Watch Minder, Livescribe Smart Pen, and Franklin Anybook Reader

I'm continuing to search for AT resources.  These are not recommendations, but rather information that you might refer back to when you and your team think of ways to help students "get around" their disabilities and accomplish their educational goals.  As you know, we always need to start with the student not the technology.

WatchMinder

Watchminder

The WatchMinder looks like a sports watch.  When the watch vibrates a discreet message or reminder appears on the watch face.  There are some programmed messages like PAY ATTN, BE POS, and RELAX.  Messages can also be programmed into the watch. It costs $69 or $79 with a leather pager clip.

Livescribe Smartpen

Livescribe Smart Pen

This device could be helpful to someone who needs to take notes but struggles with notetaking.
Students usually have a possible option of getting hard copies of notes from the teacher or having a peer take notes using NCR paper,etc. But it would seem that this device could help some students develop notetaking skills.  It has some interesting features.  For example, notes can be transferred to the computer. A student can also touch the pen to a place in the notes to hear what audio was being produced at that time. Prices start at about $129.99. It requires special dot paper which can be a little pricey.  The Smart Pen is a fairly new product and may get better and cheaper.

Franklin Anybook Reader

Franklin Anybook Reader

You can record your own voice, the student's voice, a parent's voice, or someone else's voice.  Then attach stickers to book pages and the reader can read the book when the device is touched to the sticker. Each sticker has a unique code which the reader device recognizes.  How cool is that!

It costs $59.99.



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