No one can have missed the impact that mobile phone technology is having on young people.
It is common to see text messages being constructed on mobile phones without the person even looking at the keyboard; these devices have become integrated into the lives of young people. When it comes to getting the same young people to write creatively using a traditional computer keyboard it can sometimes be harder than it needs to be. Many young people are already familiar with our keyboard layout; it's the same as a mobile phone keypad.
The Design Registered and patent pending invention is being brought to the market by a group of education technology specialists and edutainment experts with over 76 years of experience between them. They have been working on the project for two years.
Young people can type at phenomenal speeds using SMS text slang on their mobile phones, this keyboard brings that expertise together with a translation tool that is backed by an extensive English wordbank.
Language skills can be improved by having the prediction window offer context sensitive words and phrases to help the user complete that sentence.
As the user presses the keys on the cre8txt keyboard (which are similar in layout to those on a mobile phone), any SMS text slang is instantly translated.
Inside the prediction window that neatly appears on the computer screen, further suggestions and phrases are offered. The software is supported by an expandable 140,000 word English wordbank that the user can add their own words and SMS abbreviations to.
At home, our keyboard can offer faster input into typical messaging environments as well as the educational benefits of supporting written language construction. Home users can purchase the cre8txt Keyboard from this website.
The cre8txt Keyboard (hardware only) is compatible with any PC, Apple® and Xbox 360tm offering a USB port. The SMS Text Translation and Predictive text software is only available for Windows® 2000, XP and Vista operating systems. |
