Teachers can use the Livescribe SmartPen to provide a means for data collection, analysis, and reporting of student progress, making documentation easier to manage. The SmartPen is a tool teachers may want to use to assist with data collection across the school day.
Research 
As we search and explore technology that provides students with curriculum access and opportunities for mastery, we also find technology tools to improve our teaching skills. The LiveScribe SmartPen is a computerized writing utensil with advanced computer processing power. The technology of the SmartPen can link written documentation to an audio recording and saves it together digitally.
Teachers can use the Livescribe SmartPen to provide a means for data collection, analysis, and reporting of student progress, making documentation easier to manage. As noted by Fuchs and Fuchs (1986), in order to modify instruction that will increase academic achievement, educators must apply systematic formulative evaluation and consistent monitoring of student progress. The SmartPen is a tool teachers may want to use to assist with data collection across the school day. See links below for a variety of other uses.
Application
62 Applications for Educational Uses of the LiveScribe SmartPen for Students, Teachers, and Administrators http://tinyurl.com/2bc9f6y
References
Fuchs, L. S., & Fuchs, D. (1986). Effects of systematic formative evaluation: A meta-analysis. Exceptional Children,53(3), 199-208.
Van Schaack, A. (2009) LiveScribe in k12 education: Research support. Retrieved from http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/media/pdf/education/Livescribe_K-12_Research_Support.pdf
