Blizzard Type Essentials is a significant upgrade to Typing Agent—delivering more lessons, smarter adaptive practice, a fully redesigned interface, and a brand-new video experience starring Shiver, our snowboarding Yeti guide.

Specifically designed for grades 3+, your students will get more content, smarter practice that targets their individual weaknesses, and an experience built for the way today’s classrooms actually work.

Its important to note that when BTE goes live, teachers will have the option of using BTE or Classic Typing Agent curriculum with their 3+ students.

How to Assign Blizzard Type Essentials

School admins and teachers can add this curriculum by selecting the checkbox next to a student’s name in their classroom, then clicking Curriculum in the fly-out menu on the right. From here, you can assign Blizzard Type from the Keyboarding Curriculum section:

Important Beta Note: This curriculum is still in beta development and may contain bugs and inconsistencies. We have worked diligently to ensure your experience with this curriculum is as flawless and smooth as possible, so you and your students can progress through our Mountains of lessons (no longer Worlds) without issues. Please let us know any feedback or issues you and your students have after assigning this curriculum. We thoroughly value any and all feedback, as it helps us to make our product better for you and your students!

A Fresh Blizzard Look (That Still Feels Familiar)

All-new modern interface with updated graphics and animations
Navigation remains the same and intuitive—no relearning required
Students will feel instantly comfortable, just more engaged

Navigation: Classic vs Blizzard

Classic Typing Agent: Globe-style navigation
Blizzard Type Essentials: New tile-based layout with refreshed visuals
Optional list view available in Blizzard for easy scanning and accessibility

Built for Accessibility

New Blizzard interface is fully WCAG 2.2 compliant
Supports keyboard navigation, focus indicators, contrast requirements, and target sizing
Designed so all students can participate comfortably and confidently

New Video Experience: Meet Shiver

What's New

All-new instructional videos starring Shiver, the snowboarding Yeti
5× more videos than Classic Typing Agent
Clearer demonstrations of finger placement and technique
Shorter, more focused segments to support attention and comprehension

Shiver doesn’t just make the journey more enjoyable—he covers more ground. More lessons, clearer instruction, and a learning experience students actually look forward to.

What’s Better in Blizzard

An expanded keyboarding curriculum with more lessons than Classic
Proven instructional goals and pacing—now with more touchpoints for skill reinforcement
A learning progression that now adapts to each student instead of moving everyone at the same pace

Blizzard Type Essentials doesn’t just redeliver what Classic offered—it gives students more to learn, more ways to learn it, and a guide who actually makes them want to show up.

Updated Typing Tutor Experience

The Blizzard Type Essentials typing tutor is a meaningful upgrade—faster, more customizable, and designed to give students clearer feedback so they improve faster.

Faster & Smoother

Optimized for speed on all devices, including lower-end Chromebooks
Improved responsiveness and reduced load times
Optional performance settings to minimize effects for maximum stability

Student Customization

Multiple cursor styles to match student comfort and visibility needs
Custom typing background colors for improved focus and contrast
Polished visuals designed to reduce clutter and visual fatigue

Clearer Learning Feedback

Optional "Show Mistakes" view helps students quickly understand errors
Cleaner highlighting and feedback without overwhelming the screen

Typing Activities: Classic vs Blizzard

Blizzard Type Essentials brings every Classic Typing Agent activity forward with meaningful improvements—plus new activities not available in Classic—while keeping the structure teachers already know.

Everything That’s Included from Classic

All Classic typing activities are included—plus new content exclusive to Blizzard
Proven skill progression and expectations—now with more lessons to reinforce each stage
Students transition in without friction—and quickly notice the experience is better

What's Better in Blizzard

Faster load times and smoother activity flow
Improved performance on Chromebooks and lower-end devices
Polished, modern visuals with reduced clutter
Clearer, more responsive feedback during practice
Optional reduced motion and performance settings

Designed for Today's Classrooms

Consistent behavior across devices
Accessibility built into every activity
WCAG 2.2–compliant interface in the new Blizzard experience

Adaptive Learning Path: Classic vs Blizzard SummitPath

One of the most significant differences between Classic Typing Agent and Blizzard Type Essentials is how each platform assigns and adapts a student’s learning path. Classic Typing Agent uses a fixed, linear model—while Blizzard introduces SummitPath, a continuously adaptive engine that responds to each student’s real-time performance.

Classic Typing Agent: Linear Path Assignment

Classic Typing Agent assigns each student to a learning path—Path A, B, C, or D—based on the results of an initial Placement test. Once placed, the student progresses through that path in a fixed, linear sequence from beginning to end. The path assignment does not change based on how the student performs over time. There is no ongoing adaptation; the system does not recalibrate based on which keys a student struggles with, how their speed or accuracy evolves, or whether their weaknesses shift during the course of instruction.

This approach provides a consistent, predictable structure that many teachers appreciate—but it means that two students on the same path receive identical practice content, regardless of their individual strengths and weaknesses.

Blizzard SummitPath: Continuously Adaptive

Blizzard SummitPath lessons takes a fundamentally different approach. Rather than placing students into a fixed path, SummitPath lessons watches every keystroke across every session and builds a live performance profile for each student. This profile tracks which keys they miss, how fast each finger moves, which letter pairs trip them up, and their overall speed and accuracy trends.

Every SummitPath session is built fresh from that profile. The system structures each session into three phases: a warm-up to activate muscle memory, a targeted drill weighted toward the student’s weakest keys, and a Summit Run using full sentences carefully selected to maximize practice on problem areas. When the session ends, the student’s profile is updated and the next session recalibrates accordingly—keys that improve drop in priority, keys that remain weak stay heavily targeted, and new problem areas are added as they emerge.

No two SummitPath sessions are the same—and no two students receive the same content, even if they are at the same grade level or curriculum stage.

Classic Typing Agent provides a consistent, predictable structure—SummitPath closes individual skill gaps faster by targeting exactly what each student needs, every single session.

Performance First: Built for Chromebooks

Blizzard Type Essentials was rebuilt with performance and stability in mind—especially for classrooms using lower-end Chromebooks.

Under the Hood Improvements

Optimized animations and rendering
Faster load times
Reduced CPU and memory usage
Optional Performance Mode to further reduce effects

Teacher Control

Visual effects can be reduced or disabled
Sound effects can be adjusted or turned off
Motion can be minimized for focus and accessibility

More content. Better outcomes. And smooth sledding even on your oldest

Chromebooks.

Accessibility

How to Assign Blizzard Type Essentials:

You can add this curriculum by selecting the checkbox next to a student’s name in their classroom, then clicking Curriculum in the fly-out menu on the right. From here, you can assign Blizzard Type from the Keyboarding Curriculum section:

Classic Typing Agent → Blizzard Type Essentials (Grades 3+)