Prakhar, It is indeed much needed.  I hope you apply for GSoC. Please add your ideas, and links to  code and design, to our page on typing tutors:    <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Typing_tutor">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Typing_tutor</a> Cheers, SJ ps - In the area of related projects, while we do have Speak and Words, we still need a speaking tutor that trains pronunciation.  And we need a handwriting tutor that trains handwriting in specific scripts. <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Prakhar Agarwal <<a href="mailto:prakhar.jiit@gmail.com">prakhar.jiit@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hello Everyone! I'm an undergraduate student from India. Recently, I conducted an online survey and discussed with many developers and XO users at #olpc and #sugar channels about the requirement of a Typing Tutor. I believe that typing tutor is one of the most essential and crucial applications required in XO. This software should be developed at the earliest. OLPC's aim to provide the children with opportunities to explore and experiment is not fulfilled by only providing the required hardware. We need to equip them with the knowledge of using the machine for efficient learning which in my honest opinion, is the *Very First* building block of a child's future through OLPC. This role can be easily and efficiently played by a typing tutor utility. It will help children learn typing in a fun filled and effortless manner and most importantly they will get familiar with the interface of XO machine. I have developed a typing tutor called "TypeTut" and a text editor named "TextPRO" which won plaudits from industrialists. Both were developed at university level and were regarded as best designed applications. I have already created a sample design for the application. So, I'm ready to contribute to the motive of OLPC. Looking forward to a healthy collaboration with OLPC. Contacts: <a href="mailto:prakhar.jiit@gmail.com" target="_blank">prakhar.jiit@gmail.com</a> (GTalk), Prakhar (IRC) Regards, -- Prakhar Agarwal Technical Head - Library R&D Team 3rd Year B.Tech, IT JIIT University,Noida, India _______________________________________________ Sugar mailing list <a href="mailto:Sugar@lists.laptop.org">Sugar@lists.laptop.org</a> <a href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar" target="_blank">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar</a> </blockquote></div>