User manual VTECH LEARNING LAPTOP

[. . . ] User's Manual Learning Laptop 2003 © VTech Printed in China 91-01256-043 Dear Parents, At VTech®, we know that young kids are eager to get started learning and exploring tools that their older counterparts are already familiar with. That's why we created the Electronic LearningTM Series ­ an engaging set of stylized, interactive computers that have been especially designed for children aged 3 and up. Packed with loads of fun, every product in the Electronic LearningTM Series covers a variety of subjects including English, math, science, and geography. The learning is cleverly disguised in age-appropriate games that kids love to play and master. [. . . ] Then press the ENTER key to go to the game opening screen of your selected activity. LETTER SOUNDS Input the letter displayed on the LCD screen by pressing the letter keys. If you input correctly, the screen will show you a corresponding animation and the letter will be announced. ODD ONE OUT Select the odd one from the lowercase letters on screen. Then use the mouse or left/right arrow keys to select the different one. Then press the ENTER key to confirm the answer. You can also press the corresponding flash keys to answer. WRITE THE WORD Spell the word correctly according to the picture of the word provided. Use the mouse or left/right arrow keys to move the cursor, then input a letter. Once you have finished typing, press the ENTER key to confirm the answer. KEYBOARD CHALLENGE A letter appears on the screen. You will be asked to input the displayed letter by pressing letter keys. RM Activities 5 WORD FUN REMEMBER IT Input a letter according to the voice of the letter you hear. CAPITAL ORDER Sort capital letters into alphabetical order. Use the mouse or left/ right arrow keys to move the cursor and then input the letter. Once you finish typing, press the ENTER key to confirm the answer. To sort letters quickly, press the corresponding light-up keys. LOWERCASE ORDER Sort lowercase letters into alphabetical order. For the details of this activity, please refer to Capital Order. CAPITAL PICK LOWERCASE PICK Pick out the lowercase letter from the letters on the screen. For the details of this activity, please refer to Odd One Out. WORD MATCH A word will appear on the screen and you must select a picture that matches the word from different pictures supplied. Use the mouse or left/right arrow keys to select a picture. Then press ENTER to confirm the answer. PICTURE IT The name of an object will appear on the screen. Then a picture of the object with four parts facing down are displayed. You must face up all parts by pressing the corresponding light-up keys within a time limit. Use the arrow keys to change the picture of the cards. Also, you can use the mouse to face up parts one by one. FIRST LETTER A picture of a word will appear on the screen. Then the word with its first letter missing is shown. The objective is to complete LM 6 Activities Pick out the capital letter from the letters on the screen. [. . . ] If you input an incorrect answer or press the Help key, one chance will be deducted. Each question has only one chance to use the Help key. Total possible points for a round Correct answer on the first try Correct answer on the second try Correct answer on the third try Incorrect answer or Answer key passed 100 points 20 points 10 points 5 points 0 point 11 Scoring Activities 11 2-PLAYER MODE Press the Player key on the keyboard to switch between the 1player mode and 2-player mode. There are five questions per round in most of the activities and each player has only one chance to answer a question. [. . . ]