Chester Creek Keyboard Manual

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Beginners Level, suitable for ages 3 and up.
For Windows PC’s with a physical QWERTY keyboard.

Ballyland is unique software, specifically designed to enable young children with a disability to independently explore and play on a computer keyboard, developing foundation keyboarding skills and keyboard 'mapping' skills in the process. These skills will greatly benefit all children's future use of computer technology.
All children love and share this fun play-and-learn experience, regardless of a disability. Special design features support learning by children who are blind or have low vision, and the five most important keys for future navigation with screen reader software are individually taught via so-called Key Games.
Because of its clever and user friendly design, Ballyland Keyboarding software benefits and engages children with a wide range of disabilities and learning difficulties.
Learn more about Ballyland Keyboarding software in the video tutorials on the Ballyland YouTube Channel
Read more about the program's impressive range of educational applications and learning outcomes.

Free Trial

The free trial version includes Any Key Goes and Ballicopter's Key Game (spacebar). It can be opened and played three times.
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Sounds and Keys

Chester Creek Technologies, based in the U.S., designs and manufactures innovative computer keyboards, mice, and accessories for young children, K-12, and people of all ages with special needs. Our products include large-key keyboards, colour-coded standard-size keyboards, tiny one – and two-button mice, headphones, software, large-key. Chester Creek USB VisionBoard 2 Computer Keyboard. Open Box Item - New Condition. No Original Packaging Or Manual / Only Keyboard “You Will Receive Exact Item In Pics Above” Tested & Works Perfect. Operating System: Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, Windows 7, MAC OS 10.1.5 and higher. Safety: FCC CE Approved. Environmental Standards: RoHS.

In Ballyland keyboarding each key produces a particular sound. The design of the sound landscape is based on the way keys are grouped on the keyboard by way of their function. A detailed list of all the sounds that are used in the Any Key Goes level, and the way these are grouped in categories, can be used by parents or educators to assist a child in learning particular keys or sounds, identifying important keys for future formal keyboarding, and in developing a better understanding of the structure of the keyboard ('mental mapping').
Download a detailed list of all the sounds that are used in Any Key Goes here

User Manual

The User Manual which comes included with the Ballyland Keyboarding software files provides in-depth information on different support and accessibility features, as well as valuable instructions, tips and suggestions to enhance the play and learning experience for all children. Also includes educational outcomes and details on the educational background of Any Key Goes as well as of each Key game.
Download the User Manual here.

List with Short Keys

This list with short keys that Ballyland uses in the navigation, menus and control panels, enables people who are blind to assist a child to play and to adjust settings as required. The Short keys may also be used by blind children who have slightly more advanced keyboarding skills.
Download the list with Short Keys here

For children with low or normal vision, we recommend using the Chester Creek Colour Coded keyboard with Ballyland Keyboarding, as the colors support the sound categories used in the game.

'My student who is now in grade 1 this year loves this program and has been developing some great keyboard skills. She is also teaching some of her sighted peers how to use the program and to learn the keyboard.'
Deborah Davidson, Visiting Teacher (Vision), VIC, Australia

Chester Creek Keyboard

System Requirements

Windows

Windows 98 or higher
512 Mb of RAM
100 Mb Disk space

Keyboard

Reviews (4)

Keyboard
'Tough hard to break. BIG BUTTONS and BIG LETTERS. great for children and Special Education use. non typical layout, force child to learn 2 layouts. Very pricey but will last a long time. I work for a School board and we use around 30 of these in the special ed dept. works great for the visually impaired. '
The Kinderboard Keyboard is very nice addition to our library technology geared specifically for young customers.

Chester Creek Keyboard Instructions

'Works great for young children. My 3 year old loves it. The best part about the keyboard, which may not be obvious, is the keys are in a grid pattern versus staggered like a standard keyboard. Makes it a lot more kid friendly. Also feels durable. I would recommend the keyboard to others.'

Chester Creek Keyboard User Manual

'We have two young kids, 3 and 5, and this is a good first keyboard for them. They are just starting to play games where they need the arrow keys and our 5 year old is learning to read and write letters so the color coding should be good as well as time goes on. I read other adults review this that they could not type with this keyboard. That is because it is not meant for adults to type on. The keyboard has big keys intended to help kids learn the keyboard. Do not plan on using it yourself for email, typing, etc. The kids are too big for adults. They are just right for young kids trying to learn hand and finger coordination. My wife and I have our own separate keyboard for us.'

Chester Creek Keyboard Manual

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