can practice with. Many schools use Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing to instruct students on how to type. After getting permission, you can play Mavis Beacon to practice your typing skills.

Finally, you can play Mavis Beacon at the library. Some libraries install Mavis Beacon programs on the computers for patron use. Call your local library to see if your library has done this. If you have a library card, then you probably just need to sign up for a time. No library card? Then this is the perfect opportunity to sign up.

If you aren't dead set on using Mavis Beacon to play typing games or improve your typing, there are any number of typing games you can play free online.

• Typeracer is a fun multiplayer game you can play online. After signing up for an account, you are pitted against three other typists to see who can get to the finish line first. You are given a block of text to race through and must be fast while remaining accurate in order to win. The website keeps track of your average words per minute and your fastest speed and compares you to others in your speed group. There is also a daily leaderboard that updates several times an hour. Don't want to race against others? Then just load up the practice section to simply improve your speed.

• Go to Free Typing Games if you want to play some games as well as learn advanced typing techniques. The games range from typing words to defeat aliens to typing words to destroy meteors that are falling to Earth. You can also engage is simple speed tests to get listed on the high score board or just take some lessons.

• If you have a Facebook account then you can add the Typing Maniac application. Words fall from the top and you must type them quickly so they disappear. If they hit the bottom, then they start piling up and eventually reach the librarian. If they do, the round is over. Progress through increasingly difficult levels to become the best. The game lists your friends that also play the game along with their scores.

Although you can't play Mavis Beacon online, hopefully the available alternatives will provide the fun typing instruction you desire.

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