Alpha Smart 3000 Presented by Christina Cornell Alpha

Alpha. Smart 3000 Presented by: Christina Cornell

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

Simple to Use § The Alpha. Smart 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 Alpha. Smart. § The user opens a file and types their information in it and can, simply, turn the Alpha. Smart off. Their information will automatically be saved when typing.

Versatile § The Alpha. Smart 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 Alpha. Smart also has features for people with special needs.

Special Education Needs § The Alpha. Smart 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 Alpha. Smart 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 Alpha. Smart 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 Alpha. Smart to a PC or Macintosh § The Alpha. Smart 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 Alpha. Smart, 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 Alpha. Smart 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 Alpha. Smart 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 Alpha. Smart to a printer using infrared, the printer must have an infrared transceiver. § All you have to do is tilt the Alpha. Smart toward the printer (within three feet) and press the print key on the Alpha. Smart.

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

§ This will allow the teacher to see which Alpha. Smarts are connected to the cart and which ones are not.

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

Teaching Keyboarding on the Alpha. Smart § To access the keyboarding lessons: 1. 2. 3. 4. Turn the Alpha. Smart on. Press the Applets key. Select “Keywords. ” 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 Alpha. Smarts please go to: www. alphasmart. com To request an evaluation of the Alpha. Smart, please e-mail: evaluation@alphasmart. com Or call 888 -274 -0680

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