Alphasmart NEO 2 Brochure page 5

ONlY NEO 2 is dEsigNEd
spECiFiCallY FOr ClassrOOms
While standard laptops are designed primarily
for business, NEO 2 is designed specifically for
use in the classroom. Check out the differences:
Provide students with independent writing support
through 387 built-in writing lessons that jump-start students'
imaginations and fuel their writing.
provide guided instruction by electronically linking
resources such as outlines, instructions, or Google Docs
to individual student assignments.
Teach students to self-assess their work by electronically
attaching customized rubrics to assignments, and helping
reinforce concepts, rules, and principles in their writing.
Encourage student collaboration and peer editing with
beaming and seamless connecting with Google Docs
keep students focused and on task with no distractions from
Web surfing, gaming, instant messaging, and others.
Conduct on-the-fly assessments with a built-in classroom
response system.
differentiate instruction using an integrated formative
assessment feature that is either student- or teacher-paced,
and platform independent.
Allow students to print wirelessly without the necessity of
a WiFi network connection.
Help students increase keyboarding speed and accuracy
with a built-in language-based keyboarding curriculum.
Take advantage of easy classroom management that
helps you send assignments wirelessly to all your students at
once, and receive them when completed.
depend on NEO 2's durable, rugged, yet lightweight design,
with no moving parts to break.
make it through an entire school year—up to 700 hours of
use—on just one set of three AA batteries.
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For ordering or funding information, call toll free:
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