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Many young children don’t have well-developed motor skills (fine motor skills in the hand and fingers typically develop fully between the ages of 5 and 6) and often have trouble using a traditional mouse or touchpad. This can lead to frustration and detract from the educational experience. |
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*Some mice made by Apple use the entire body of the mouse as a single button. |
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This [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/e/e7/Mouse_Squeeze_Flyer.pdf document] describes one possible solution. Besides being small, it has a single wide soft button under the front. |
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*A track ball works for some children. It can be easier to coordinate than a mouse, with the positioning -- rolling the ball, and selection -- clicking a button on the base actions separated. Being self contained, the track ball also removes the need for a relatively clean and smooth surface to operate on. |
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I've found that the one button apple mice are intuitive and easy to use for my 3 year old daughter. One simply has to press down on the mouse to click. She can use this mouse where all others were not usable. |
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*The pressure-sensitive bump in the middle of the keyboard on some laptops may be a good option. It is certainly resistant to fouling with debris. |
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*The "analog" thumb joysicks found on many Nintendo controllers are proven with kids. |
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Latest revision as of 09:14, 12 January 2008
Many young children don’t have well-developed motor skills (fine motor skills in the hand and fingers typically develop fully between the ages of 5 and 6) and often have trouble using a traditional mouse or touchpad. This can lead to frustration and detract from the educational experience.
- Some mice made by Apple use the entire body of the mouse as a single button.
- A track ball works for some children. It can be easier to coordinate than a mouse, with the positioning -- rolling the ball, and selection -- clicking a button on the base actions separated. Being self contained, the track ball also removes the need for a relatively clean and smooth surface to operate on.
- The pressure-sensitive bump in the middle of the keyboard on some laptops may be a good option. It is certainly resistant to fouling with debris.
- The "analog" thumb joysicks found on many Nintendo controllers are proven with kids.