[Athen] Transcription Aid for Dragon

[Stacy L. Smith]

Wink -

Thanks for the response!  I wanted to clarify, though - are you using
Dragon alone, or Dragon with this Transcription Aid program?

Stacy

Quoting Wink Harner <wink.harner at mcmail.maricopa.edu>:


> Stacy et al in Athenland,

>

> I personally use it the one with Dragon and several of our students

> use

> similar ones for class note transcriptions. One student has used a

> stand-alone speech-to-text digital recorder (panasonic, I think)

> which

> works extremely well for his needs.  There is some editing involved

> in

> both cases, but with the new Version 9 of Dragon the headache factor

> has

> been much reduced! Our student who uses the panasonic (it's RRUS360

> model) has raved over the practicality & usability of it. You can

> listen

> to it as an audio file and with the software installed on your PC,

> the

> recorder hooks up via a USB connection and the transcription is

> pretty

> automatic. Some editing would be necessary, but with a copy of the

> notes

> from class, it's not that hard to correct.

>

> Hope this is helpful.

>

> Wink

> Ms. Wink Harner

> Manager

> Disability Resources & Services

> Mesa Community College

>

>

>

>

> Stacy L. Smith wrote:

>

> >Has anyone seen/heard of/used this product?  Its purpose is to take

> >audio files, run them through Dragon, and then provide you with

> >transcription software to correct the transcript as you listen to

> the

> >audio.  It's supposed to work with Dragon to improve accuracy as you

> >correct the transcript.

> >

>

>http://www.transcriptiongear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=TRANSAID-SGL&Category_Code=DIGITRANS-TOP&Product_Count=1

> >

> >I'd love to have some kind of process by which I can create

> transcripts

> >for recorded lectures without having to type out every word (or

> listen

> >and then speak to Dragon).  This *sounds* wonderful....but sometimes

> >things that sound great, aren't.  I'm really interested in hearing

> your

> >feedback.

> >

> >Thanks,

> >Stacy

> >

> >

> >

> >Stacy Smith

> >Adaptive Technology Specialist

> >Disability Support Services

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> >Kansas State University

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> >Email:  stacylee at ksu.edu

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Stacy Smith
Adaptive Technology Specialist
Disability Support Services
202 Holton Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS  66506
Phone:  785-532-6441
FAX:  785-532-6457
Email:  stacylee at ksu.edu

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