Pages can be synced via USB connection or Bluetooth to both Apple and Windows devices. Bamboo Slate is primarily a digitization tool using a paper notebook and ballpoint pen on top of a pressure sensitive slate that automatically converts handwritten notes or drawings into digital documents. ReMarkable 2 additionally supports reading and annotation of PDF and ePUB documents. Documents can be saved, sorted into folders and transferred via a wifi connection to both Apple and Windows devices. ReMarkable 2 is marketed as “a tablet that feels like paper”, using a textured surface that gives the user sensory feedback and a backlight-free, eye-friendly display similar to that of other e-reading devices.

Digitization of written text or images can give individuals with developing computer literacy, access to word processing tools, digital art programs, and even sending emails without needing to touch a keyboard.

ReMarkable 2 and Bamboo Slate are both tablet alternatives that aim to give the user a pen to paper experience while supporting automatic digitization. Writing and typing share a number of the same base skills: letter identification, spelling, grammar and syntax but for individuals with developmental disabilities the method is just as important as the message. Learning to write is an important literacy milestone, but in an increasingly digital world learning to write means learning to type.

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