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/
