[Athen] Livescribe and note taking

Lisa Brandt lisa.brandt1 at pcc.edu
Fri Nov 7 09:29:56 PST 2014


Thanks, Keith, but I believe ours are out of warranty.

On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 8:42 AM, Keith Kolander <KKolander at stchas.edu> wrote:


> Lisa,

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> If you have pens with dimmed out display screens,

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> you should be able to get a replacement if they are still

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> under warranty (2 years). I’ve had to do this with several pens

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> we had.

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> Keith

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> Keith Kolander

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> Adaptive Technology Specialist

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> St. Charles Community College

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> Cottleville, MO 63376

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> 636 922-8492

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> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On

> Behalf Of *Lisa Brandt

> *Sent:* Thursday, November 06, 2014 4:42 PM

> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network

> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Livescribe and note taking

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> Hi Lorraine,

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> We have both a student loaner program and a faculty UD pilot at PCC.

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> We limit students to checking out the pens for one term only, since this

> is meant to be a "try-before-you-buy" courtesy loan, so that they can see

> if they are helpful enough for them to buy their own. We also have a number

> of pens with failed screens that otherwise work well, and students are

> permitted to check those out for multiple terms. So far we've had no

> students who want to check those out, though.

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> We're using the 4 GB Echo for student loaners, and 8 GB Echo for faculty

> loaners. I have tried to help a couple of people who bought one of the

> newer wifi models, but they have proven exceedingly difficult to set up (at

> least on the network we have here). As you probably know, the Livescribe 3

> cannot be used without an iOS device, so we don't recommend that model for

> general use.

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> We also have high demand for the pens, and have been purchasing more each

> term. Students receive 20-30 minutes of training upon checkout. They are

> always very enthusiastic about the pens, but I have seen many pens returned

> with only a couple of note pages used. We are looking into what's happening

> and ways to address that.

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> It can be difficult to get the pens returned on time. Either students

> don't want to give them up, or they are too easily lost because of their

> size. Although we prefer that students return the pen that they originally

> checked out, we do allow them to purchase a replacement for us if they

> don't want to bother with moving to a new pen.

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> To mitigate the scratching sound mentioned by Jane Berk, we also have

> Livescribe 3D Recording Headset available for checkout:

> http://amzn.com/B007JUS330 These are earbuds with embedded stereo

> microphones.

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> Our UD pilot program allows interested faculty members to check out a pen

> with the condition that any notes created are shared with all students in

> the class. Some instructors use the pen to create materials; others have a

> student or notetaker take notes. We then survey the students toward the end

> of the term to see whether they used the notes and found them useful.

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> Please let me know if you have any questions!

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>

> Lisa

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> Lisa Brandt, PCC Disability Services

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> Accessibility Technician

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> Alternate Media Formats Technician

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> 971-722-4366

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> SY CC 260

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Lisa
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Lisa Brandt, PCC Disability Services
Accessibility Technician
Alternate Media Formats Technician
971-722-4366
SY CC 260
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