Digital smart pen

Digital smartpen, I think some people heard about this before and some might not. So, let’s me share something about this digital smartpen. A digital smartpen is looks and writes like a ballpoint pen. There is a small computer inside the digital smartpen, and a tiny camera to record the position of the pen tip (Coursey, 2011). Moreover, with the use of special paper, the digital smartpen can records whatever the child taps or touches or the parent writes or draws. At the same time, the audio recording digital pen plays back the sounds recorded when the pen taps the paper or is used for handwriting. Recorded audio and text can be played back by touching the pen to the dot paper at the desired point. By using digital smartpen, children are able to read with others or by themselves.

The other thing i found  was  leap reader pen. leap pen  helps to  built-in speaker as they trace out letters in the provided workbook and eggs them on with encouraging words, flashing lights and sounds.

The paper in the workbook incorporates embedded ink, which means a child just needs to press down with the pen to make a stroke. The pen doesn't write on any other paper or surface apart from the special paper provided in the workbook, which means we don't have to worry about kids using it to scribble on walls.

If you want to know more about it, there are some extra readings about digital smartpen as below

http://www.gizmag.com/top-ten-high-tech-toys-for-kids/30173/

Reference 

Coursey, S. (2011). Digital smartpens learning resources for helping kids read. Retrieved on October 1, 2014 from http://digitalsmartpenreviews.com/uses/digital-smartpens-learning-resources-for-helping-kids-read/