Getting information via lectures can be particularly difficult because during a lecture, unlike when reading, you cannot regulate the pace of input. One assistive technology response to this is to make an audiorecording of the talk. But if you are intending to re-listen to the entire lecture, the necessary time commitment is enormous.

Here is how to use your recorder to capture only the pieces of the lecture when you temporarily tuned out or were unable to keep up:

• Rewind the tape and set the counter to "000" before you begin recording.

• When you identify an important point during a lecture, jot down the counter number.

• Later that same day, listen only to the parts corresponding to the counter numbers you have written down. Add to your notes any relevant information.

• Reset your recorder to record over this lecture during the next day's class.
  

• You may want to use an external microphone for better sound quality.
  

• Use rechargeable batteries, so that you can always have fresh ones in your recorder. Each day when you get home from class just put the batteries in your charger so they'll be ready the following morning.