User manual VTECH KNOWLEDGE KEY PC

[. . . ] User's Manual Knowledge Key PC TM © 2002 VTech Printed in China 91-01453-006-000 Dear Parent: At VTech® we know that a child has the ability to do great things. That's why all of our electronic learning products are uniquely designed to develop a child's mind and allow them to learn to the best of their ability. Whether it's learning about letters, numbers, geography or algebra, all VTech® learning products incorporate advanced technologies and extensive curriculum to encourage children of all ages to reach their potential. When it comes to providing interactive products that enlighten, entertain and develop minds, at VTech® we see the potential in every child. 15 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If you need some help, press the HELP key and a bubble help will pop up with three multiple choices to choose from. 3. LETTER PAIRS Each letter has two forms - upper and lower case. Your mission in this activity is to help match up the upper and lower case letter pairs. A letter will appear in either upper or lower case and then disappear. Three possible matches will appear on the screen. From the three answer choices given, select the letter that completes the pair. 4. ODD ONE OUT This activity will help sharpen your skills in detecting upper and lower case letters. A few letters will appear on the screen. Either they will be all lowercase with one upper case letter or they will all be uppercase with one lower case. Use the left and right cursor buttons ( , ) to choose the odd one out and press the ENTER key to confirm your answer. 5. A picture will appear on the screen followed by it's spelling. However, a letter will be missing from the word. You can hunt for the correct answer by typing the missing letter. Three choices will be given to you if press the HELP key. 6. WORD SEARCH First you will see an animation of a word. A word search grid will appear with the word hidden somewhere among the letters. Find the word vertically or horizontally by using the cursor buttons to highlight it and press the ENTER key to confirm. TYPE IN TIME This activity will help you learn the letters and learn to type faster!Letters will appear on the screen by the dog house and you must find and type that letter on the keyboard. Level 1 only has keys from the middle row of keys: "ASDFGHJKL". Level 2 includes the middle row plus the top row - "QWERTYUIOP". Level 3 has all the letter of the alphabet including the bottom row "ZXCVBNM". [. . . ] Section 6 is a review section with questions taken at random from the first five sections. TO PLAY: 1. Press the MATCHBOOK button on the membrane keyboard. Input the code number of the matchbook and then press the ENTER key. Open the matchbook to the section you have entered. [. . . ]