<div dir="ltr">Last time I checked -- about a year ago -- TTS in Coursesmart was not so smart. User had to highlight the text, bring it up in a dialog, yadda yadda<div><br></div><div>However it appears they listened to some feedback as their online help indicates it works more smoothly now. <a href="http://is.gd/eDMrSY">http://is.gd/eDMrSY</a> is the link that describes how to use with ClaroRead<br>
<div><br></div><div>That's after you request "accessible" versions of Coursesmart-delivered material noted in the first bullet point on the above link.</div></div><div><br></div><div>-*- Dan</div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Wink Harner <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:foreigntype@gmail.com" target="_blank">foreigntype@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi out there in ATHEN-Land,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Chegg<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">- CourseSmart<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">- GooglePlay-<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">- Kindle<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">- Kno <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Vital Source<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student’s preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
Let me know!<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Wink Harner<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:foreigntype@gmail.com" target="_blank">foreigntype@gmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="tel:480-984-0034" value="+14809840034" target="_blank">480-984-0034</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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