LiveScribe

=Creating "Mathcasts" Using the LiveScribe Smart Pen=

The LiveScribe Smart Pen is a wonderful way to add math content to your class wiki because the pen tip is small (more precise numerical symbols than a tablet), you can easily draw diagrams for your problems and you can record your voice as you work out a problem. As a teacher, I have used this technology to create Mathcasts that review material and this week while I am away, I have posted Mathcasts for my students to view to help them with the assignments for this week.

As a student production tool, Mathcasts could be used an alternative form of assessment. Have students work out a problem in the notebook while voice recording the steps to the problem. Not only will you be able to see your students’ work but you can also assess their thinking process.

As a tool to add content to a Wiki, I would like to see student-created Mathcasts to support a //Wiki Study Guide// that would include students’ writing the "Big Ideas" (unit subheadings, definitions of terms, theorems, equations, formulas) of what we are studying and then upload example problems as LiveScribe pencasts. As a shared workspace, all students would have access to the study guide and would be asked to contribute. 
 * Directions Handout** [[file:LiveScribe Handout.pdf]]

media type="custom" key="3710973" //Note: May need to upload the last version of the Adobe Flash Playe r//
 * Example:** (created by Mrs. Post for Advanced Math)

To see examples I created for my classes: http://the-wiki-post.wikispaces.com, http://mathfcs.wikispaces.com [] (Tim Fahlberg's site) [] (Find out more about LiveScribe) [] (Get code to embed a Livescribe Pencast into a Wiki)
 * Resources:**

**//Pages created by Kathleen L Post//**stampinpost@yahoo.com