| Leap Frog, creator of the Fly Pen, knows what | | | | One of the most helpful features of the Fly |
| it takes to facilitate learning. The company | | | | Pen is its math homework help tool and |
| believes that if a product doesn't engage | | | | calculator. Students can simply draws a |
| kids within seven seconds, that the student | | | | calculator on the Fly Paper and the pen |
| will never connect with the product. That's a | | | | figures it out like a regular calculator. |
| big goal, but the Fly Fusion achieves it | | | | Pretty cool, but the pen does a lot more than |
| well. There are a number of factors that make | | | | that. If a student jots down a math problem |
| this product great for assisting students in | | | | (everything from a simple division problem to |
| their studies. We'll take a look at a few of | | | | a complex linear equation), the pen actually |
| them. | | | | walks the pupil step-by-step through the |
| | | | procedure. As you can see, rather than just |
| Firstly, the Fly Fusion is entertaining and | | | | give the student a quick answer, the pen |
| kids think it's cool. The pen understands | | | | helps them learn to figure it out on their |
| what kids write on the grid paper and | | | | own. |
| provides comments, definitions and | | | | |
| step-by-step homework advice. Now that's not | | | | Obviously, the Fly Fusion is much more than a |
| your average pen! There are several games | | | | neat gadget with limited educational |
| made specifically for the pen that 8-13 | | | | features. It's really a powerful learning |
| year-old students love, but the pen also has | | | | tool that enables students to excel and look |
| neat educational tools like Spanish | | | | cool at the same time. And the instructive |
| translation, math homework help and subject | | | | benefits don't stop with mathematics. This |
| quizzes pulled from the leading textbooks. | | | | product also assists students with foreign |
| The basic idea behind this product is that if | | | | languages, writing assignments, test review |
| students have a good time using the pen to | | | | and organization. Because it's so |
| study, they'll spend more time working on | | | | entertaining to use all of the pen's |
| homework. | | | | features, you'll find that kids spend a lot |
| | | | more time studying. |