Recording & Notetaking Technology

Software

• Otter -Cloud-based recording with automatic transcription and AI-generated summary notes. ( Mobile, PC, Cloud-based) – Reduced rate for Education (Discount rate for students, free 600-minute access per month trial with an email account)
• JamWorks – Records lectures and produces  AI-generated summary notes and math note-taking support. (Free trial for 14 days, $19.25 per month without student discount)
• Notability – Notetaking app for IOS devices. ($11.99 per year, 14-day free trial)
• OneNote – Microsoft’s free notetaking tool available with a student’s Office 365 account
• Mic Note – Free recording app for Windows, Mac, Chrome, and Linux
• Glean – Cloud-based notetaking app that includes importing slide decks and recording. ($12.99 per mo)
• Note Taking Express – Cloud base recording app that records with an option to pay for summary notes (24 & 48 hours turnaround; check website for latest rates)
• Livescribe Echo (DRO still has some pens for semester loan to try. Submit an AT Request in the DRO Student Portal)

Training Resources

• Livescribe Training Video (Video)
  How to use Notability (Video)
  How to get Office 365 at NC State (Webpage)
  How to take notes with OneNote (Video)
  How to record lectures using One Note (Webpage)

Note: The Disability Resource Office has limited digital recording hardware (Sony digital recorder, Livescribe Echo Pen) available for short-term (semester) loans to evaluate its effectiveness as a personal device.

Livescribe pens, notebooks, ink, and recording headsets are available from the Wolfpack Outfitters technology department.