[Athen] Live Scribe smart pen issues

Wink Harner foreigntype at gmail.com
Mon Aug 27 10:39:53 PDT 2018


Robert et al,

One of the challenges of the two different LS3 Pens is that students have
experienced problems using the bluetooth link in classrooms (electronic
interference which is not under the student's control) and that the
recording onto a cellphone eats up the battery and phone storage capacity
quickly. The advantage is that the cell phone can pick up a wider sound
array than the onboard recording device of the Echo pen itself. The onboard
audio recorder in the Echo pen works efficiently with the linking of
writing and audio files. Much easier (IMHO) than the process used by the
LS3 pens.

My thoughts, for what they're worth.

Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type

Portland OR
foreigntype at gmail.com
480-984-0034

This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive
quirks, misrecognitions, or errata .


On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 9:38 AM Robert Spangler <rspangler1 at udayton.edu>
wrote:


> We currently have the Echo pens and haven't experienced many issues with

> them, but yes the desktop software has been a real pain in the neck. What

> are the differences between the Livescribe 3 pen and Echo pen? Is there a

> significant cost difference?

>

>

> On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 6:44 PM Connie Hackett <cmhackett at stcc.edu> wrote:

>

>> We were having all kinds of issues with the echo pens so we switch to the

>> Livescribe 3 pens which are great. These pens work with an app on

>> smartphones. Our students love them and we are in the process of purchasing

>> more of these pens to loan out to our students.

>>

>> Sent from my iPhone

>>

>> On Aug 24, 2018, at 6:13 PM, Leyna Bencomo <lbencomo at uccs.edu> wrote:

>>

>> I gave up on getting Echo desktop for students on my loaned smart pens.

>> Too many issues. It’s been awhile since I have tried. Currently, I lend

>> out pens every semester. Students use them to take notes and record. They

>> use the paper notebook and the pen to listen. We don’t use the upload to

>> the computer for anything. At the end of the semester, if they request it,

>> I will copy the pen to an audio pdf for them and give it to them. I erase

>> the pens every semester and we move on.

>>

>>

>>

>> If a student buys their own personal pen, that is a different story but

>> for loaners, the accommodation is to help with notetaking. They get that

>> benefit using the notebook and pen without Echo desktop. The virtual

>> notebooks are nice but most of my students buy the $8.25 3-subject physical

>> notebook and find that sufficient.

>>

>>

>>

>> Regards,

>>

>>

>>

>> Leyna Bencomo

>>

>> Assistive Technology Specialist

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>> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On

>> Behalf Of *Hegney, Shaun

>> *Sent:* Friday, August 24, 2018 3:05 PM

>> *To:* 'athen-list at u.washington.edu' <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

>> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Live Scribe smart pen issues

>>

>>

>>

>> Hmm I’ve had similar issues in the past I’ve had some luck with

>> reinstalling echo desktop. I’ve also had to back up a pen and then reset /

>> update the firmware.

>>

>>

>>

>> *Shaun Hegney*

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>> Disability Support Services

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>> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On

>> Behalf Of *Kluesner, Bryon

>> *Sent:* Friday, August 24, 2018 1:59 PM

>> *To:* 'athen-list at u.washington.edu' <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

>> *Subject:* [Athen] Live Scribe smart pen issues

>>

>>

>>

>> Hi all,

>>

>>

>>

>> I am having difficulties with live scribe not letting a student update

>> her pen. She gets an error message that her existing account is not valid.

>> She just registered the pen yesterday and the Echo desktop is giving her

>> problems. I was able to archive and share her nots from my Echo desktop,

>> but her Echo desktop will not recognize the pen.

>>

>>

>>

>> Any suggestions or advise?

>>

>>

>>

>> As always, thanks!

>>

>>

>>

>> Bryon

>>

>>

>>

>> *Bryon Kluesner, RhD*

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