{"id":8770,"date":"2012-12-13T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2012-12-13T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=8770"},"modified":"2019-10-02T10:49:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T14:49:00","slug":"smartpen-pilot-program-helps-students-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/smartpen-pilot-program-helps-students-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Smartpen\u2019 Pilot Program Helps Students with Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"%E2%80%98Smartpen%E2%80%99%20Pilot%20Program%20Helps%20Students%20with%20Disabilities\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/images\/pen.record.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"128\" \/>We often get questions about the legality of using a recording device or pen in class.<\/p>\n<p>Parents ask this question when schools tell them &#8220;recording devices violate the confidentiality&#8221; of other students in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>Digital recorders or recording pens are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/atech.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Assistive Technology<\/span><\/span><\/a> devices. If your child is eligible for special education services under IDEA, the school is required to consider the assistive technology needs of your child. The law requires schools to use assistive technology devices and services &#8220;to maximize accessibility for children with disabilities.&#8221; (20 U.S.C. Section 1400(c)(5)(H), <em><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/selaw2.html\">Wrightslaw: Special Education Law<\/a><\/span><\/em>, 2nd Edition, p. 47)<\/p>\n<p>These devices can &#8220;transform the life of almost any child with learning disabilities who <span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/assistive-technology-for-the-struggling-notetaker\/\">struggles with notetaking<\/a>.<\/span>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What about using a recording device for class lectures in a postsecondary setting? <span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/is-it-legal-for-a-student-to-record-class-lectures\/\">Is it Legal for a Student to Record Class Lectures?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Ask Penn State.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Office of Disability Services (ODS) at Penn State recognized how AT could benefit students with disabilities by improving their classroom and studying experiences.<\/p>\n<p><em>While the use of the smartpen is advantageous to anyone who uses pen and paper, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.psu.edu\/story\/145267\/2012\/10\/25\/smartpen-pilot-program-helps-students-disabilities\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">the benefits it has for disabled students are vast<\/span><\/a>.<\/em> &#8211; Terrell Jones, vice provost for Educational Equity at Penn State.<\/p>\n<p>Last fall ODS began a program to loan recording pens to students. They &#8220;introduced a pilot program to loan &#8216;smartpens&#8217; which use unique paper to record audio and digitize the notes written and the audio heard. The resulting digital content can be uploaded to a student\u2019s computer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In addition, the department is realizing cost savings for the University by offering this technology in lieu of contracted note-taking services made available to those students. Students have said that their classroom experience has been enhanced with the use of the smartpen.<\/p>\n<p>Sixth semester student Anthony Demchak enjoys the versatility and customization the tool adds to his day-to-day academic schedule. <em>With the smartpen, I can focus on what the professor is actually saying instead of focusing on getting down all the notes<\/em>, he said.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re sure to see many more benefits in the future from this and other technology-assisted study aids, including the ability to help disadvantaged students have a greater chance of academic success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/gantdaily.com\/2012\/10\/26\/smartpen-pilot-program-helps-students-with-disabilities\/\">\u2018Smartpen\u2019 Pilot Program Helps Students with Disabilities<\/a><\/span> published October 26, 2012 in the gantdaily.com<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>More Examples Nationwide<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ods.rutgers.edu\/my-accommodations\/assistive-technology\/livescribe-pens\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Rutgers &#8211; Helping You Succeed:<\/span><\/span><\/a> The Office of Disability Services offers students the opportunity to borrow LiveScribe pens, as availability allows. We highly encourage any student approved for note taking services to speak with his\/her coordinator about its use.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.sou.edu\/dr\/smartpennotes.html\">Southern Oregon University:<\/a><\/span> SOU uses a traditional notetaker program in many instances [Livescribe], and for some students that&#8217;s a perfect accommodation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/wagner.edu\/cace\/disability-services\/\">Wagner College &#8211; NY:<\/a><\/span> The Office of Disabled Student Services provides the following assistive technology for students with sensory, memory, or learning challenges: Livescribe Pen.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/drc.calpoly.edu\/content\/services\/livescribe\">California Polytechnic State University:<\/a><\/span> Livescribe Note-Taking Services.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/eoss.asu.edu\/drc\/services\/services_notetaking\">ASU<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Note-Taking Services or use of Smart pens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsp.berkeley.edu\/students\/returning-students\/services\/note-taking\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">UC Berkeley<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Note-taking Services.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uca.edu\/disability\/notetaking-services\/\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">University of Central Arkansas<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Disability Resources Center.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dickinson.edu\/info\/20236\/disability_services\/3199\/note-taking_accommodations\/4\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Dickinson College<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Note-taking Accommodations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We often get questions about the legality of using a recording device or pen in class. 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