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1. going to be the sole user of a LiveScribe Smartpen they will need to ensure that they consistently charge and manage their pens If a DSPS department is using LiveScribe Smartpens as an accom modation via dedicated note taking staff there are more options for increasing quality and also maintaining battery life In high usage situations there can be a reserve of pens in the cradle being charged while other pens are in use After each recording ses sion the note taker then drops off the pen and picks up a new one for the next note taking session Office staff would then dock the pen synch the data and perform whatever modfifications are necessary Replacing Ink Cartridges The LiveScribe Smartpen comes with several replacement ink car tridges Read the instructions for removing and installing new ink cartridges using the docking cradle in the LiveScribe Smartpen User manual to replace an empty ink cartridge Archiving Sessions The notebooks used for the written notes taken with the LiveScribe Smartpen can be archived within the Livescribe Desktop software It is important to only archive a notebook when a student will no longer need to interact with the original notebook via the LiveScribe Smartpen anymore Once a notebook has been archived it is only available via the Livescribe Desktop software Archiving a notebook will remove the files from the LiveScribe Smartpen and tapping the notebook will no longer play back the reco2. 45 00 per year The latest smartpen release from Livescribe is bound to the Evernote Corporation for fullest functionality and if you use thepen very much you will need the Evernote Premium to handle the large number of files you will create There are alternate connection options for the Sky pens and depending on your needs and available software you may be able to deliver the media options you require to effectively address the note taking needs of certain students However in light of the functionality afforded by the Livescribe desktop the comparable Con nect options via the Sky pen are noticeably limited Because of the limitations in alternate media options it is not recommended to pur chase the Sky pen for supporting more than one student per pen HTCTU 19 Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens 20 HT CTU Gy Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens Alternate Media From Smartpens The LiveScribe Smartpen records audio information as well as visual information and provides for some limited capability to extract these discreet media types If you want to watch an electronic version of the pages unfold as they were written or drawn you will need to utilize convert the pencast to a PDF or web based format via the LiveScribe Connector The Livescribe connector will actually convert your recorded audio and strokes into a PDF movie that allows anyone to click on the writing as if 1t were in the Li
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4. LiveScribe SmartPens Connect utility It is important to note the limitations of the SKY pen in regards to providing alter nate formats of the notes These limitations can present accessibility issues when dealing with mass usage and distribution of Livescribe smartpen content E Starter Notebook p 9 pdf Adobe Acrobat Pro File Edit View Window Help Hoe O leet en DK Ap Ge 569 D Tepr 2 fe7 Final D EE d e pot ot wus Jeeta VAULT frr H Lan Tools Comment Share While the Livescribe Desktop software is capable of exporting PDF s they are only image based PDF s and not ultimately as useful as digital text can be for studying To maximize the effectiveness of the LiveScribe Smartpen platform it 1s recom mended that you purchase the Myscript software and teach the student how to perform the ICR Intelligent Character Recognition or HWR Hand Writing Recog nition as part of the studying process In any case depending on the needs of the situation a basic production workflow should be determined and taught to the student as part of the basic training for us ing the LiveScribe Smartpen as a note taking device Sky amp Evernote 18 HTCTU y Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens H a a EVERNOTE Publisher Evernote Coproaration 305 Walnut Street Redwood City CA 94063 USA www evernote com Basic accounts are free Premium accounts are 5 00 per month or
5. anxiety about taking notes and can even encourage them to participate more in class discussions By simply referencing key points as the lecture HTCTU y Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens progresses the student can later return and refresh their memory Zones Another strategy 1s to reserve sections of a page for making note of key words or time markers Running down the left or right hand side margins students can add supplemental marks to indicate the passing of time if nothing in the lecture is registering as important enough to write down or if the student suffers from ADD and catches their thoughts drifting away Configuration There are several options for customizing the LiveScribe Smartpen configuration including determining whether the user is right or left handed If multiple note takers are going to be using the same pen then it is important to make sure each new user properly configures the LiveScribe Smartpen each time they use it In addition to the right or left handed configuration there are audio settings that can be adjusted for different environments and different quality file size as well as scroll speeds for the LCD display on the LiveScribe Smartpen It is possible to change the LiveScribe Smartpen configuration set tings in several different ways You can utilize the pre printed labels and notebook covers that contain shortcut buttons for your ease and convenience or you can access
6. bject matter Potential for creating and supporting a community of learning both within the classroom and across the internet is one of the more inter esting capabilities of the smartpen technology while remaining one of the confounfing and limited applications when conforonted by the accessibility or lack therof of the various technologies associated with the smartpens The question of Just what is an interface and how an interface affects our interactions with different types of content is the underly ing concept that continues to resurface as one continues to use the LiveScribe Smartpen The interplay between paper and computer as well as media and user is continuously being redefined It should be stated clearly and early on though that to fully exploit the potential of the LiveScribe Smartpen one needs to be able to program in Java Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens Using LiveScribe Smartpen as a Note Taking Device There are obvious advantages to having a recording of the audio that was happening while you wrote your notes but as any master stu dent knows there is an art to taking good notes In addition to pro viding an accommodation the LiveScribe Smartpen offers a solution for students who may have struggled with the art of taking notes as well as those who just want the audio backup of what was happening General Considerations There are several basic considerations for using the LiveS
7. ciency with note taking it is important to be able to maneuver the pen accurately in order to control the pen functions and to maintain the proper distance between your written informa tion The LiveScribe Smartpen also has a large form factor that may be uncomfortable for individuals with smaller hands Study Skills Unfortunately many students arrive at college without good study skills Good note taking and good study skills go hand in hand and it is always good to reinforce good study skills There are several for mal models for taking notes available online and probably from your campus librarian or tutoring center In general and whatever the subject matter you can review the concepts of an outline structure for information with subsequent thoughts being further indented than primary thoughts Establish an understanding of the purpose and nature of headings bulleted lists numbered lists and footnotes Explain how these con cepts translate to lectures and note taking so the student can grasp the systemic nature of the process of communicating information and appreciate the value of an organizational structure Battery Life The battery life of the LiveScribe Smartpen varies greatly depending on the quality setting you select for recording audio For extended periods of use it is recommended that you select Medi um or Low if possible Battery life varies but common battery life at Medium is approx
8. cribe Smartpen as a note taking device Primarily you should recognize that you don t need to transcribe every word but rather the exact op posite is what you want to do With the LiveScribe Smartpen you are simply marking moments um time that you can use as a recall point Remember e You don t need to transcribe every word e Focus on marking down key and significant moments e You are creating an audio recording first and foremost e The paper interface allows you to control your playback options e Using the pens is a creative learning process e Employ a structured set of symbols to allow you to easily mark down the key moments where significant information is being delivered B HTCTU I Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens Deployment Options There are several possible ways to deploy the LiveScribe Smartpen in an academic setting depending on the resources at hand The simplest and perhaps most common method is the single user option though you may find it advantageous or necessary to have a configu ration where several individuals are required to manage and use the LiveScribe Smartpen The one to one user is best when an individual student takes their own notes and reviews them with paper or via the computer Another scenario for one to one notetaking can also occur when a dedicated notetaker sends the electronic notes directly to a student via email Multiple users can benefit from the LiveScrib
9. cribe Desktop Welcome to Livescribe Desktop Livescribe Smartpen Update lll IS System 6355 MB E Apps 104 07 MB 4GB Files 72 8 MB L Free 3 21GB Remember the longer between synchronization and the more inten sive the use the data transfer sessions will also be longer If the notes will be distributed to other students in the class then it is probably a good idea to allow for a public posting at the Livescribe website or ensure that appropriate permissions and sharing rights have been established for the Livescribe Connect utility If you prefer you can limit access to the content on the Livescribe website so that only students enrolled in the class could access the materials Likewise you can take appropriate measures when you configure the Livescribe Connect settings With some editing and third party software like Myscript it is also possible to convert the notes into other formats for distribution such as plain text and MS Word documents as long as you are working with the Livescribe Desktop software Even without the third party software Myscript Livescribe Desktop can convert pages and sessions as MP4 s WAV s and digital images and PDF documents SKY users can still share information in differ ent formats but you will be limited to the offerings of Evernote and whatever customized workflows you can create with the Livescribe GQ HT CTU 17 Note Taking Accommodations with
10. e Smartpen via the Livescribe Connect feature Whenever an individual has finished taking notes with the LiveScribe Smartpen they can then upload the content to their online repository of choice In this way an entire class can benefit from the notes taken by one student or professional note taker Academic considerations for deployment e Single user model e Notetaker for single student model e Notetaker for many students model e Instructor prepared paper products e DSPS resources and capabilities for storage and maintenance Audio Settings If you are interested in using the LiveScribe Smartpen to record au dio remember to configure the audio settings for best performance in your environment The built in microphones in the pen body can be used to record and Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens the microphone within the earpieces can also be used to record au dio If you want to record audio and not have the ear plugs in your ears there is an included neck strap which allows you to hang the earphones around you neck and have the microphone optimally posi tioned for recording Memory savings can be achieved by lowering the audio quality which allows you to store more recordings on the pen at one time Whatever the audio quality you choose remember to upload the files to your desktop frequently in order to avoid prolonged data transfer sessions There are three audio recording quality settings low med
11. iomately five hours HTCTU y Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens Note Taking Strategies Obviously good handwriting can help you take good notes How ever even 1f you don t have the greatest handwriting the LiveScribe Smartpen can still be effectively used as a notetaking accommodation with a variety of strategies Structuring Written Information and Time There are many systems of taking notes and the LiveScribe Smart pen can be used to better facilitate all of them One of the primary concepts shared by all the note taking systems is the need for re viewing the information which is a natural ability of the LiveScribe Smartpen However it is up to the user to determine a navigation structure that will be useful for recall and further study Basic considerations for visual literacy and graphic layout can be helpful for students to understand Issues related to proximity align ment contrast and repetition can greatly affect the layout of student notes and the related study potential Because the Livescribe smartpens utilize a linear time structure to organize the information they record it is important to train stu dents not to go back and over write what they had written at an earlier time Such overlapping can cause ambiguity and confusion during playback and that is the opposite of learning Points of Reference Short form words and symbols can be created to represent key con cepts such as E
12. ium and high You have three audio microphone settings that you can set the Li vescribe smartpens to conference room lecture hall and automatic Avoid competing sources of audio such as air conditioner vents hiss ing radiators loud projector fans etc The Livescribe smartpens will generally record whatever is the loudest source of audio including the scritching of pen on paper One technique to minimize such un wanted audio interference 1s to use the neckstrap configured earbud microphone to record with Finally whatever configuration you use for recording remember to keep the microphone s unobstructed and pointed at the sound source whenever possible Tips for better audio e Configure the audio settings for each room environment Experi ment and test until you have determined the optimum settings e Use the built in microphone or the earbud microphone to record audio e Remember the included neck strap for the earbud microphones it will deliver the benefits of optimal recording without the pain of the earbuds 1n your ears e Memory savings can be achieved by lowering the audio recording quality e Upload your files frequently to avoid prolonged docking times You can record audio without a paper product by continuing to hold HTCTU 9 Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens 10 the power button for five seconds after powering it on Manual Dexterity Whatever your profi
13. lient to begin an email message At this time the MyScript application will not work with Sky SmartPen data Sharing Online You can easily and quickly share your notes via the LiveScribe Connector which al lows you to send the notes to a wide range of social media sites as well as email and HTCTU 21 Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens separate files for your computer as 9 New In Livescribe Desktop What s new in ivescribe desktop Lei ve H O acebook Fac Google Ca Livescribe Connect e Lee e Easily send notes and audio to people Evemote Ce Viet re ee ee Fog i jii Email DE Ge m 5 To set up Livescribe f connectors Simply drag and Connect click on one D ller drop your pages to of the connector icons G K the connector icons in Livescribe Desktop Leen Ka to quickly send or share them Show this window when Livescribe Desktop opens Livescribe Connector Workflow To share your content via the Livescribe Connector use the following steps 1 Take notes with the Pulse Smartpen 2 Dock the Pulse Smartpen in USB cradle 3 Transfer files from pen to Livescribe Desktop Software 4 Setup the LiveScribe Connector to access your distribution target 5 Right click the note you want to send and choose the appropriate Connector option CH Less Connectors Shortcuts History Help Sync Now Shortcut Name Connector Format SES Ss Folde
14. modations with LiveScribe SmartPens LiveScribe Smartpens Publisher Livescribe Inc 7677 Oakport St 12th Floor Oakland CA 94621 http www livescribe com Retail Cost 2 Gigabyte Echo 119 95 4 Gigabyte Sky WiFi 199 95 8 Gigabyte Sky WiFi Propack 249 95 System Requirements The LiveScribe Echo Smartpen requires a software aplication called Livescribe Desktop which can run in Windows XP Vista or Win dows 7 operating system as well as Mac OS X The Sky WiFi Smart pen works with Evernote For online content sharing and to register your LiveScribe Smartpen an internet connection is required B HTCTU 3 Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens Overview The LiveScribe Smartpen can be used in a variety of manners and in academic settings you are likely to encounter the LiveScribe Smartpen being used as a note taking tool for mainstream students as an accommodation for students with a disability who need a note taker as a source for alternate media and as an instructional tech nology This training will consider the LiveScribe Smartpen primar ily from the Note Taking perspective Description The LiveScribe Smartpen is a paper based computing platform that allows a user to create and interact with paper based information including the capability to create a unique combination of audio and paper based media that can be shared digitally allowing for a rich potential of interactivity a
15. most settings through the main sys tem menu that is available via any of the Nav Plus symbols located at the bottom of every page If you are working on paper where there is no Nav Plus control you can easily create your own Nav Plus Please consult the LiveScribe Smartpen User Manual for complete instructions on how to create and use the Nav Plus control Basic Nav Plus use and control should always be part of the basic training for all users Job Aids If the LiveScribe Smartpen will be used by student workers or by students with memory and recall deficits it 1s a good idea to create a simple instruction list or Job Aid that outlines the basic pen set tings and procedures for controlling them If there are specific rooms or lecture halls that present unique audio recording challenges you can make a specific job aid for each loca tion Likewise if notetakers will be taking notes for a student who has very specific needs a custom settings list can be created for each student GQ HT CTU 13 Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens 14 Pen Charging and Maintenance It is important whenever possible to always dock the LiveScribe Smartpen when not using it When the LiveScribe Smartpen is re moved from the docking cradle it is turned on by default It 1s impor tant to always turn the LiveScribe Smartpen off when removing it from the cradle or disconnecting it from the USB connector If a student is
16. moved from the LiveScribe Smartpen and moved to a special folder named Archives All notebook products must eventually end up in the archive once you have finished using the paper portion and you want to start a fresh notebook of the same type It is possible to delete notebook pages from the Evernote application Transmitting Audio Sessions and Pages There are two basic ways you can configure the exchange of informa tion for your Livescribe Smartpens depending on whether or not your pen supports the Livescribe Desktop software or not The new SKY pen does NOT support the Livescribe Desktop software and the options for exporting or converting notes taken with the SKY pen are noticeably more limited than the options afforded through the Li vescribe Desktop software In order to share and distribute your notes via the Livescrine Con nect utility you will need to configure the Livescribe Connector for your media service of choice or to determine where on your local computer to save the exported files You can transmit PDF based pencasts that include animation or you can export still image files of the notes or audio files GQ HT CTU 15 Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens e Livescribe Connect m Easily send notes and audio to people Evemote and destinations of your choice all from your paper or Livescribe Desktop g To set up Livescribe e Simply drag and Connect click on one goa drop y
17. nd creativity The LiveScribe Smartpen system is comprised of three basic com ponents the pen the paper and the electronic connection to the internet and your computer either LiveScribe Desktop software or Evernote Audio Jack USB Connector for charging Power Button Display Microphone Speaker Infrared Camera Replaceable Ink Cartridge LIVESCRIBE PEN The Pen is a simple computer housed in a pen body featuring refreshable memory an LCD display an audio port a microphone speaker and an infrared camera Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens LIVESCRIBE PAPER The Paper is ordinary paper with a very special pattern printed on it LIVESCRIBE DESKTOP The Livescribe Desktop is a software application that allows you to manage and share the content you create withyour Pule Smartpen EVERNOTE Evernote is a note taking application for Windows Mac Android and 108 EVERNOTE Recommended Uses The LiveScribe Smartpen is recommended for all students as a note taking device For students with certain diabilities the LiveScribe Smartpen can be used as a classroom accommodation There are certain considerations to keep in mind depending on whether you are using the LiveScribe Smartpen as a note taking accommodation or not Basic concepts of note taking and studying should always be understood and educating students on these fun damentals can be a powerful part of teaching them h
18. our pages to of the connector icons g the connector icons in Livescribe Desktop gt F RS to quickly send or i share them These connectors are only available LIVESCRIBE ECHO PULSE PAPER REPLAY CONNECT and NEVER MISS A WORD are trademarks of Livescribe Inc with Livascribe Connect Premium All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners Copyright 2007 2012 All rights reserved Show this window when Livescribe Desktop opens Connect allows you to send electronic versions of your notes to e Google Docs s Evernote s Kmail e Microsoft OneNote e Facebook e Mobile devices e Computer hard drive e and more It is important to notice the difference in capability between the new SKY pen and the previous Pulse and Echo models in terms of trans fering and converting your notes into different media formats The new SKY pen is much more limited in the types of media formats it can export and produce than the Livescribe Desktop software which will only work with the Echo and Pulse models 16 HTCTU Hy Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens Workflows for Note Taking In general the student schedule will determine the basic parameters of any given workflow A primary concern should always be the docking and recharging of the LiveScribe Smartpen as well as time for the media files to syn chronize between the LiveScribe Smartpen and the Livescribe Desk top software E Lives
19. ow to use the LiveScribe Smartpen HTCTU s Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens Related to the findamental concepts of good note taking are the basic aspects of proper studying Using the LiveScribe Smartpen can help remedy a disability that would otherwise interfere with a student s ability to take notes or it can be used to fully exploit the potential for learning In either case there is a need for a bigger plan and a sys tematic approach to the use of the LiveScribe Smartpen Consider e Basic concepts of notetaking e Basic concepts of using notes for studying Training students in notetaking and studying e Remedying disabilities as an accommodation e Fully exploiting the potential for instructional technology e Accessibility of electronic media by products As for the alternate media uses of the LiveScribe Smartpen there are the fundamental digital media types of audio and visual with the full range of potential derivitive formats and related workflows It 1s quite easy to export audio files and still images of pages and it is also possible to easily conduct handwriting recognition on your written pages as well Theoretically you could train Dragon to recognize the speech files but easy speech recognition remains an area for great improvement The instructional technology applications of the LiveScribe Smartpen are perhaps the most varied and interesting as 1t provides a novel approach to any su
20. r SSS HIE pencast PNG Image Evernote Evernote M4A Audio Facebook Facebook Pencast iPad MyLivescoibe Pencast iPhone MyLivesoibe Pencast We Computer Pencast POF Microsoft OneNote Microsoft OneNote Pencast PDF Images 22 HTCTU amp Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens Select Page Viewer You will see a button that will allow you to upload image files of your notes Audio Select Audio to upload audio files of your notes or to upload a combination of your audio files and recorded strokes as a PDF pencast Click the Upload button and follow the prompts Your content will be uploaded to the designated location Etext Single pages are sent to the Myscript ICR application Basic edits are performed in Myscript before saving as a plain text file or MS Word file or alternatively files can be saved as MS Word files for further proofing and clean up Image Cleaned and converted ICR results are saved as MS Word or RTF From the Livescribe Desktop software export the page as an image file or export the session as an MP4 Audio Open the M4A in 1Tunes or Windows Media Player Utilizing the ID3 tag editor copy and paste the ICR results into the Lyrics field Insert the page image for the Album Art Save resulting file with meaningful name and share final file HTCTU 23 HTCTC High Tech Center Training Unit www htctu net
21. rded audio Naming Conventions The paper products for use with LiveScribe Smartpen are all pre named according to a color and number sequence The paper products are available as lined or unlined Notebooks Journals and Notepads Each type of notebook will have a numerical assignment as in Lined Journal 3 HTCTU y Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens It is important that you never use more than one instance of any numbered notebook journal or notepad at a time Once any paper product has been completely filled either get another paper product with a different number or else archive the filled pa per product prior to using the new paper product While each notebook has a pre determined name and number you can rename the notebooks once they have been archived to help distinguish the contents It is recommended that you use descriptive names and include date ranges if possible Deleting Media At the current time it is impossible to completely delete your Li vescribe Smartpen paper products It is possible to delete the audio recordings but there is always a visual asset of your notes left on the host computer Audio files can be deleted from the Livescribe Desktop software under the Sessions view When you archive your printed notebooks from the page viewer the corresponding audio files will be removed from the LiveScribe Smartpen Written information can be Archived where it 1s re
22. vescribe Desktop software You can send your content through Facebook email Evernote or convert it to HTML Images amp PDF While the LiveScribe Smartpen actually records every stroke you make with the pen it is currently only possible to export a single composite of all the strokes asa finished page This can be exported as a PDF file or as a digital image file in the PNG format Pages can also be copied into the system clipboard and pasted as an image into another application Audio Information As for audio information you have the ability to export an M4A It is recommended that when you export as an M4A file remember this format allows for a transcript to be embedded in the audio file as well as the page image Etext In order to harvest etext from the LiveScribe Smartpen he Myscript software from the Vision Objects website om ou will need to purchase http www visionobjects With the Myscript software installed you will see a new option in the Livescribe Desktop software interface that allows you to send your page to Myscript for ICR processing Unlike OCR Optical Character Recognition ICR actually considers the strokes that make up each character to try and determine what the character is supposed to be The Myscript software will allow you to save the ICR results as a plain text file ora Rich Text File RTF Alternatively you can send the results directly into MS Word or into the default email c
23. xam Question Action Item Homework Assign ment Due Date etc The idea is that you can create a quick visual reference that will be linked to the audio being recorded which al lows the student to return and study the notes After you have made a mark referencing the spoken lecture you can then provide more detail or be prepared for the next key point Sample reference points interesting look into this further research H homework assignment blah blah blah exam question Referencing moments in time is a simple but important concept for students to understand The more time references a student makes HTCTU 11 Note Taking Accommodations with LiveScribe SmartPens 12 the finer the level of control they will have during the playback and studying sessions Preparation There are bound to be many different teaching styles encountered in any individual s college career Inevitably every student is faced with that peculiar example of faculty who is extremely organized and always well prepared including having an agenda or outline of each class meeting lecture far in advance of every class meeting Such situations are ideal for taking notes with the LiveScribe Smartpen The lecture outline can be written down in advance allowing plenty of space on the page for supplemental information When the class meeting occurs the student then records the audio of the lecture and makes a note of ke
24. y points and details that flesh out the lecture outline Even 1f you or your student are not lucky enough to have such a well organized and prepared instructor there are ways you can help improve your preparedness as a note taker Arrive early and get good seating so you can see the board and hear clearly e Making sure your LiveScribe Smartpen is regularly docked between uses will help ensure that it is charged and ready to use e Allow extra space around your notes for easier legibility and playback control which will also provide you with more powerful options for further studying e The student should read class materials in advance and try to be caught up with the subject matter in order to most efficiently make note of what is being presented Remind the student that after a few lectures most instructors reveal much of their teaching style and alterations to the setting can be made to enhance the quality of audio recording such as seating posl tion latency settings and audio recording quality settings Memory Backup In addition to the ability to record written notes and improve the effectiveness of traditional note taking strategies the LiveScribe Smartpen allows you to effectively back up the audio of a lecture as an audio recording However instead of a static linear rendition you have the ability to create your own interface for referencing the content of the audio This can go far in relieving student
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