[Athen] Live Scribe smart pen issues

[Robert Spangler]

Is this an add-on to the Smart Pen Echo Desktop software?


On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 2:00 PM Wink Harner <foreigntype at gmail.com> wrote:


> Robert et al,

>

> There is an add-on program for handwriting recognition for the LS & Echo

> pens that converts the handwritten notes transferred to a desktop or laptop

> computer to text files. Or the handwritten notes can be transferred to a

> computer and just saved as-is to pdfs in handwritten format.

>

> Does that help?

> Wink Harner

> Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production

> The Foreign Type

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> Portland OR

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>

> On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 10:52 AM Robert Spangler <rspangler1 at udayton.edu>

> wrote:

>

>> How do you extract notes from the pen to PDF?

>>

>>

>> On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 10:08 AM Place, Vicki <vplace at columbiabasin.edu>

>> wrote:

>>

>>> We also do similar.  We loan the book and pen and at the end of the

>>> quarter, if they want their notes, we extract them to a PDF and send them

>>> to the student through Canvas.  We never let them use Echo desktop.  There

>>> can be too may issues and we do not want to have to troubleshoot for them.

>>> It is a simple and effective process.

>>>

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>>> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu]

>>> *On Behalf Of *Leyna Bencomo

>>> *Sent:* Friday, August 24, 2018 3:13 PM

>>> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network

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

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> 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

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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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>>> *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

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