[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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> --
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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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