Digital Vs. Digital Pen

It is a debate that has been going on for years and years, especially in the twenty first century, of which medium in photography is superior, Film or Digital, Personally I use both, I will be discussing the issue over the length of this paper. Going through positives and negatives around both the processes, and techniques associated with the forms of photography.

Mankind has come a long way, from reading the traces left by animals in the soil to reading the scratches and scrawls across a white surface, (or the printed letters on a page). However, printed records are hardly ever hand-written anymore since the impact of electronic (and digital) environments are so prevalent in lives. With the exception of those who still write out their notes for school or send heartfelt cards during the holidays, most people don 't

In a world of evolution, it is often found difficult to accept a new trade or skill that partially substitutes a skill so commonly used and accepted today. As generations pass, people discover new things that revival the beliefs of the past and handwriting is not exempt from this course of evolution. People have hit that critical point of rivalry between handwriting and its challenger typing. Handwriting is a skill known by people for centuries and even prior to handwriting people painted or carved to record information. In today’s world, typing keeps becoming more of a key player and triumphs over hand writing in many aspects. It is imperative to understand the importance of typing, as much of what college students and employees do

Mankind has come a long way, from reading the traces left by animals in the soil to reading the scratches and scrawls across a white surface, (or the printed letters on a page). However, printed records are hardly ever hand-written anymore since the impact of electronic (and digital) environments are so prevalent in our lives. With the exception of those who still write out their notes for school or send heartfelt cards during the holidays, most people don 't hand-write anything anymore. The “technology” of the alphabet has been used to create printed records, which has proceeded to produce electronic records.

Imagine life as follows, a world where every student goes to school ready, engaged and excited to learn. Every student is given a tablet or iPad for all schoolwork. The idea of using paper or books is no longer necessary. Walking into school each student has their own individualized program and software to help track

Using pen impacts the brain like nothing else, in this time technology doesn’t come close to it. Learning to write in cursive is shown to expand your brain in areas of thinking, language, and memory. Cursive handing develops brain synapses and synchronicity between the left and right. There's something absent from printing and typing that writing has. Several College Boards have found that students who use cursive for the essay part of the SAT scored some what higher than those who print.

The Livescribe Smartpen is a unique pen with a mighty purpose. In the case of taking notes during a discussion or lecture, the Smartpen can record the conversation and digitize the handwriting, automatically synching the ink and audio (smartpen.com). Notes and audio can be uploaded to a computer from the smartpen. The cost of this technology is very economical so that most families with students of

Technological advances have been exploding in the past few years at an astounding speed. Gone are days of dial up internet access and waiting to download files that took hours. The technology today will allow a person to send and receive information in seconds. Smart phone technology has virtually replaced the need for a desk top computer or even a laptop. The invention of touch screens for computer and cell phones allows the user to eliminate the keyboard and use a finger or a stylus pen (O’ Brien & Marakas n.d.).

They are generally used in conjunction with another AT, such as word-prediction programs or freeform database softwares (Stanberry 4). Word processors may be helpful to students who prefer to use a keyboard as opposed to a pencil and paper (Stanberry 4). It also allows the user to edit and correct their written work more efficiently than by hand (Stanberry 4). Speech-recognition programs, which are mainly used for students whose oral language skills are better than their writing skills, work in conjunction with word processors (Stanberry 5). A user dictates their work into a microphone and their spoken words appear on the computer screen as text (Stanberry 5). Paper-based computer pens records and links audio to what the person writes using the pen and special paper (Stanberry 4). This enables the user to take notes while simultaneously recording what the teacher is saying (Stanberry 4). The user is then able to listen to any section of the notes by touching the pen to the corresponding handwriting or diagrams (Stanberry 4). This device can also be used for students with listening issues (Stanberry 4). These ATs can assist students who struggle with various areas of language

Teachers and schools provide students to use computer labs, chromebooks, and iPads to help the students learn faster. There are times when teacher allow their students to bring their own personal devices, like phones, iPods, and iPads to use for class. Students are using them for research, projects, homework, and to type essays for their classes. Many teachers today use computers to show powerpoints or videos for lessons, and to take attendance or to record grades. It’s already used for many classes and careers to make jobs and learning

The result of “The Pen-Choice experiment” conducted by Kim and Marcus in 1993 proves that Japanese become cautious and avoid behavior which might potentially offend others since they don’t want to hurt their reputation by disturbing the conformity. The experimenter asked Japanese and American participants to choose a pen out of 5.

Before laptops existed, students would take notes by hand. With the invention of laptops, a vast amount of students now take notes via technology. “Attention Students: Put Your Laptops Away” from National Public Radio, or NPR, does an effective job of demonstrating how handwritten notes have more benefits than typed notes.

In recent times, digitization helps to do a process quickly. There is no doubt about the fact that the digital printing, a reliable printing option. There are printing methods like the offset printing, digital printing, etc. There are several advantages of digital printing, and such type of printing has the arrangements to print numbers, codes, names, and address.

There are also iPads, desktop computers, document cameras, and Smartboards available for teacher use. Within this scope and sequence each of the available technologies will be used.

Tablets are becoming a big hit in the industry nowadays. A tablet pc is a device that is like a hand held computer. Tablets have a touch screen function or a pen-enabled interface. Tablet application also entertains the users like playing games, photography, video taking, music and many more. Because the tablet has many functions, it would be a great help in school and at work. This device will act as a substitute to the required needs of a student in school. Tables application that are related to the school subject that is being teach, ebooks or electronic books can replace the heavy books and make distribution of assignments and handouts more faster. As I read in Weber’s book “In Cheap We Trust”, in her eighth