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Meet Team Colt
Erin Tibbetts
Ryan Schnepper
Team Colt Client
 Sarah can only hear out of one ear.
 Speakers are available in the classroom.
 She is possibly dyslexic.
 Easily frustrated by homework, especially with
spelling words.
 Statement of need: Sarah needs to learn her
spelling words independently.
Requirements and Constraints
 Safe product
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Finished in given time
Less than $150
Looks appealing
Uncomplicated
She needs to be able to hear it easily.
Efficient power source
Transportable
Durability
Usable for easy and complex spelling words.
Product should be fun and stress free for our client.
Market
 Existing technology than could be used: word processors,
reading systems, phonetic spelling, and speech
recognition. All of the above technologies have been
modified to help people with dyslexia.
 Our client also stated that the speakers available at
school were very expensive.
Puzzle Piece Spelling
 My idea for puzzle piece spelling would be a fun way to
help our client learn her spelling words. Her mother could
record the spelling words at the beginning of the week.
Then her daughter would first have to arrange the puzzle
pieces in alphabetic order and then the recording would
start. The first word would play and she would have to
spell the word by pushing the corresponding letters on
the board. Once she had gotten it right, the next word
would play and she would have to spell that to
continue.The board would be colorful and have lights
when buttons were pushed. This would hopefully make
her a little more independent and the colors and lights
would reduce stress.
Pros and Cons
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Con: Since there is
only two of us
making this project
would be very time
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Con: Lots of buttons
means a lot of
inputs.
Pro: Design will
make homework fun
and Sarah will be
less stressed.
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Pro: Encourages
Sarah to learn her
spelling words.
Pro: Sarah can
depend less on her
mother to learn the
spelling words.
Keyboard Spelling
 Existing keyboard that is modified with buttons
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that represent spelling words.
Spelling words will be recorded ahead of time.
Upon hearing the words in the recording, our
client would then type or spell out the word onto
the keyboard.
Leds on the keyboard to show if was right or
wrong.
Each word corresponds with a key on the
keyboard so when the key is pressed, the board
will know what order the keys should be
pressed.
Pros and Cons
Con: Very plain.
Pro: Less time building.
Con: Client’s mother needs to
be involved.
Pro: Our client will be able to
learn be hearing and typing.
Con: Connecting the recorder
and the keyboard to react with
button pushing will be hard.
Pro: Simplistic design for easy
use,
Final Project Idea
Our final decision was that
we could combine the two
ideas. In order to save time,
we will utilize an existing
keyboard. Then we will use a
chip with 36 inputs to modify
the keyboard. Spelling words
will be added from the
computer. The words will play
back and she will need to
press the corresponding
buttons on the keyboard.
This is the type of keyboard that we
would like to use. Since it only has
letters there are less inputs and the
arrow could be used to advance to
the next word.
Alternate Project Idea
 Software already exists that’s does the
same thing as our project.
 Ex. “ispellwell” and “spellquizzer”
 Xylophone project
 How it works
 Its purpose and who its for