[Athen] Handwriting recognition apps for iPhone

[Nettie Fischer]

I was just playing with an app called WritePad.  I wrote something, and, it
transcribed to text, next step:  sent it to myself via email and tadaa -
copied and pasted into a word document.  I realize this take quite few
steps but it does transcribe to editable text.  Oops on me, I cannot
remember if it was a free app or fee app.

Nettie's nickel.


On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Heidi Scher <hascherdss at gmail.com> wrote:


> Thank you one and all!  I really appreciate the info. Didn't know that

> VoiceOver in iOS 7 has  handwriting recognition. We'd thought about the

> Livescribe 3. Since she doesn't need to record, it seems wiser to look for

> an alternative vs paying so much for the pen.

>

> Hi Nettie,  This person can write, but she's looking for a way to write

> her information and then have it automatically changed to a typed text that

> can be manipulated (re-arranged).

>

> Stay warm & safe!

> Heidi

>

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> On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Nettie Fischer <nettiet at gmail.com> wrote:

>

>> Not osure if I am off the intent of the topic but, if this person can

>> write, how about using the free google drive to write down and have it save

>> to the google drive account.?  Maybe a silly question, but just wondering

>>

>> Nettie's nickel

>>

>>

>> On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Sean Keegan <skeegan at stanford.edu>wrote:

>>

>>> A colleague and I played with the Livescribe 3 pen for a short time when

>>> it first was released a few months ago. Very cool potential and it had

>>> decent recognition for handwriting for the mobile device.

>>>

>>> That said, we have not had the best success with the SmartPen 3 in an

>>> academic setting. The audio recording functionality is the mobile device

>>> itself (iPhone, iPad, etc.), so the capability is dependent on that device.

>>> Additionally, we had situations where the pen and mobile device became

>>> disconnected (i.e., no longer sync'ed) in the middle of a recording session

>>> resulting in a loss of notes. It was not clear if the app crashed or if it

>>> was between the pen and the device. Finally, the pen and device stopped

>>> functioning completely and we had to return the pen. It would not be a

>>> pleasant experience for a student.

>>>

>>> There is a new Livescribe+ app update now available, but we went back to

>>> the Echo pens. Fewer things to go wrong in the middle of a lecture.

>>>

>>> Here are a few options to consider:

>>>

>>> MyScript Memo (Free)

>>> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myscript-memo/id446368116?mt=8

>>> Has good reviews

>>>

>>> WritePad ($4.99)

>>> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/writepad/id293033512?mt=8#

>>> Reviews are average at best

>>>

>>> Penultimate from Evernote

>>> http://evernote.com/penultimate/whats_new/ios/

>>> Has good reviews

>>>

>>> Penultimate is a REALLY nice app, but it does require Evernote sync'ing

>>> to get the handwriting recognition. I am not sure how well it would work

>>> for an iPhone. It works well for the iPad as there is a larger screen for

>>> writing.

>>>

>>>

>>> Take care,

>>> Sean

>>>

>>>

>>> On Jan 27, 2014, at 12:08 PM, "Robert Espero" <roberte at uci.edu> wrote:

>>>

>>> The only thing I’ve seen promising is the Livescribe+ App, but it means

>>> having to purchase a Livescribe SmartPen 3.

>>>

>>> http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/smartpen/ls3/

>>>

>>> Check out the video. It’s pretty informative.

>>>

>>> *From:* athen-list-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-

>>> list-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of *Heidi Scher

>>> *Sent:* Monday, January 27, 2014 11:52 AM

>>> *To:* ATHEN listserv

>>> *Subject:* [Athen] Handwriting recognition apps for iPhone

>>>

>>> Has anyone found a good handwriting recognition app for the iPhone? We

>>> have a student who needs to be able to write the information, but then have

>>> it change to text.

>>>

>>> Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!

>>>

>>> Heidi

>>>

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>>> Associate Director

>>> Center for Educational Access

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