Using SmartPen
Technology to Share
Mathematics with your
Students and Colleagues
St. Charles Community College
Cottleville, MO
cdaniels@stchas.edu
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Pulse Smartpen and Livescribe Notebook
3D Recordable Headset
Computer and Livescribe
Desktop Technology
Internet and Livescribe
Online
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A Pencast is a live version of your handwritten notes and audio.
A Pencast is a recording that can be played
using your Smartpen or computer.
A Pencast is an Adobe flash movie that can be
uploaded to your Livescribe Online Website
and shared with others.
A Pencast is a creative way to share information with your students and colleagues.
This is a link* to a Pencast on my
Livescribe Online Website.
 email
 MML Discussion Posting
 MML Announcement
 MML Media Assignment
 Facebook
 BLOG
Create your Pencast.
Transfer it to your Livescribe Desktop
(Computer).
3. Upload it to Livescribe Online using Share/
Page 00 from Notebook/With Online
Community.
4. Select Pages & Audio, type a Pencast Name,
select Share.
5. Open Livescribe Online and select Make it
Public.
6. Send the email using the Email a Friend! option
of Livescribe Online.
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Create your Pencast, transfer it to Livescribe
Desktop, upload it to Livescribe Online, Make it
Public.
2. Select Embed This File, highlight and copy the
HTML coding, select Done.
3. Open your MyMathLab course and select
Discussion Board/Add Forum.
4. Give your Discussion Posting a Title, type a
Description, and paste the HTML coding into
the body of the Discussion posting.
5. Preview and Submit.
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Create your Pencast, transfer it to Livescribe
Desktop, upload it to Livescribe Online, Make it
Public.
Select Get a Link to this File, highlight and copy the
link, select Done.
Open your MML course and select Control
Panel/MML Home Manager/Create Announcement.
Type a Title and type the Body of your
Announcement.
Open the Hyperlink Manager, the Type is http, paste
the link URL, type the name of your pencast as the
Link Text, select Target/New Window, click OK.
Select Save and Email or Save.
 Visual and audio input help to create
brain connectors.
 Oddly, students are comforted by
their own instructor’s voice.
 If mama’s happy, then everybody’s
happy?
Record notes and audio of a meeting or
lecture.
 Share teaching tips* and techniques
with colleagues.
 Record basketball plays* and email
them to the players.
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www.livescribe.com
www.pencaster.com
www.youtube.com
search keyword: pencasting
cdaniels@stchas.edu
Would you like to try it?