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TechDis Update
RSC WM - A & I Forum
Lisa Featherstone www.jisctechdis.ac.uk
Programme
• TechDis Voices
• Toolbox
• Discover Jisc
• Questions
What is a voice
• SatNav voices – high quality synthetic voices
• Turns route instructions into the spoken word
• Can use different voicesjack good morning.mp3 jess good morning.mp3
Voice & Software
Voices are separate from the software
They can be used with a wide variety of applications
Support working in many ways -
So what is text to speech?
Mainstream tool for all?
Specialist tool for some?
Ways of working - 1
• Read with your eyes closed - start your text to speech software, grab a headset, close your eyes, lean back and relax…
Ways of working - 2
• Save text as MP3 and listen on your phone / mp3 player wherever and whenever suits.
Ways of working - 3
• …turn key documents or information to MP3s so users can listen on the morning commute.
Ways of working - 4
• use a service (Audio-boo etc) to upload handouts as a synthetic speech MP3 file. Subscribers to your podcast get automatic delivery to their phone.
Ways of working - 5
• Audio instructions for practical and fieldwork.
Ways of working - 6
• Listen and summarise…
Ways of working - 7
• Broaden horizons…
Gutenberg goodies Balabolka brilliance
Ways of working - 8
Getting good voices…
• TechDis Jess and TechDis Jack
• eligibility = post 16 publicly funded learning providers for their networks and personal downloads for their learners/users
• This includes learners at UK Online Centres
Ways of Working - 9
• Proof reading – a synthetic voice will read exactly what you’ve written.
• “It’s important to get your massage across in a simples and effective wiy”
proof reading example.mp3
Getting equality…
A few VI learners
Lots of dyslexic learners
Finding and using
www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/voices
This section of the website has all the info you need on Finding, Registering, Downloading, Installing and Using the voices.
Talking Word documents
• Older versions: WordTalk www.wordtalk.org.uk
• Newer versions: Speak Text
Talking Web Pages
• ChromeSpeak free plug in for Chrome
Talking books
Orato or ClipSpeak will read out loud whatever is copied onto the clipboard; whether from e-books, online magazines, documents etc.
Orato reads with Word tracking. ClipSpeak doesn’t; but it does save as MP3 as an option.
Talking anything
Tools like Balabolka and DSpeech allow you to create MP3s from documents or a mixture of documents and text copied in from other sources like web pages.
The questions to consider• Does your organisation provide text to speech at
all?
• How would your staff and users learn about text to speech opportunities?
• How could you signpost your users to download the voices for themselves at home?
• How could we help your organisation support the use of TTS in teaching and learning?
TechDis Toolboxwww.jisctechdis.ac.uk/tbx
TechDis Toolbox
• Aimed directly at end users – learners.
• A collection of resources which give useful hints and tips on technologies that can help individuals work quicker, slicker and smarter.
TechDis Toolbox
• Over 100 Bite-sized videos, short guides, and animations.
• Small bits of just-in-time information that can be easily absorbed.
• Developed with learners for learners by TechDis accredited trainers.
Toolbox Structure
Technology - 1
• Microsoft Office• 18 videos on using Word
• Mac-accessibility• Mac, iPhone and iPad including
• Voiceover
• Safari reader
• Vision and other settings
• Using the Web• Accessible browsers
Technology - 2
• Free Software guides to• Audacity
• Text to Speech
• Xmind
• TechDis Voices• What is a voice
• Text to Speech
• Using and installing the voices
Planning & Organisation
• Managing Messages
• Managing Time
• Using Information
• Organising
Information
Communicating
• Tools to help with
• Reading
• Writing
• Multimedia
Including -
• Audio
• Video
• Images
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Objectives
• Help Further Education and Skills providers use Jisc resources to deliver inclusive learning and teaching.
• Increase overall Jisc knowledge and awareness of the wider FE & Skills sector and how to meet its needs.
Rationale
• Further Education and Skills sector unaware of JISC resources and services.
• Many of these resources support inclusive learning and teaching.
• These resources can be difficult to find.
• The resources were created for a different audience and are sometimes difficult to understand.31
So far . . .
• New CPD resources
• Commentary on Jisc Services & content
• Technology in Context – plans and rationale
New Web Resources:CPD Materials
• New how-to guides and resources:• Introduction to Accessibility;
• Built-in Accessibility;
• Accessible Documents and Presentations.
• Coming Soon:
In the pipeline . . .
•Mobile and Portable Accessibility;
•Accessing Online Content;
•Creating Accessible Online Content.
Questions?
• Please contact – [email protected]
• @notlob
• http://pinterest.com/penguinnotlob/xerte-links/