This amazing new Hot Dots Pen TALKS, GLOWS bigger and brighter, and makes more of the FUN SOUNDS kids love! You select what you want to hear: cool phrases, wild SFX, or both! Plus, the new SLIMLINE design makes it easy to use! Works with ALL Hot Dots products! Uses 2 AAA batteries (not included).
Toy Value Index: 9.20
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Fat Brain Index: 7.74
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Clever idea
Posted 7/25/2009 by RS
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The Hot Dots Talking Pen is a great item for use with the Hot Dots Reading Comprehension Cards. It is self-checking and fun. The one problem is that the student must hold it exactly straight up and down or the pen will mark all answers in a set as incorrect, even the correct answer! Therefore, students should use this while under a teacher's supervision so they do not receive erroneous feedback which is very frustrating for the student and can lead to random guessing.
My rating of Hot Dots Talking Pen
Posted 6/4/2009 by Kathy Verhappen
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The new and improved hot dot pens are terrific for students of all ages. The AAA batteries are an imporvement from the cell type.
Great motivator
Posted 2/8/2009 by jennifer lilly
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I bought the pen and two flash card sets for my son to practice his addition and subtraction facts. The talking pen with flashing green light is a great motivator for learning those all-important math facts. I like that he can bring them along in the car to practice on the run. It is also a great feature that you can buy additional cards to pratice other drill and kill facts such as multiplication, division, time, fractions and state capitols. Although it is pricey at almost $11 dollars a pop for the pen and additional card sets each, if you have several children in the family who will benefit, it is a worth-while purchase.
A rating of Hot Dots Talking Pen
Posted 10/1/2008
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The students love to use this pen and are highly motivated to work when they are allowed to use the Hot Dots Pen.
Review for Hot Dots Talking Pen
Posted 8/14/2008 by Andrea Strack
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I bought this product along with some phonics flashcards for my three year old son and he loves it. He loves hearing the pen tell him when he's correct. It's been a great asset to teaching him. The only thing I have negative to say about this product is, is that if he doesn't touch the dot perfectly it will tell him the answer is incorrect when it actually is correct.