Alternative Note-Taking Strategies Using Technology

Kamran RasulDirector of Assistive Technology

Columbia Basin Collegekrasul@columbiabasin.edu |509-543-1448

Kamran Rasul, Director of Assistive Technology

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Kamran Rasul, Assistive Technology Specialist

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1. Rationale2. Research3. Evaluation4. Conclusion

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• Cost saving measures

• Alternate options

• Self Interest

Rationale

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Kamran Rasul, Director of Assistive Technology

Evaluation

Livescribe

AudioNotes

IRIS-Notes

NoteBook

SonocentMicrosoft Word Notebook/OneNote

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Technology Likes Challenges

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Evaluation

IrisNotes 2

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IrisNotes 2

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http://www.irislink.com/c2-2353-189/IRISNotes-2---

Digital-Pen.aspx

IRISNotes Likes Challenges• Your handwritten notes in

digital text.• Store up to 100 A4/letter

size pages on any kind of paper.

• Export your notes on your PC and Mac using the USB connection or to mobile devices.

• Functions like an ink pen.

• Use any types or sized paper.

• Converts hand written text to digital text.

• Multiple note export options.

• The capture paper clip can only clip one page at a time.

• The clip requires charging.

• Has no audio recording capability.

• Price.

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IrisNotes 2

Livescribe 3

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Livescribe 3

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http://store.livescribe.com/

Livescribe 3 Likes Challenges• Provides a balanced,

smooth writing experience.• Notes appear instantly on

smart devices using the Livescribe+ mobile app.

• Now it looks and feels like an ink pen.

• Uses Bluetooth transfer to IOS devices.

• No scribing sound.• Very light in weight.• 14 hours battery life.• Multiple ways to

export audio.• Notes can be

organized, tagged, searchable and converted to electronic text.

• Audio can only be captured using IOS devices.

• Currently unavailable for Android or Microsoft smart devices.

• Price.• Storage is dependent on

the availability IOS device.

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Livescribe 3

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Microsoft Word Notebook/OneNote

Price Ranges: $70 to $220

MS Word Notebook/OneNote Likes Challenges

• Use your computer's built-in microphone to record audio sync with taking notes.

• The play back recording is associated with the note.

• Included with Microsoft Office for Apple and PCs.

• Free OneNote on multiple devices.

• Flexible.• Audio can be

exported, separately from text recording.

• Large storage capacity.

• Price.

• Available for Microsoft Office products.

• Requires external microphone to guarantee audio clarity.

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Microsoft Word Notebook/OneNote

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AudioNote

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AudioNotehttp://

luminantsoftware.com/iphone/audionote.html

iOS: $4.99Mac: $4.99

Android: $4.99Windows: $19.95

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AudioNotes Likes Challenges

• Synchronize notes with audio with devices using keyboard or with stylus support.

• Available on iPad, iPhone, Androids or Windows.

• Very flexible.• Automatically indexes your

meetings, lectures, interviews, or study sessions.

• Support text, drawings, and photos highlight during playback.

• Typing instead of penning which leads to quicker to capture.

• Affordable.

• Requires external microphone to guarantee audio clarity.

AudioNote

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Notebook 4

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Notebook 4http://www.circusponies.com/

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NoteBook (Circus Ponies) Likes Challenges

• Voice-Annotated Notes Power-Outliners and Freeform Note Takers.

• Supports both desktop and IOS smart devices and Livescribe.

• Diagram or Sketch.• Mark Up PDFs or

Comments.• Clip Web Pages, E-mails.

• Does not support Android and Microsoft devices.

• Price.

Notebook 4

Import a PowerPoint

Notes (typed or use Dragon-Speak)

Import Audio or Record live

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Sonocent

Import a PowerPoint

Notes (typed or use Dragon-Speak)

Import Audio or Record live

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Sonocenthttp://www.sonocent.com/en/buy

Sonocent Likes Challenges

• Audio Notetaker splits recordings up into individual phrases and displays them on screen as a bar.

• Import audio. • Record through a mic.• Text to speech support.• Visual audio color coding. • Import and link to other

documents. • Organization and search engine.• Screen capture.• LiveScribe support.• Video extract. • Presentation capture mode and

record through speakers.

• Supports PC, Apple & network license.

• Organize audio, visual and text in one space.

• Ability to color code and snip out audio.

• Allow for activate learning.

• Requires external microphone to ensure audio clarity.

• Requires organizing audio, visual and text.

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Go Mic by Samson

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Flashnotes

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Conclusion

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Kamran Rasul, Director of Assistive Technology

Alternative Note-Taking Strategies Using Technology

Kamran RasulDirector of Assistive Technology

Columbia Basin Collegekrasul@columbiabasin.edu |509-543-1448