Need an affordable, user-friendly alternative to ELMO for classroom! Would this be a possiblity?
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I got a bit of hands on experience with this product August 11 and 12th when technology guru Tony Vincent (www.learninginhand.com and www.tonyvincent.net) was in town doing two days of professional development, Learning in Hand (using the iPod Touch in the classroom) and our annual county Technology Symposium. Tony used this for 2 days and I was astonished with the quality. He also travels all over the country with it. I was blown away half way thru the second day when he announced that he was running his sessions on a $69 camera. I just ordered mine. School starts on Sept. 7th. I've never had an ELMO but I didn't want to start the year without something. I'm disinterested in having my overhead projector back. I figured that Tony wouldn't use it if it wasn't any good. My camera is due to ship on the 25th. Sooner would be better of course.
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ours works fine. Great in fact. My daughter keeps saying she wants to tickle elmo. lol. We have arthur, clifford, dragon tales and wiggles besides the elmo, fisher price, and barney. I am, however, having trouble locating the disney keys without the base.
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The model number listed is the same as the model number for Elmo Live listed on Fisher-Price's website (L9049) so it seems like it should be the same. I don't know for sure, though.
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That I don't know. Best to go to the LeapFrog website and check in with one of their tech guys. They should be able to help. I would think there would be a way to make it happen.
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I know that it is almost a year later, but I hope that you bought your daughter the Intuos4 tablet.It really means a lot to children when they are given something that is professional grade rather than the product of "lesser" grade.It shows them that you believe in them enough to spend a few extra dollars so that they can have a high quality product instead of something like the Bamboo Fun, which may end up holding her back.
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I also have been debating between both devices. I build PC's as a hobby, so I thought it would be an easy decision to make. Wrong!! I've gone back and forth several times looking over the specifications of each and this is my personal conclusion. I am getting the Leapster Explorer because: The screen area is larger on the Explorer The Fisher Price ixl does not have charging stand available The ixl doesn't have a program like Learning Path for the Explorer. The device doesn't aid parents in tracking kids progress very well. Due to the construction of the ixl, the Explorer is built to last a lot longer. The flip top on the ixl looks much too easy to break off. Well, that's my opinion.... Good luck to all of you.
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Yes, at 1:45 central time I was on walmart's website and was able to get the two needed for my grandsons. Don't assume they are out of stock. Go to search, enter IMX Elmo, two come up, the English and the Spanish. This is where I was able to choose the two English. It's worth a try!
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wow, 10-- kids are so computer savvy... my 16-year old is doing pretty advanced 3D animation, so I think that it's possible for a 10year old to learn this if he has patience and the attention span. Someone may have to help him here and there, but you know best if he's a kid that can learn things on his own. I do find that you can Google almost any question and someone somewhere has an answer, so that's helpful. Also, we love Lynda.com, which has tutorials for almost any software for unlimited learning at $35. a month. I don't remember if they have this software but you can go on their site and see. At the very least, if he finds it too hard, he can put it away for a year or two and try it again later-- but if he does well at this at age 10 he's doing great and has a future in this area if he wants it. I do have a background in design and know Adobe suite, so I find this fairly simple to learn but it is time consuming. Hope this is helpful. I will say that it is well worth the price.
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I agree that the InnoTab is going to be a little too easy for her. My son is six and it's not as fun/challenging for him. My four year old loves it. The games for this machine top out at age 8, and especially if she's bright I think she'd be easily bored by the games you can buy for this. Leap Pad2 I think is a little more appropriate for that age, but also she's going to top out pretty quickly. DS is probably a good option for her, though the games are not always geared towards learning if that is a concern. Good luck!
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I think that leapfrog has discontinued their line of magnetic toys - I know the "Fridge Phonics" one is also listed for $100+. Totally insane that anyone would charge that (or that anyone would pay it). I'd check craigslist or eBay for a used one.
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Hi Danielle:I am a teacher and have not used it yet this year ... that is what I plan to use it with ... it should work, but cannot promise. maybe google more info on it. Sound good? Rita
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We have a LeapPad, it's pretty expensive to load it up with games/books and doesn't seem worth the high price tag. I am considering returning it for a Vtech. The camera on the LeapPad is OK, but now I realize I would rather have the option to load music and movies.
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I also gave a furby to our 4-year-old great-grandson and he loved it. I'm not sure he's ready for the internet app, but the interaction with the talking and singing was great. He's an only child so it's entertaining and good for his language skills (hopefully).
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I have bought one for my 3 and 4 year old as well as my two year old niece. I would say the apps it comes with would work from maybe 2 till Kindergarten, but then you can allow as much freedom as you want on it, so it would work for much older if you allowed access to the web browser, email, and skype, that kind of thing.
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***Copied and pasted my response to a similiar question*** Hi Janice, or in this case jloveforever4 The bookworm within me squeals with joy because I really love Vtech's V.Reader :) To answer your question...The e-reader on the Innotab does not compare to what the V.Reader offers. As you stated the V.Reader books (cartridges) come with games built in to help reinforce reading skills. This is not the case with the Innotab. The books available on the cartridge games are just the e-book. The stories are animated and include a dictionary but no games. The Innotab's e-reader does have educational value cause it will read the book to your child and define words, however I could do that myself. The skills my son learns through the games (at least for me) are what give the V.Reader value. Vtech has updated their V.Reader, so when looking to purchase one you will see that most retailers still have the old one available. You can tell the difference between the two because the new one has a raised keyboard (soft buttons) versus the old one which has a touch screen keyboard. The new one includes a photo viewer/video player, a mediocre art studio, and an app to practice writing so it may be something worth checking out (I have the old one). If reading is what your looking for the V.Reader is the better device, and with all those upgrades you will still have it all in one (minus the mp3). The titles available for this device are great and we use ours right before bedtime. It's a great way to spend extra time with my little guy! Hope that helped.
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Atackmen* and no i wouldnt its really for 3rd or 4th graders just starting i would reccommend a stx proton power with a maverik wonderboy u should order off lacrossemonkey.com or lax.com for best results
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My Little Guy is three and loves the InnoTab. The innoTab has a huge assortment of programs in varying age ranges. I think at the age of 8 I might start my Little Guy out on the laptop though and keep a close eye on him. That's just my opinion though.Leslie