Electronic geography teaching device

Details Electronic geography teaching device Electronic geography teaching device

1997-01-31

1998-11-24

Apley, Richard J.

Education and demonstration

Geography

434322, G09B 300

Patent

active

058399020

ABSTRACT:
This invention provides for an interactive teaching device. The device comprises a housing depicting a map and has corresponding to various locations on the map. Also provided is a plurality of buttons, a card reader, a processor, and a speaker. Cards are provided with encoded information readable by the device, and depict objects such as animals. In response to insertion of a card or activation of a button thereafter, the device produces a signal that may be a prompt, a statement, or a sound associated with the depicted object. The device allows a user to respond to a prompt by selecting an appropriate button, upon which the device produces a signal validating the user's response.

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