of a selected region of the display screen 104 d a stylus 106 for selecting images on the display screen 104 e a directional control pad 108 on the housing 102 and f a memory device comprising computer code for an educational exercise or lesson wherein the memory device is operatively coupled to the processor an audio output device 110 such as a speaker may also be included and may be coupled to the processor exemplary embodiments of some of these features are provided in u s provisional patent application no 60 512 326 attorney docket number 020824 004110us filed oct 17 2003 and u s patent application ser no 10 775 830 attorney docket number 020824 004111us filed feb 9 2004 both incorporated by reference for all purposes and assigned to the assignee of the present invention as shown the housing 102 may be shaped so that it can be held in the hand of a small child the housing 102 may be made of molded plastic and may be shaped as a trapezoid based on the disclosure and teachings provided herein a person of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate how to utilize various housing shapes for use in accordance with the present invention a trapezoidal shaped housing is preferred as.