Renaissance Learning - HE/FE Writing

HE/FE Writing

The selection of a writing tool for use in HE/FE needs careful thought.

Though a standard laptop may seem the obvious ‘weapon of choice’ there are important factors to keep in mind. One of the key issues is battery life. It is often difficult, if not impossible, to find a secure and safe place to recharge laptop batteries during the day. After a couple of hours most laptops have reached their ‘portable limit’ and need to be plugged into the main for recharging. This is not the case with NEOs. Their batteries will last in excess of a whole year before they need changing, and even then it’s just a simple matter of putting in three standard AA batteries and away you go for another year.

NEOs have all the functionality of a word processing package but none of the distractions or unnecessary and costly extra. It does one job brilliantly. With NEOs users can cut, copy, paste, find and replace, spell check and use thesaurus functions. There are no internet or games distractions so that students can remain focussed and on task with their writing. Text can easily be transferred to a PC for later redrafting editing and adding graphics, images and so on.

So leave the expensive PC at home and use a straightforward, cost effective writing tool for writing. NEO’s portability and ruggedness are key features when students will be moving from one classroom to another. These factors plus the incredibly long battery life of over a year with normal use make them an ideal writing tool in HE/FE.