The Livescribe smartpen captures everything that you write and everything that is spoken. Inside the pen is a camera that takes a picture of your notes as you write them.
It also has a built-in microphone that lets you record what is being said. Once the pen is turned on, which requires the click of a button, the pen will begin taking a picture of the notes that you write.
The Livescribe smartpen works with Livescribe dot paper which comes in a variety of sizes. You can print your own paper if you have a compatible laser printer.
If you choose not to take notes, you can record audio and replay the session.
If you are a slow writer, have difficulty taking notes, or simply want to record the speaker, tap on the “record” icon at the bottom of the page and the pen will record what is said from that moment on.
Stop the recording whenever you want by tapping on the “stop” or “pause” icon. If you choose to record and take notes simultaneously, you can spend more time listening to the speaker and then write only the most important information.
If when listening to the audio recording you discover you have missed important information, you can add it to your notes at that time.
In addition to listening to the audio recording by tapping on your notes, you can transfer notes to your computer through Livescribe Desktop software.
Your notes appear just as they were written. If you have used the audio recording you can place your cursor on a word and the audio playback will begin at that point.
You can also search for a particular word and listen from there. You can add notes to your notebook at any time and then re-dock your pen to the computer.
New notes will appear in a different-colored ink. Individual, customized notebooks can be created--one for science, math or history, for example.
You can also share your notes with your friends through e-mail, Evernote, Facebook, and such. If you choose, you can even purchase additional applications, such as a dictionary for the Livescribe smartpen.
The Livescribe smartpen is an assistive technology aid that facilitates the note-taking and learning process.
Recording classroom discussions and taking fewer notes allows the dyslexic student to spend more time listening and learning.
When returning to the material for homework or review, students have an opportunity to listen to important information a second time, add notes that may be of significance, and review what has already been written.
Overall, the sample group really seemed to find the pen helpful and made use of it. We feel that for students in honors-level or college-level courses the Livescribe pen is a very powerful study aid.
However, there are students for whom the Livescribe smartpen may not be a useful tool. Someone with significant auditory-processing difficulties who learns little from spoken language may be challenged by listening to the audio playbacks.
Although one of the icons on the Livescribe dot paper allows you to slow down the rate at which the audio recording is played back, this feature did not assist the above-mentioned student, but perhaps it may help others.
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