1. Pulse Pen for Assistive Technology Adrienne Foster, Ph.D. Director, DSP&S Spring 2010 Tech Fair

2. Session Abstract  The Pulse Pen, the latest development, in pen- based computers, provides promising potential for students in a variety of contexts and presents an innovative approach to designing and delivering instructional media. Providing a unique combination of audio, visual, and kinesthetic learning modalities, the Pulse Pen also presents several challenges in terms of accessibility. Participants of the session will learn the principles of using the Pulse Pen in a classroom setting, utilizing techniques for effective note-taking and studying, and converting Pulse Pen content to other formats.

3. Using the Pulse Smartpen as a Note-taking Accommodation: Overview  Reasons for note-taking accommodations  Principles for use in class settings  Techniques for effective note-taking

4. Reasons for Note-taking Accommodations  Students with multiple disabilities qualify for note-taking  Motivations for using notes vary – absence to LD  Accessibility concerns of electronic notes  Studying is ultimate common benefit

5. Strategies Note-taker to Note Reader Ratio  Single student model  One to one model  Group distribution Storage and Data Management  Security, charging, archiving, media conversion  Staff, student workers, independent students

6. Principles for Use in Classroom Settings  Legal clearance  Define context: note-taking vs. test taking  Avoiding audio distractions (cheating them)  Maintaining good perspective: can you hear me now?

7. Techniques for Effective Note-taking  Advance preparation  Knowledge of note-taking techniques  Understanding of graphic layout principles  Use of symbols, short hand, icons, punctuation, etc.  Power of “doodles” in notes

8. In the end…  Effective note-taking enhances the power of the Pulse Pen  Audio recording serves as “memory backup”  Online distribution adds powerful communications option for teachers and instructional designers

9. Now, the Pulse Smart Pen: Overview  Basic Concepts of the Pulse Smartpen  Livescribe-Dot Paper  Notebooks  Input & Output Capabilities

10. Basic Concepts  Pen as Computer  Paper as interface  Livescribe Desktops  Digital Ink

11. Livescribe Videos  Livescribe.com http://www.livescribe.com/index.html  Original You Tube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJNWIOhSyhA  Sample Pencast: http://www.livescribe.com/cgi- bin/WebObjects/LDApp.woa/wa/MLSOverviewPage?s id=6cQ6TlldMgSw http://www.livescribe.com/cgi- bin/WebObjects/LDApp.woa/wa/MLSOverviewPage?s id=6cQ6TlldMgSw

12. Notebooks  Lined and unlined notebooks, journals, blanks  Single subject and mulit-subject  Printable notebooks  Color-coded, numerically organized

13. Data Paths  Single student user  Single student accommodation  Multiple student accommodation  Instructional technology