ELECTRONIC TEXTS FOR VOCATIONAL

PROGRAMSHow to Get It…How to Use It…

Kathy Zingg, Speech/Language PathologistSoutheastern Regional School District

S Easton, MAkzingg@sersd.org; 508-230-1489

WHAT IS ELECTRONIC TEXT?text that is in a form that computer can store or display on a computer

screen wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

-WHY OBTAIN AND PROVIDE ELECTRONIC TEXT?

provides ‘read aloud’ access to text via electronic text readers

ELECTRONIC TEXT READERS

-Kurzweil

-Natural Readernaturalreaders.com

-Read Outloud Built into PDF

KURZWEILkurzweiledu.com

Scan material into computer

Utilize ‘Read’ function to hear text read aloud in voices of choice, and at speed of choice

NATURAL READERnaturalreaders.comDownload free version

‘Go to Miniboard’ >Highlight text you’d like read >Click ‘Read Icon’

READ OUTLOUD

Accessible directly through PDF

View > Read Outloud > Activate Read Outloud>View> Read This Page Only

HOW TO GET IT…1. Teachers2. Textbooks

3. PUBLISHERLOOKUP.COMpublisherlookup.org

4. Website-Phone Contact-Email Contactpearsoned.com

HOW TO GET IT, CONT…

-Bookshare/NIMAC

Training - Bookshare - Accessible Books for Individuals with Print Disabilities

HOW TO USE IT…-Text Readers…

Kurzweil/Natural Reader/Read Outloud

-Teacher/Student AccessShared FoldersFlash DrivesLaptops/PCs

SHARED FOLDERSACCESSING READ ALOUD RESOURCES FROM SHARED FOLDERS Electronic texts are available via our Shared Folders. To access…  -‘Shared folders’ are only accessible using a teachers login.  -Once logged in, follow the following procedures: START>RUN>fileshare-serve>Shared Kurzweil>(choose file you’d

like…). -Transfer to student logins/desktops/computers via a flashdrive. 

That’s it! If trouble, call Mrs. Zingg, (x489) or email (kzingg@sersd.org).

FLASHDRIVES 

-Copying files onto flashdrive:

 -To Save onto flashdrive:

 -To Transfer file from teacher computer to student

computer: !