Scanmarker Air Pen Scanner - OCR Digital Highlighter and Reader - Wireless (Mac Win iOS Android) (Black)

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If they can do those things, they should be able to use a Scanmaker Air without much issue. Conclusion Towards the top of the IRISPen Air 7, there are two LED lights, one indicates the status of the battery (the LED will blink slowly a green colour when the battery is being charged and, when the battery is almost depleted, the LED will start blinking fast – you can also see the status of the battery in the IRISPen app), while the other shows the Bluetooth connection. At the top, you’ll notice a small piece of plastic that the user can remove to reveal a micro-USB port used for charging the device. We found the Scanmarker’s app to be pretty straightforward and well laid out. It wasn’t confusing or hard to use at all, you simply scroll down to find things to adjust and tweak. You can, for example, adjust:

Use your pen scanner to scan editable text directly into any computer application e.g. Microsoft Word. The Scanmarker Air will read font sizes between 6 and 24 point. This is a pretty wide range of fonts and fairly useful since almost all adult (that usually use size 8-12 fonts) and children’s books (that typically use size 14-16 fonts) will fit inside the scanning area.

Doing so is really easy. You simply tap the relevant button in the app, which is quite easy to find in the device settings. Speed All in all, it was very easy to hold and even when we had to hold it for long periods it really was pretty comfortable to hold. Scanmarker Air: Ease of Use Setting Up the ScanMarker Air The menu is fairly simple and you can see what each tab does in the full review of the Youdao Dictionary Pen 3, but know that you can choose the languages even after the setup wizard is done and you can also connect to WiFi to update the software. There is no app, so you can use the pen scanner in offline mode most of the time. Since the Youdao Dictionary Pen 3 also needs to speak what it has scanned (making it useful for dyslexic people), as well as the translation, there is a built in speaker which gets fairly loud.

The Scanmarker Air does take some practice to get working accurately. Compared to more expensive devices it seems a little more sensitive to jittering, which can cause it to not read text properly. As a rule of thumb, the device can scan text that is less than 0.4” wide (the effective scanning width of the device). How easy is it to hold? On the whole, for the price we would say it does a pretty good job as a read aloud scanning pen. What ages is the Scanmarker Air appropriate for? Students younger than that may not have the dexterity yet or might just get too frustrated and give up. How do I know if my student is ready for this scanning pen? Portable, lightweight and easy to use. The USB-connected version of Scanmarker Air for those who only require scanning to computer.

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While the voice reading was somewhat old school and not as natural as other options, the device’s voice was clear and read out the text pretty well. ULTRA-FAST SCANNING: the Scanmarker Air enters text 30 times faster than typing, saving you valuable note taking time One thing that you should be aware of is that, unlike some other reader pens, the Scanmarker Air is not really a stand alone device. It doesn’t have its own built in screen or storage capability. Essentially it’s a tiny scanner, so It works alongside a computer or your mobile device through its app. So you’ll have to have one of those with you while you use it, unlike the rival C-Pen for example. Memorize and gain a clearer understanding of the scanned material using the read aloud feature – hear the text out loud whilst scanning. This also turns Scanmarker into an effective assistive device used for dyslexia and other disabilities, helping every student achieve academic success. The device seems sensitive to jitters and users report having to spend time learning to scan with it properly (lining up text in the center of the tip, holding the pen and such), although like us once they learned how they saw fairly good accuracy in scanning.