Livescribe Smartpen: Applications in Education

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How to Record and Share a Pencast

1. Turn on smartpen
2. Write problem with smartpen on dot paper
3. Tap Record button on bottom of page
4. Solve problem with writing and voice explanation
5. Tap Stop button
6. Dock smartpen to sync with Livescribe Desktop
7. Find page with pencast (look for black – static ink and green – dynamic ink)
8. In Pages View, click a page’s active ink to activate a session.
   This action will open the Session tab and will start the session playback in the Central Viewing Pane.
9. Click the Upload Pages and Audio button on the Main Toolbar.
10. Name your pencast, click OK.
    You should receive a notice that your pencast has uploaded successfully
11. Click Livescribe Online button
12. Click the “Make this file public” link on the left
13. Click “Get a link to this file” or “Embed this file”
14. Copy link or embed code to clipboard
15. Paste link into blog, wiki, web page, or email