Voice Dictation – Free in Chrome
Did you know that there are two voice dictation, or voice-to-text options in Google Chrome? Both are simple to use, require no software download, and are free! Utilize your internal computer microphone, or an external microphone. Click on the “mic” icon, and begin dictation. Once dictation (and corresponding transcription) are complete, simply copy and paste [...]
Need Keyboarding Practice?
In years past, every high school student took a “typing” course. With the introduction of computers, “keyboarding” found it’s way into the elementary grades. While computers have become an increasingly large part of our schools and classrooms, keyboard practice has made its way right out of many schools. Some students are able to learn efficient [...]
K-12 Livescribe in Education Wiki
Looking for ideas and implementation for the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen? Check out this Livescribe K-12 wiki hosted by Tim Fahlberg, K-12 Educational Representative for Livescribe in MN and WI. Tim is the author of Mathcasts and hosts the Livescribe education blog at www.edlivescribe.com (another Livescribe resource to use). This Livescribe wiki has some nice resources, [...]
Livescribe Pulse Smartpen
What is a Livescribe Pulse Smartpen? For student and classroom applications, videos etc., click here: Livescribe in Education Blog The Livescribe Pulse Smartpen is one of the most recent innovations in the high tech portfolio of Livescribe. It is a smartpen in the sense that: ■It can record everything that you write or draw. ■It can [...]
Using the Typewriter Tool in Adobe Reader
We have had some success this year having students use Adobe Reader’s Typewriter Tool to fill in content/answers on PDF forms/worksheets/quizzes/tests/etc. The “Typewriter Tool” must be activated with the full version of Adobe Acrobat, but then can be utilized on any computer in the free Adobe Reader. In the newest version of Adobe X, the [...]