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What's Neat and New About the Neo?

By Fritschi, Jennifer; ConnSENSE Bulletin, Vol. 6, No. 4
Publication Date: January 2005

Article discusses the Neo from AlphaSmart, which is a laptop/word processor with a full sized keyboard and a screen that is 50 percent larger that its predecessor, the AlphaSmart 3000. The Neo can store hundreds of pages of text, while the screen displays up to six lines of text per screen or two lines in large font mode. Students with disabilities can utilize the word processor’s accessibility features, which include spell check, a thesaurus, built-in calculator, enlarged text, alternate keyboard layouts, slow keys, and sticky keys. Overall, the Neo is a very simple application to operate, and can have benefits for students with a variety of abilities.

Assistive Products Discussed: NEO 1
Published by: ConnSENSE (Connecticut's Special Education Network for Software Evaluation)   (Website:http://www.connsensebulletin.com)

NEAT (New England Assistive Technology) Marketplace    (Web Site: http://www.neatmarketplace.org )
A.J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities    (Web Site: http://www.uconnucedd.org )
Connecticut Tech Act Project    (Web Site: http://www.cttechact.com )
Link to text: http://www.connsensebulletin.com/neo.html
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