Livescribe

This must be the week for smart pens. First, I am given a Fly Fusion Pen and now I come across Livescribe. Check out the animations at the link provided to see 3 ways the Livescribe pen can be used. Thanks to The Fischbowl and Jeff for this one.

FLY Fusion Computer Pen

At NYSCATE, we received a Fly Fusion Computer Pen in our registration materials. Take notes on the "fly" and then come home and plug in your pen to your computer (USB). Somehow the pen remembers what you wrote and you can download the image of your notebook to your computer. You can also convert your written notes into a word document but that takes a bit of practice before you get it right. Plug in headphones to the pen and listen to some mp3's. Better yet, create your own since the pen can also serve as a music studio. And by the way, it has dictionary and translation capabilities as well. Click on my "fly-written" notes above to see page one of my notes from the Keynote Address by Gary Marx, author of 16 Trends.

NYSCATE DAY 2

Reporting from Day 2 at NYSCATE Conference. David Jakes, presenting on digital storytelling. One of the new tools of this trade is an online movie editing tool called Jumpcut. I also attended a Smart Tech (makers of SmartBoard) session on the Senteo personal response system. These are the "clickers" that students can use to answer quick polls, test and quiz questions then immediately graph, chart the data. Students can be tracked and you can immediately see how well your lesson went. Checking for understanding never became more meaningful because now you have actual data from ALL your students.