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The Office of Equal Opportunity 
Disability Resource Office

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 is a notetaking app for IOS devices that allows you to write or type your notes while recording. ($11.99 per year, 14-day free trial)
  • OneNote is Microsoft’s free notetaking tool with a student’s Office 365 account.
  • Mic Note is a free recording app for Windows, Mac, Chrome, and Linux
  • Glean is a cloud-based notetaking app that includes importing slide decks and recording. ($12.99 per mo)
  • Google Notebook LM This free, AI-powered tool helps you organize and refine your ideas by analyzing documents and providing summaries, explanations, and suggestions. It is designed to improve how you interact with your notes and documents.

Pen & Paper Note-taking Tools

  • Livescribe Smart Pen—These tools allow you to write on paper and record while writing. You can tap on the special Livescribe paper to hear your recording, or tap on the writing transferred to your phone to listen to what was being spoken while writing.

Training Resources

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.