[Athen] Live Scribe smart pen issues

[Wink Harner]

Yes. It's called MyScript. Here's a link: https://www.myscript.com/


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 11:41 AM Robert Spangler <rspangler1 at udayton.edu>
wrote:


> 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

>>

>> 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 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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>>>>

>>>> *Vicki Place*

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>>>> *Columbia Basin College*

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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

>>>>

>>>> Assistive Technology Specialist

>>>>

>>>> Office of Information Technology

>>>>

>>>> *University of Colorado Colorado Springs*

>>>>

>>>> 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215

>>>>

>>>> Colorado Springs, CO 80918

>>>>

>>>> (719) 255-4202 / lbencomo at uccs.edu

>>>>

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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*

>>>>

>>>> *Program Specialist 2*

>>>>

>>>> Disability Support Services

>>>>

>>>> Spokane Falls Community College

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>>>>

>>>> Shaun.Hegney at sfcc.spokane.edu

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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*

>>>>

>>>> *Adaptive Technology Coordinator*

>>>>

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> Robert Spangler

> Disability Services Technical Support Specialist

> rspangler1 at udayton.edu

> Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023

> Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC)

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