Discover:Board
The best alternate keyboard for the most needs
Discover:Board is the access solution for individual pupils who:
• Need alternate keyboard access for their own computer
• Have multiple needs for access, communication and learning
• Need a talking keyboard to support their developing literacy skills
By Madentec Ltd.
Teachers use Discover:Create to make overlays for supporting specific skills such as making choices or recognising onsets and rimes or for offering story starters and whole words for producing authentic writing. You can use recorded human speech to help pupils develop phonemic awareness or to provide an age-appropriate voice for communication. The on-screen Discover control panel enables teachers to adjust the speech and touch response settings according to the pupil's needs. Discover:Board turns limited computer access into limitless learning opportunities.
Discover:Board is the only complete alternate keyboard for the computer. The large, wide-spaced keys remove access barriers for individual pupils with limited motor control. The integrated speech reduces the need to constantly check the screen, even in non-speaking programs. Discover:Board enables you to adapt the keyboard matching the pupil's needs in reading, writing, communicating and controlling the computer.
How It Works
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1. Discover:Board plugs directly into the pupil's computer
2. Place overlay on the surface
3. Launch desired word processor or learning program
4. The pupil touches a key to make a selection
Discover:Board has a permanent overlay for instant use, a slanted surface for easier viewing and access, a built-in wrist rest, a clear sheet to protect overlays and permanently- attached cable for hassle-free connection
Four additional overlays feature moisture-proof paper and high contrast colours to help pupils locate and select keys; Easy QWERTY, Easy Numbers, Easy Mouse Control, Easy Book Reading offer instant access to most programs used in the classroom
FREE Discover:Create for customising and printing overlays, choice of speech voices to match pupil's auditory processing needs, graphics library and recorded sounds library in male and female voices for easier overlay customisation, instructions that get you going quickly. Also additional literacy learning setups you can print and use in the classroom
Pupils work and learn at their level
Emerging Literacy
 | After learning cause and effect, pupils learn to make choices. As pupils build skills, teachers offer more choices to match the learning activity |
Skill-Building
 | When pupils are learning how to write, they use word bank overlays to select correctly spelt words |
Productivity
 | Pupils have access to all computer and mouse functions so they can do research on the internet, write essays, prepare reports and engage with the curriculum |
Ability Level: Age 5 - 17 • Interest Level: Age 5 - 17
Prices exclude VAT and carriage.
Colour
Discover:Board
Blue
£515.00
Discover:Board
Gray
£515.00
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