PC CONNECTABLE ELECTRONIC LEARNING AID DEVICE WITH REPLACEABLE ACTIVITY WORKSHEETS

摘要

An embodiment includes an electronic learning aid apparatus (10) including a base unit (11). The base unit (11 ) includes a surface (14r) for accepting a printed activity worksheet, a sensor (14s) positioned beneath the worksheet surface, a microprocessor, a code-reading device (21 ), a memory for storing digital speech data and digital control data, a speech synthesizer and speaker (20), an input device (15), and a communication port (23) capable of permitting the electronic learning aid apparatus (10) to communicate with a personal computer (40). The apparatus (10) further includes at least one printed activity worksheet (17) having a code (22) thereon that is readable by the code-reading device (21 ) and serves to identify activity worksheets and associated digital speech data and digital control data.