Livescribe+Pens

**__LIVESCRIBE PENS__** Presented by: Kim Varey - kvarey@mail1.scdsb.on.ca Come and visit to learn how to use the pens and explore how this technology tool can be utilized in your classroom!

Here's a quick video clip to show you what the Livescribe Pen is!

media type="youtube" key="9BGeF5qrNl4" height="360" width="640" Please visit the Livescribe Pen website at [|www.livescribe.com] for demos!

The SCDSB Networked Learning site at [] is a fantastic resource for ideas on how to use the pens and other Tech tools!

__**USING THE LIVESCRIBE PEN IN THE CLASSROOM**__

__General Uses__ - understanding student misconceptions and new understandings - providing self, peer and teacher feedback - problem solving in small groups - recording/writing tests and assessments (PM Benchmarks & CASI)

__ Literacy __ - guided reading stations: reading response group answers - writing stations: (group or individual) allow students to write/record and hear it back. Does this make sense? - poetry group write (teachers can listen to what input each member was contributing)

__Numeracy__ - problem solving (group or individual) - students can record written work and oral thinking - sample math work can be projected on a screen or on blogs - self, peer and teacher feedback opportunities

__Special Education__ - diagnostic and summative assessments for writing but mostly reading - create an interactive dictionary/word wall where students can press on the word to hear the word, an example and use in a sentence - character trait chart where students can press the pen on the word in a list to hear it read to them - students can read daily or nightly on the pen without the stigma of reading aloud and the teacher can listen and give feedback right on the pen

__Sample Math Problem Gr. 6__
 * Justin Beiber and Cody Simpson are both playing charity concerts in Toronto.**
 * The Beibs is playing at a venue that has 231 rows of seats with 43 seats in each row. Cody is playing at a venue with 249 rows of seats with 39 seats in each row. If the tickets for each concert are $52, how much money with each concert make for charity?**


 * Click below to see how the students solved this math problem!**

For more information about how teachers are using the pens, please see the links below!

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