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Supplementing Classroom Instruction with Pencasts

This presentation by Vinnie Gupta from RIT explores the integration of Livescribe Smart Pens into classroom instruction, focusing on their functionality in recording audio and handwritten notes on special dot paper. The synchronized notes and audio create a "Pencast" file that can be easily replayed using Livescribe Desktop software. The smart pen is useful in various academic, business, and creative contexts, offering a natural tactile feel and portability. Real-world applications and case studies from a Mechanics II course illustrate its effectiveness in problem-solving sessions and note management.

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Supplementing Classroom Instruction with Pencasts

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  1. Supplementing Classroom Instruction with Pencasts Vinnie Gupta Mechanical Engineering @RIT

  2. What is a Smart Pen ? • Livescribe Echo or Pulse • Records what you hear and write • You write on special dot-paper • Audio and Notes are synchronized • Information is stored in “Pencast” file • Pencast is replayed using free Livescribe Desktop software

  3. Echo Smartpen Package

  4. Echo Smartpen

  5. Dot Paper (Anoto AB Pattern)

  6. Where can it be used ? • Academic: Lecture Notes • Business: Meeting Notes • Creative: Sketches with audio commentary • How-Tos • . . .

  7. Where did I use it? • Winter quarter (20102) • Mechanics II course • Problem Solving Sessions • Class Example (MyCourses) • Homework Problem (Email)

  8. 4-step Problem Solving Method (PDFS) • Parse: identify knowns & unknowns • Draw: draw a suitable diagram • Formulate: write relevant equations • Solve: solve the equation set

  9. Problem Statement If the length of one side of a triangle is 22”, and the angles at its two ends are 25 and 40, find the other two side lengths.

  10. Demonstration • Create notes and audio • Upload to a PC • Replay as a Pencast file

  11. Concluding Remarks • Used it in the 2nd half of Winter quarter • Uploaded each class example file to MyCourses • Emailed a HW problem solution to an individual student upon request • Do not have data to comment on its usefulness

  12. Concluding Remarks (contd.) • Tactile feel is natural – unlike writing or drawing on a tablet PC • Pen is • Low cost ~ $200 • Portable ~ regular pen without pocket clip • Large Storage ~ 400 hours audio • Uploading or replaying is easy • Can speed up or down the replay

  13. Comments / Questions ? • Supplement instruction ? • Replace instruction ? • Assist a student ?

  14. What is smart about pen? • Dot pattern identifies specific location on a page in a notebook • Write or draw or both • Link audio to notes • Annotate a recording later • Built-in apps (calculator, piano …)

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