How do you record/ take notes in a lecture with your Mac?

[CSilver]

I found 2 so far but I need some better suggestion of a software.

Boom Recorder states that it won't work on SL so... I out of luck.

I know I could just type down the lecture but I would like to record at the same time. Recording Pen that records as you write something on the specialized notebook would be perfect but I am looking for something similar that I can use on my Macbook.

Students out there who take notes/record the lecturers please help me out!

Thanks -Chris-

 

[21st100]

Id also be interested in knowing how others write up notes, typing is sometimes too hard when lecture slides are changed quickly or impossible as engineering lectures regularly contain mathematical symbols etc.

Bump, Bump, Bump..Suggestions?

 

[jsol92]

I used a Pulse Smart Pen (made by LiveScribe) for a while and it was great. I sold it though because I needed money

Google it, it's really awesome!

 

[VNM]

Pear Note

Record audio, load lecture notes, take notes too.

 

[Buzz Bumble]

Id also be interested in knowing how others write up notes, typing is sometimes too hard when lecture slides are changed quickly or impossible as engineering lectures regularly contain mathematical symbols etc.

Bump, Bump, Bump..Suggestions?

There's this strange new technology I vaguely recall reading about. I think it is called pen and paper. It sounded interetsing, but I think it might be too complicated for most students to use.

If you really need your lecture notes on the computer, then you could simply retype them later when you have more time - it would probably also help you learn it as well.

To record notes, you'll need an external microphone since the internal one is unlikely to be good enough, even if you're sitting right at the front. Another way would be to use a video camera and record the whole class. Either way, you'll also need the teacher's permission to record them.

 

[21st100]

The LiveScribe seems to be a promising solution but it requires "special" paper which is just too much of a hassle to print out or purchase.
The concept is brilliant but the price is steep and kind of defeats the purpose as your still going to have to carry around the pen and books. You also already have a hard copy of the notes so the only real advantage is audio which generally isnt reviewed as youll have like 30+ hrs for each course.

A tablet inbuild into the touchpad would be cool, not the Lenovo

 

[smartalic34]

not sure if this is what you mean, but in Microsoft Word, in the Notebook Layout, you can record while you type, and afterward, you can jump to any text in the document and hear the audio that occurred when you typed it.

only good if your lecturer is loud/you sit near the front because the built in mic is good, but not super strong

 

[GeneKam]

pear note looks like a great concept but useless with build in mics. and i doubt profs actually want you to record them. You have to do it in secrecy. i know its illegal and wrong but ..meh. I just use pages and have pen and paper at the side, if i need to draw a few quick graphs in economics or just doodle some stats calculations i do it on paper and mark it . I also insert a quick mark in the pages document where each graph and calculation goes. Use some random notation, i use GAP for regular stuff or GAPS for series, no meaning just first thing that came to mind and i stuck with it.

Anyways, when i get home i scan it and insert where i marked it into pages or just reference it if its i made a pdf full of calculations. Its a few minutes of work extra, usually no more then 10 but it works a lot better then most note taking programs. With those you have to line everything up and graphing is just a waste of time. I noticed this is actually a lot faster and less tedious to do.

Dont bother with circus ponies, worst purchase i ever made, its just absolute crap.

 

[pit29]

pen and paper... If you really need your lecture notes on the computer, then you could simply retype them later when you have more time

That's actually how I do it most of the time, because if it's not on my computer, I won't look it up anyway. Back in the days when my MBP had a new battery, I'd use TextEdit. Simple, and fast.

FWIW, I think for AV recording you would need the consent of the speaker.

 

[Buzz Bumble]

As well as the privacy / legal issues in recording the lecturere (and other classmates if using video from further back), and all the tech problems that can occur, there's also the fact that a class with even just a few people clacking away on keyboards would be annoying for both the lecturer and the other class members.

I'd still go with pen and paper - it's simple, easy, near soundless, and been a proven "technology" by students over many decades.