[tri-med] Re: Alex's Alpha Smart

hey a new puter is wonders...good you got it when as sun is not doing so
well now.
jude
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen" <karens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tri-Med" <tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 8:07 PM
Subject: [tri-med] Alex's Alpha Smart


> Well late last week Alex finally got his Alpha Smart 3000. He thinks its
so neat :-) So does mum LOL
> He spent all weekend playing on it and writing stories, much longer than
he has ever written in long hand, so thats a definite plus. I really hope
that it will improve his fluency of writing and thought as well as letting
us see more of his real potential.
>
> It hasn't been so cool to him this week, because now there is no excuse
about not doing homework :-) His teacher is impressed because she got him to
do his spelling on it on Monday. When she asked him how he went he said
"well I got two wrong, but they are all right now" so the teacher asked him
how he managed that and he told her the truth - he ran spell check through
his spelling list LOL Did someone say this kid was slow?? He's been told -
no spell check on the spelling lists hehehehehehe
>
> One of his aides isn't impressed though. I put in the paperwork and stuff
for an alphasmart for Alex in to the Education Department in March/April
this year from memory - maybe later. The alpha's were out of stock, which I
knew about from the supplier, but he got it finally last week. His aid
however requested one for her son LAST YEAR and he still hasn't gotten it.
(His aides son has muscular dystrophy) I wonder how much of the speed for
Alex's was due to me being such a squeaky wheel earlier this year and going
to the press about equipment?? I know I sure upset a few apple carts - but I
make no apology!!!! His aide was going to go and kick some butt seeing that
Alex has his :-))
>
> And Jude, yet another huge thankyou - its so so so easy to just plug the
alpha into the computer and download the whole lot. I showed Alex and even
he is able to do it!!! Independence yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! Certainly wouldn't have
been so a few months ago, thankyou again and again!!
>
> Perhaps parents would enjoy their children more if they stopped to realize
that the film of childhood can never be run through for a second showing.
>   -- Evelyn Nown
>
> Keep Looking For Rainbows!!
> Karen, Mum to Alex (8 years, T-18 Mosaic)
> http://members.optushome.com.au/karens
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