LiveScribe Pen

            Many students and individuals with learning disabilities face troubles with auditory processing skills along with fine motor skills.  Imagine being a student in class, listening to a lecture, but your hand cannot keep up with the teacher to take notes because she is talking too fast or you are unable to stay focused for long periods of time.  Some people take for granted the ability to read, write and think all at once.  Unfortunately, not all students have that ability.

The newest assistive technology available on the market for students who are struggling in this area is called the LiveScribe Pen.  Students now have the ability to record the lesson or lecture at hand, and take short hand notes at the same time.  This pen also allows you to sync the audio recordings directly to your iCloud services so that you can go back and listen to them later on.  Having this new technology can be extremely useful for students when taking guided notes for an upcoming test.  Students can take short hand notes while recording the lesson, then go home and listen to the lecture to help them study and recall what the notes were about.  The LiveScribe 3 smartpen costs about $150 and is accessible with Android and iOS software.  To find out more information click here.