Frogpad™ Announces the Launch of Specialized Tutorials Created by a Leader in e-learning Software: De Marque
FrogPad, an innovator in data entry technologies for mobile computing, has been capturing the hearts, minds and digits of the growing corporate technology market with the introduction of 4 new and original one-handed keyboards since 2003. - FrogPad is launching the first specialized online tutorial created by De Marque, the renowned creator of E-Learning typing tutorials for corporate settings and for grades K-12 in the US and Canada. The FrogPad keyboard is easier to use than a standard keyboard because it is one handed as most our activities are, and it has been designed around the 15 most frequently used letters in the Roman alphabet (those used 86% of the time by typists). The De Marque typing tutorial for FrogPad keyboard features “friendly Froggie” to train users to type very efficiently with one hand. The On-line tutorial is available in English, and will soon be in French, German and Spanish.
Houston, TX (PRWEB) April 7, 2005 -- FROGPAD™ and strategic partner, De
Marque, the leader in e-learning software, announce the first specialized typing
tutorial for corporate and educational teaching.
FrogPad, an innovator in
data entry technologies for mobile computing, has been capturing the hearts,
minds and digits of the growing corporate technology market with the
introduction of 4 new and original one-handed keyboards since 2003.
FrogPad is launching the first specialized online tutorial created by De
Marque, the renowned creator of E-Learning typing tutorials for corporate
settings and for grades K-12 in the US and Canada.
The FrogPad keyboard
is easier to use than a standard keyboard because it is one-handed as most our
activities are, and it has been designed around the 15 most frequently used
letters by all languages using the Roman alphabet. The De Marque typing tutorial
for the FrogPad keyboard features “Friendly Froggie” to train users to type very
efficiently with one hand. The On-line tutorial is available in English, and
will soon be in French, German and Spanish.
FrogPad™ for Educators
By
enabling typing with one hand, FrogPad™ is revolutionizing the use of technology
in the education system. The size and portability of the keyboard make it ideal
for classroom use. Computer technology has become a very important tool in the
educational system for both teachers and students. In elementary schools, the
curriculum focuses on ensuring that students are computer literate. Schools
devote an entire semester to teaching students how to type. Because of the
intuitive patented letter layout, teaching students to type on FrogPad™ will
insure faster learning in less time than a semester. An average person can learn
to type 40 WPM on the FrogPad™ with less than ten hours of practice, when sixty
hours are required for a regular keyboard. The professional tutorial developed
and now offered by De Marque is fun and easy to use. It provides great
instruction and training for new users. And young children will leap to using it
immediately. It gives every student a real chance to experience the joys of
technology.
For more information: http://www.frogpad.com/FPandYou/SpecializedTutorials.asp.
Disabilities
in the Classroom
FrogPad™ is a great tool for students with disabilities. In
an education system where inclusion and mainstreaming have become very popular
practices, FrogPad™ further enables students with disabilities to function
normally in a regular classroom. Its design allows students to type quickly
using only one hand, and its size makes it easily portable as well as hardly
noticeable to others. Students also love the fun nature of the keyboard with its
bright color and cute logo. Most students have referred it to as “cool”. Think
of the impact this keyboard makes for children with Dysgraphia and Cerebral
Palsy. Visit the disability link for more information.
For more
information: http://www.frogpad.com/FPandYou/disabled.asp
About
Frogpad
With customers in countries around the world including Japan,
Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, U.K., Canada, the United States,
and the most recent new distributor in Turkey, IntraTurkNetwork.com; FrogPad is
quickly becoming the mobile computer interface choice for keyboarders around the
world. Today there are four form factors of the patented FrogPad data entry
interface: the FrogPad standard keyboard, the slimmer mini FrogPad, the
Bluetooth-enabled iFrog, and the most recent addition to the Frog family, the
Bluetooth headset, FrogTalk. All keyboards are offered in left and right hand
models.
FrogPad products can be purchased online at www.frogpad.com or through its
international distribution partner, www.expansys.com. Expansys manages all International direct
web-based distribution for FrogPad. FrogPad is well positioned to be the data
interface of choice for the projected market of 1.7 billion portable wireless
Internet devices.
Founder and FrogPad President Linda Marroquin likens
the introduction of the FrogPad to the market changing launches of the Laptop or
the PDA, “The standard QWERTY keyboard in use today was designed for a different
time when mobile computing devices were only a glimmer in the eyes of their
developers; and the continual evolution and miniaturization of mobile technology
devices are driving the need for a new kind of data entry device. We believe the
patented FrogPad product platform is the solution”.
Current applications
for the future wearable Frog include industries with needs for easy data entry
from a field application such as shipping logistics, healthcare patient care,
and remote field operations such as on-site drilling for the Oil & Gas
industry. FrogPad is an innovator in one-handed data entry methods for mobile
computing devices.
About De Marque
De Marque was founded in 1990 by
Marc Boutet, a fifteen-year-old high school student who decided to create his
own summer job, and his current partner, Guy Bergeron, a pioneer of IT use in
schools. With Guy's background, the company focused on developing applications
for the educational market. Since then, De Marque has grown from 2 to more than
40 employees and developed a variety of educational software, CD-ROMs and
eLearning applications that are now sold in North America and Europe.
De
Marque's best seller is Typing Pal, the funniest and most effective way to learn
to type. Typing Pal is available in CD-ROM and online editions for home users,
schools, and businesses, and is offered in English, French, Italian, and
Icelandic. De Marque also offers a free online Typing Pal course available at www.typingpal.com.
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For more information, contact:
Linda Marroquin
FrogPad, Inc.
Tel: (713) 960-9611
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www.frogpad.com ;
Marc
Boutet
De Marque
Tel: (418) 658-9143
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Description
of the Tutorial:
A proven typing tutor adapted to a revolutionary
keyboard!
Learn how to master your FrogPad™ keyboard in just a few
hours!
Typing Pal for FrogPad™ is a web-based typing tutor that offers
you a typing course that is fully adapted to FrogPad™ keyboard
owners.
Using a simple and effective teaching method, which has been used
for dozens of years and was adapted to the FrogPad™ keyboard, this online typing
course will allow you to master the rudiments of typing so that you can quickly
find your way around the FrogPad™ keyboard.
Typing Pal for FrogPad™ is
the only typing method adapted to Frogpad™ keyboard.
For individuals, the
tutorials subscription starts at $29.99 for one month.
Features:
-
Exercises for both right and left-handed typists
- Practice texts to practice
in real situations
- Personalized improvement exercises based on your
statistics
- Detailed statistics to keep track of your
progress
Technical requirements:
- FrogPad™ keyboard
- Internet
Explorer 4.0 or higher or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher
- Flash plug-in
from Macromedia (to view Web site animation)
- Java enabled
For Press:
to try the tutorial go to http://frogpad.typingpal.com/index.asp
Contact us for the
username and password
For more information: http://www.demarque.com/demarque/english/shopping/visualiser.asp?71
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