Tiptoi? Children would say 'The pen speaks.' In the jargon is tiptoi an audio digital learning system, designed for children's books from the series' Why? Why? Why? ' and for games.
The portmanteau tiptoi is not quite unintentionally for Tap and Toy (English. Games). This is precisely the gameplay: With an electronic pen, the children touch pictures and symbols and so go on an expedition. Listen to stories, hear sounds, play games and sing songs.
What do you need it?
From tiptoi there:
* Starter eg 'Discover the Farm'
This set contains: The tiptoi- pen, a USB charging cable, the game book and detailed information material.
When starter the audio file of the game book is already charged to the pen, according to the motto: 'Unpack and start playing'.
* One but also has the ability, the pen as well as other games and books from the Tiptoi - series
to be ordered separately.
The pen works with all products carrying the logo tiptoi.
The audio files can be loaded free of charge from the Internet to the pin.
How does the Download the files?
The principle is really simple.
First, you charge the tiptoi- Manager on the computer. After you connect the pen via the attached USB cable to the computer.
The program starts automatically. Just follow the instructions: Select Product, start download / sync and ready!
It's really easy.
But how does tiptoi?
The children press the stylus on different images or symbols in the picture.
These images and symbols have been provided by a special printing process with an invisible code.
The Code recognizes the optical sensor in the pen tip and converts the information into audio files. You can hear sounds and language (stories, game instructions, songs').
After switching on the pin there on all books and games, a sign symbol, so that the pen recognizes what you want to play.
In addition, you will find on the lower edge images in the game books, a navigation bar / toolbar.
The bulb example is knowledge, the cube is playing.
The child can either tap on the individual page images or deliberately using the navigation bar listening to stories, to try out games and listen to sounds.
So the tiptoi is a storyteller, knowledge broker and director who also detects whether an answer is right or wrong and this is signaled by a tone.
The sounds and voices are very lifelike. Adjusted the volume to the children and not changeable.
All products are designed for ages 4-10 years.
Great attention has been paid to the selection of content, which in turn are based on the current curricula.
With tiptoi going children on an acoustic adventure trip.
Just educators, but also parents can not always read when the children want it, but not yet read the children themselves. On top of that there are always children in kindergarten hubbub who want to retire like and employ its own.
Exactly for these children is tiptoi ideal.
Other areas that I see for tiptoi:
* Children in hospital
* On longer trips (because then also a headphone jack would be possible)
Tiptoi is unfortunately a battery-operated game machine.
There are to the pin all sorts of books, puzzle-even a globe.
