User manual VTECH ULTRA POWER MOUSE

[. . . ] User's Manual Ultra Power Mouse TM © 2002 VTech Printed in China 91-01144-004-000 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. 25 INDEX INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 POWER SOURCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The player can highlight an activity with the cursor keys or the mouse. Press ENTER to start the activity. 13 DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES VOCABULARY GUIDE WORDS Imagine you are looking up a word in the dictionary. You must choose the correct range that the word will alphabetically fit. Each range will show two words and the single word must fit within that range. SPELLING An animated picture will appear on the screen. Type in the word that matches the picture and then press ENTER. WORD CHALLENGE A sentence will scroll on the screen. After you have seen the sentence, a word within the sentence will be spoken. The sentence will scroll again in a loop and the player should press ENTER when the spoken word matches with the small ball. PLURALS A noun will pop out onto the screen. You must type in either the singular or plural form of the noun according to the question, and press ENTER. ANTONYMS A word will pop out onto the screen. Type in the opposite of the word shown and press ENTER. SYNONYMS A word will pop out onto the screen. Type in the word which has the same meaning and press ENTER. 14 ANAGRAMS A word will appear on the screen. Using the same letters appearing on the screen, type in a new word & press the ENTER key. You can also select the letters by using your mouse to move the arrow to the letter & clicking on the letter that you want. Press ENTER when the word is complete. SPELLING BUILDER Two words will appear on the screen. Pick out the correctly spelled word by pressing the ENTER key when the icon appears by the correct word, or select the correct word by using the mouse to click on the word. CODE WORDS Two words will be given. The player should try to de-code the word by figuring out what the mystery letter is. LETTER GRAB An animated picture will appear on the LCD screen and the matching word will be shown with 1 extra letter added. Pick out the extra letter with cursor key < > and press ENTER to confirm. You can also select the letter by operating the on-screen `clamp' with the mouse. WORD GUESS A picture is covered when the activity begins. Dashes are given as hints to show the number of letters in the word that matches the hidden picture. Each time you guess a letter correctly, you can uncover a piece of the picture. ANALOGIES A pair of words are put together due to a certain relationship. Then another word pair will display with the same relationship while the 2nd part is missing. The player should find the correct answer from the 3 choices given. 15 WORD ORDER Level 1 - 2: 3 or 4 words will be shown and the player is asked to choose the first or the last word in alphabetical order. 3 or 4 words will be shown and the player is to arrange the words in alphabetical order. [. . . ] Once you've chosen a picture, each frame of animation will be broken down and numbered. Type in the frame numbers in the order that you would like to see them animate. If you want to select another library group, press the ESC key and the ANIMAL/OBJECT screen will appear for you to choose again. COMPOSER Use this activity to create your own tunes using the music note keys. Press the PAUSE key to insert a musical rest, and press the PLAY key to hear the songs you have created. [. . . ]