LIVESCRIBE

SMARTPEN

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONT OF SMARTPEN

Removable ink-cartridge

OLED display

Headset jackPower Button

Built-in microphone

Built-in speaker

USB connector

Rechargeable Lithium battery(non removable

Infrared camera

USB MOBILE CHARGING CRADLE

Navigation control

Nav Plus

Ink cartridge removal ring

7 UTILITIES OF SMARTPEN FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS OR STUDENTS IN GENERAL

• Writing• Recording • Speaking• Listen speed• Articulation/pronunciation• Data storing• Dictionary/Vocabulary

1. Writing

• Like any pen language learners or students in general can use smartpen to take course notes.

2. Recording

• With smartpen language learners can record words they need to practice.

• Students can record lectures and use later when they need them.

3.Speaking

• Smart pen speaks or reproduces the recorded human voice.

- With smart pen language learners can replay recorded words as much as they need to listen and practice.

- Students can replay lectures…

4. LISTEN SPEED

• Language learner can slow down or speed a recorded a lecture.

5. ARTICULATION & PRONUNCIATION

Language Learner can use smartpen for word pronunciation.

6. Data storing

• Language Learners and students in general can store the data collected with smartpen.

7. Dictionary/Vocabulary

• With Smartpen dictionary, language learners or students in general can use smartpen to learner new concepts or words.

MULTIMEDIA AND DESIGN PRINCIPLES COMPATIBLE WITH SMART PEN

• MODALITY PRINCIPLE (Mayer, R. 200):

- Students learn more deeply from a multimedia message when the words are spoken than when they are written.

- Smart pen “speaks” or reproduces the words recorded by it, from Modality principle, language learners can easily learn a new language.

Speaker

SEGMENTING PRINCIPLE (MAYER, R., 2005)

- Learners/students assimilate more deeply through multimedia when the content is give in segments than in one long session without interruption.

- Smartpen can help language learners or students to replay the content in sessions according to their cognitive capacity.

NATURAL DESIGN PRINCIPLE

(NORMA, D., 2002).

- The natural principle states that the product must easily be recognizable without interpretation. Smartpen is easily recognizable as a pen as well as a special pen.

- Natural visibility. Smart pen displays its nature as a pen.

POSITIVE AFFECT PRINCIPLE (NORMAN, D., 2004)

• Positive affect states that a well designed product should provoke positive feelings.

-Smart pen invokes attractive feelings.

LIMITATIONS OF SMART PEN

Livescribe Stick Note paper: without “smart paper” smart pen may not be fully beneficial as it was intentionally

designed.

Livescribe Sticky Note

USB Mobile Charging Cradle

• Forgetting the USB charging cradle while the battery is low, it might inconvenient to use smartpen.

STUDENTS / USERS’ REVIEWhttp://www.nytimes.com (2007 / 2008 / 2010)

What do they say about Smartpen?

August 19, 2008 nytimes article from a high school student:

Satisfied because:- Easy to use.- The amount of gigabytes of storage 4 to 8.- Easy to set up the data and time.- While you take notes the paper replay allows to record the lecture.

- Smartpen does not distract anyone as laptop does…

Complains:- You have to buy some additional applications- Gigabytes are note enough…

STUDENTS, AND USERS’ REVIEW continued

April 22, 2010 nytimes article

Satisfaction:• Good for student to record lectures, interview.• Good for lawyers doing deposition,• Notes recorded by smartpen can be uploaded to a web site

Complain:• Some application do not work (music, games…)

REFERENCES

Mayer, E. R. (2009). The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning. Cambridge Press University.

Norman, D. (2004). Emotional Design. A Member of the Perseus Books Group, New York.

Norman, D. (2002). The Design of Everyday Things. A Member of the Perseus Books Group, New York.

University of Rochester Learning Assistance Services (June 2009) adopted from www.livescribe.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/19http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/29http://www.livescribe.comhttp://www.fordham.onearmedman.com/wiki