Comments on: Top 5 Tech Gadgets to Support Learning at Home and in School

By: Marisa Kaplan

Marisa Kaplan — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:13:22 +0000

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By: Marisa Kaplan

Marisa Kaplan — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:55:50 +0000

Gosh! Today’s comments are making me so happy. Renee – the way you are using it is so smart and I am impressed that your district was able to purchase 40 pens. The truth is that is all you need, teaching students respect over shared equipment is half the fun anyway! It’s really cool to use livescribes to support absent students, but even moreso to support the ones who are present and truly struggle with note-taking abilities. Impressive work, thanks for sharing!

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:09:49 +0000

I used a Livescribe pen the same way for my HS special education English classes last year. After teaching, I posted the audio notes to my Moodle account. I loved being able to say to a student who was absent that they could just go online to see the lesson they missed. I also taught the students how to use e pen in conjunction with my note giving. My district was able to purchase about 40 pens for the department and now I get to sign them out to students.

By: Marisa Kaplan

Marisa Kaplan — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:49:21 +0000

What a brilliant way to use this tool! A major recurring issue for students is that they cannot remember what was said/taught/worked on during class time. Then when they go to practice a skill for homework, they have limited resources. This gives students a real chance to be successful at home. I’m so glad you wrote in about this!
-Marisa

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:29:57 +0000

As a teacher, I love the LiveScribe Pen. During class, I use it in conjunction with a document camera. Later, I’m able to download the written notes with corresponding audio to my class website. Students can then access the lesson at home.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:57:38 +0000

This isn’t a gadget so much as a free tool, but there is a free service called mailVU which is great for language training. It allows teachers and students to record and send video email privately to each other. The student can practice speaking their language assignment and then send it to the teacher’s email address. It’s easy to use and completely free.

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By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:28:54 +0000

FYI – Autosummary doesn’t exist on MicroSoft 2010.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:57:43 +0000

The issue with Speak Naturally and Dragon is cost. Windows 7 has a free speak to text feature. Simply go to your control panel and search “speech recognition.”