Livescribe Pulse Smartpen

The Livescribe Pulse Smartpen is the brainchild of CEO and Livescribe founder, Jim Marggraff, who is probably best known for creating the LeapPad and the LeapFrog FLY Pentop Computer.

Mr. Marggraff has taken that technology to new heights and a new audience with the Pulse Smartpen.

The Pulse Smartpen combines all four modes of communication - reading, writing, speaking, and listening - in a simple, low cost, and convenient format of pen and paper. While taking notes during a lecture or discussion, the smartpen records the conversation and digitizes the handwriting, automatically syncing the ink and audio. By later tapping the ink, the smartpen replays the conversation from the exact moment the note was written. Notes and audio can then be uploaded to a PC, where they can be replayed, saved, searched, and shared - perfect for allowing home-bound students or students who were absent from class to hear AND see the lecture or assignment explanation.

Visit www.edlivescribe.com, a blog by our colleague and mathcast whiz, Tim Fahlberg, for examples using the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen for talking tests, math and chemistry pencasts, a makeup spelling test, and AAC talking pages with pictures.

For more information on the Pulse Smartpen in education, visit Livescribe's K-12 Education page for instructional videos using the smartpen for:

• In-Class Observations
• Parent-Teacher Communication
• Reading Fluency Data Collection
• Teacher in Your Pocket

This pen provides a fantastic opportunity for every student to never miss a word again. However, it also opens the door to many possibilities for administrators and educators in the workplace, special education students and resource paraprofessionals, and ESL learners and educators.

CLICK to hear what teachers and students have to say about the Pulse SmartPen in education!

We are looking for dedicated educators in Kansas and Nebraska that would be willing to "test drive" a Pulse Smartpen in their classroom and share with us actual benefits of the smartpen to the students in their classrooms, the administrators and educators in their district, or to the engagement between home and school.

If you are a teacher in Kansas or Nebraska and would be willing to "test drive" a Pulse Smartpen, especially in the area of special education or ESL education, please contact us!