hiya
i learned to touch type back when i was in school, and although it was now many years ago!, i found their method really effective! Basically, you just get an 'actual size' print out of the keys on the keyboard, and prop this up in front of you. You look down at the keyboard at the start just to place your left four fingers on the asdf and the right four fingers on the jkl; and hover your thumbs above the space bar. Then just copy text from a book or whatever you like, and instead of looking at the keyboard to see where the letters are, follow it on the print out instead. It's great at teaching you to stop looking down, and your speed and confidence will improve quickly, untill you need the print out less and less.
hope that helps!