While schools may be teaching touch typing because of the Common Core tests, the ability to use a keyboard is an important life skill, said Cathy Turner, a technology teacher at an elementary school ...

One of the first products we caught wind of at the Consumer Electronics Show was the TrewGrip keyboard, a handheld model with keys facing away from the typist and a mount for a tablet or smartphone.

Typing on a touch screen is a very different experience. My dad, who types with remarkable sluggishness on a keyboard, can easily boost his typing skills by switching to his iPad. Because the ...