[Athen] Live Scribe smart pen issues

[Spade, Maria]

Hello all. For anyone who was looking into myscript, they are no longer offering it (see message below from their rep). If anyone knows of another add-on that will transfer handwriting to text please let me know.

Since the beginning of 2018, we don't support anymore the application plug-in MyScript for Livescribe.

Our focus is on Nebo and Calculator 2 development and we have a lot of projects for our user community. To support this investment, we decided to remove the previous app generation
https://myscript.com/retired-apps/

We announced this to Livescribe middle of 2017 and if you see on their website there is no mention to our plug-in (they took the different activities to don't offer this plug-in).

Sorry for this, we will no plan to offer any other replacement or new plug-in for this digital pen.

Thanks for your understanding.

Best regards,
MyScript Apps
https://twitter.com/MyScriptApps

Thank you,

Maria Spade

Adaptive Technology Specialist
Pronouns: She, her, hers

Stockton University
Learning Access Program<https://www.stockton.edu/lap>, J-204
101 Vera King Farris Drive
Galloway, NJ 08205
609.652.4988



From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Wink Harner
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2018 3:50 PM
To: athen-list at u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: [Athen] Live Scribe smart pen issues

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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
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On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 11:41 AM Robert Spangler <rspangler1 at udayton.edu<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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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Columbia Basin College
Assistive Technology Center
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From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu<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<mailto:lbencomo at uccs.edu>
http://www.uccs.edu/~it/

From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu<mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu>> On Behalf Of Hegney, Shaun
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2018 3:05 PM
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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
(509)-533-3544
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From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu<mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu>> On Behalf Of Kluesner, Bryon
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2018 1:59 PM
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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
Disability Resource Center
Adjunct Professor
College of Health, Education & Professional Studies


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