How can you be a …
- Successful Learner … if you can’t access text?
- Confident individual … if you depend on others to read to or write for you?
- Responsible Citizen … if you don’t have access to information?
- An Effective Contributor … if you can’t find out what’s going on in your community or in the world at large?
With this in mind, I encouraged teachers to install WordTalk as soon as possible at the TeachMeet at the Sea Bird Centre in East Lothian – a fabulous venue by the way even though it was too dark to take advantage of the views.
Although it’s very easy I thought I would post up this short guide to getting going.
Using WordTalk once it has been installed.
1. Activate WordTalk
NB Every individual will need to activate WordTalk on her/his own server.
3. Using WordTalk
4. Spell checker
Spellings and synonyms can be read aloud. Use the arrow keys to scroll down. |
5. Click on the Tool (Configure) to change the speech, its speed and volume.
6. To make keyboard shortcuts available use the Configure tool.
Look at WordTalk for more information or visit the CALL Centre. Or for more detail on installing look at Paul Hamilton’s terrific guide.
vijay
Feb 05, 2010 @ 11:24:06
this is a nice software, can u give me this type of software
Hilery Williams
Feb 05, 2010 @ 11:27:53
Hi Vijay.
The software is free to download in Scottish schools. If you look at the Wordtalk website you will find details.
Parents can also access it at home but I don’t know whether this extends across Scotland’s boundaries.
Good luck
teachtechy
Feb 05, 2010 @ 20:26:46
I have passed this on to PT ASL. We have Browsealoud installed which reads any highlighted text on the PC screen.
Hilery Williams
Feb 06, 2010 @ 18:17:44
HI
I’ve been trialling Browsealoud and will post comments on Glow.
I’m sure they’d be glad if you did too.