1. Using Recording and Note-taking Devices to Improve Math Instruction
Karen Plaster, Lynne Pachnowski, and Gary Holliday
The University of Akron, Ohio
Contact:
Karen plaster

2. Agenda Introductions Overview How to use the technology
Practice in small groups
Sharing files
Other uses for Teacher Educators

3. Introduction
What are the roles and impacts emerging technologies can have for improving the work of educational researchers, teacher educators, and classroom teachers ? 2

4. Introduction
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Teachers states that teachers “should use technology to enhance their students learning opportunities by selecting or creating mathematical tasks that take advantage of what technology can do efficiently and well—graphing, visualizing, and computing.”
NCTM, 2000, p. 25 4

5. Livescribe Pen Livescribe.com

6. Livescribe Dot Paper

7. Working With The Files

8. Time to Practice with Pen
Choose a question to interview other members in your group:
Who was your most memorable teacher?
If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?
What is your favorite activity outside of work/school? 14

9. Feedback on Livescribe Pen
What were your Impressions?
How else could you use this?
What are other educational uses? 15

10. Practice Time
Take notes like you normally would while watching the demonstration (i.e. with pencil and regular paper)

11. Discussion
What were the challenges to taking notes with pencil and regular paper in this manner?

12. Practice Time
Now take notes using the Livescribe pen while watching the demonstration.

13. How did your note taking change when using the Livescribe pen?
Discussion
How did your note taking change when using the Livescribe pen?

14. Examining Teachers’ and Students’ Classroom Discourse11

15. Oral Assessment Protocols13

16. iPad
iPad vs. Livescribe pen is largely a matter of personal preference
Typing on the iPad is an adjustment but easier than you might think!
Many choices of free/inexpensive apps
AudioNote – bare bones: time stamps; simple drawing;
PaperDesk – bells & whistles: fuller keyboard; integration with GoogleDocs, Dropbox, etc.; drawing palette; pictures

17. AudioNote Bare Bones: Times stamp on each line
Can make simple line drawings
Can text, image and audio files
Trial version limited to 10 minutes of recording

18. PaperDesk Bells and Whistles: Fuller keyboard
Integration with GoogleDocs, Dropbox, PaperDesk, etc.
Extensive drawing palette
Can include pictures
Folders
Trial version limited to 3 pages per notebook

19. Sharing Files Audio and video can be shared with the student teacher
Livescribe
AudioNote
PaperDesk

20. Main Education App Categories
Classroom Management
used for management and organization
Instructional Strategies
used to improve teaching procedures
Curriculum Content 
used to teach mathematics content 26

21. Category 1: Classroom Management
Examples:
PowerTeacher – Posting assignments and grading
TeacherPal – Tracks attendance, grade, and behavior
Teachers Pick – Random selection of students 27

22. Category 1: Classroom Management
Teachers Pick 28

23. Category 2: Instructional Strategies
Examples:
Splashtop Whiteboard – Interactive Presentation
Youtube - Videos
e-Clicker – Bell Ringers
Smartnote – Note taking 29

24. Category 2: Instructional Strategies
e-Clicker 30

25. Category 2: Instructional Strategies
e-Clicker 31

26. Category 3: Content - Mathematics
Examples:
Math Graphics – intuitive graphing calculator
Geometry Pro – tutorial for geometry skills
Algebra Touch – refreshes algebra skills like simplifications, commutativity, factorization, etc. 32

27. Category 3: Content - Mathematics
Math Graphics 33

28. Other Applications for Teacher Educators
Inservice and Preservice
Research
Audio capture where video consent cannot be obtained
Clarification for transcriptions
Collection of participant work
Use with groups in traditional and field settings

29. Questions?
Karen plaster