As a school technology specialist and lab teacher, I ordered two of these keyboards for one of my preprimary classrooms.
The item I received is much larger than the item pictured. Maybe they keyboard I received is a newer version, but I intentionally ordered the one pictured because it was larger keys but still has a small enough frame to fit on a smaller desk or table. The one I received is HUGE. It has a whole top portion above the keys with volume buttons and some other function keys. The added size makes it too large to put on a smaller desk.
About the key size - This keyboard is the same size as a standard keyboard WITH A NUMBER KEYPAD, but this one doesn't have a number keypad. The keys themselves are huge! There is no way a tiny, preschool-sized hand or fingers could learn to type on this. That being said, I wouldn't expect a four-year-old to touch-type either.
I do like that all of the letters on the keys are shown as capitals, as early letter recognition is taught with capital letters rather than lowercase. Using a regular QWERTY keyboard often trips kids up because they get confused between a lowercase "L" and a capital "i." I also appreciate the colors; they're wonderful and make it easy to describe what keys to touch. Many kids have a hard time remembering to space between words with first typing, so I do with that the spacebar key had it's own separate color.
They keyboard works appropriately when plugged in and our Windows-based computer quickly recognized it. I did not test it on Mac OS. I also can't attest to the longevity of the product, as I just got the keyboards. :)
Overall, good keyboard in theory, but execution could be better. Oh, and list the correct item!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2012
When I received this keyboard, its not the same as the picture. It's much bigger with 5 pre-programmed functions keys (see uploaded picture). This makes the keyboard even bigger! I bought this for my 6 year old who has smaller hand, and I had to get a tiny mouse that fits him better (also in the picture). You can see the size disparity between the HUGE keyboard and the tiny mouse in the picture. Not exactly a visual match, nor a ergonomically practical for small kids or older but "petite" kids.My son loves the big and colorful keys. However, at his age he's ready to learn typing. All typing programs start with the home row, and semi-colon is missing. The keys are too big for him (or any adult) to put the 8 fingers on.So my recommendation is to use this for kids up to an age you expect to teach him/her typing. From that point onward, its time to get a regular keyboard (but still can be colorful).The 5 pre-programmed keys on top are (from left to right): computer (opens explorer on "Computer"), volume down, Crayola logo (opens default web browser), volume up, and calculator.
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2012
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My son loves the big and colorful keys. However, at his age he's ready to learn typing. All typing programs start with the home row, and semi-colon is missing. The keys are too big for him (or any adult) to put the 8 fingers on.
So my recommendation is to use this for kids up to an age you expect to teach him/her typing. From that point onward, its time to get a regular keyboard (but still can be colorful).
The 5 pre-programmed keys on top are (from left to right): computer (opens explorer on "Computer"), volume down, Crayola logo (opens default web browser), volume up, and calculator.
Cute to look at and good starter for pre-typing kids
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 25, 2012
When I received this keyboard, its not the same as the picture. It's much bigger with 5 pre-programmed functions keys (see uploaded picture). This makes the keyboard even bigger! I bought this for my 6 year old who has smaller hand, and I had to get a tiny mouse that fits him better (also in the picture). You can see the size disparity between the HUGE keyboard and the tiny mouse in the picture. Not exactly a visual match, nor a ergonomically practical for small kids or older but "petite" kids.Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 25, 2012
My son loves the big and colorful keys. However, at his age he's ready to learn typing. All typing programs start with the home row, and semi-colon is missing. The keys are too big for him (or any adult) to put the 8 fingers on.
So my recommendation is to use this for kids up to an age you expect to teach him/her typing. From that point onward, its time to get a regular keyboard (but still can be colorful).
The 5 pre-programmed keys on top are (from left to right): computer (opens explorer on "Computer"), volume down, Crayola logo (opens default web browser), volume up, and calculator.
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