Learn how to type for free!
Typeweb- This site will allow you to learn how to type for free. It will teach you to use the Homerow instead of "Pecking" or typing with only three fingers. I am using it myself! I have learned the hard way how much you NEED to know real typing.
Google Docs
Google Docs- This allows you to use a word document very similar to Microsoft word. This let's you spell check your work. It also has it's own type of PowerPoint, Excel, just about everything you need! You do need to make an account, but it's totally free!