AlphaSmart 3000 Presented by: Christina Cornell

AlphaSmart 3000  The AlphaSmart is easy to use, portable, and affordable.  It enables you to type, edit, and store text.  It also also has keyboarding lessons built into it so that users can learn keyboarding skills.

Simple to Use  The AlphaSmart is very simple to use. All you have to do if you want to type something is turn it on.  There are eight files to save documents in on the AlphaSmart.  The user opens a file and types their information in it and can, simply, turn the AlphaSmart off. Their information will automatically be saved when typing.

Versatile  The AlphaSmart can hold up to 100 pages of text in its memory.  It has spell checker, cut, copy, paste, and many other common typing tools available on it.  The AlphaSmart also has features for people with special needs.

Special Education Needs  The AlphaSmart has 4 alternate keyboarding layouts for special needs students. These can be adjusted as needed.  The Standard keyboard  The Dvorak keyboard - for faster typing  The right one-handed keyboard  The left one-handed keyboard

Portable  The AlphaSmart 3000 is lightweight, only 2 pounds.  It is portable. It is powered by 3 AA batteries that can last through up to 700 hours of use.  It is also very durable. The AlphaSmart is made out of the same material that football helmets are made out of. It can be dropped on a hard surface and not be harmed (not that this is recommended).

Sending Text to a Computer  You can attach your AlphaSmart to a PC or Macintosh  The AlphaSmart automatically changes modes for PC or Macintosh to prepare to transfer data to the computer.

Sending Text to a Computer  Students can type an assignment on their AlphaSmart, then they can transfer that information to your computer for the teacher to grade or print.  Information can be transferred in two ways.  1. By attaching the AlphaSmart to your computer using a USB port.  2. By using infrared. This can only be used if you have a built-in IR transceiver in your computer.

Sending Text to a Computer  Transferring a document to a computer using infrared is easy. Point the AlphaSmart towards the computer’s infrared transceiver and press the send key.  The text will be transferred to the document or file that is open on the computer.

Sending Text to a Printer  To send the text from the AlphaSmart to a printer using infrared, the printer must have an infrared transceiver.  All you have to do is tilt the AlphaSmart toward the printer (within three feet) and press the print key on the AlphaSmart.

Teacher Tools for AlphaSmart  If you have a class set of AlphaSmarts they can be plugged into a portable cart.  This cart can charge all the AlphaSmarts when the cart is plugged in.  The teacher can connect the cart full of AlphaSmarts to their computer using a USB cable, and access several different tools.

 This will allow the teacher to see which AlphaSmarts are connected to the cart and which ones are not.

Teaching Keyboarding on the AlphaSmart  The AlphaSmart is equipped with keyboarding lessons.  The AlphaSmart will take a student through keyboarding lessons and practice sessions to learn all the alphabet and number keys.

Teaching Keyboarding on the AlphaSmart  To access the keyboarding lessons: 1. Turn the AlphaSmart on. 2. Press the Applets key. 3. Select “Keywords.” 4. Select your name, or this is where either the teacher or student can add a user. 5. Type the user’s password. 6. Then select the lesson you would like to learn.

For Additional Information or questions regarding the AlphaSmarts please go to: To request an evaluation of the AlphaSmart, please Or call

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