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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Good afternoon!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>A representative from ReadSpeaker (<a href="http://www.readspeaker.com/">http://www.readspeaker.com/</a>) contacted our Distance Education Director about offering a building block for Blackboard. I’ve seen ReadSpeaker used with Cengage’s MindTap application. Our students who are in developmental and student success courses are able to access their ebooks this way when they would like to hear them read out loud.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We’re wondering if this building block is worth investigating. Has anyone implemented this with your LMS already?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks for your feedback!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting"'>Liz Prickett<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Alternative Media Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Center for Academic & Professional Excellence (CAPE)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Victoria College<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>2200 E. Red River Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Victoria, TX 77901<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:Elizabeth.Prickett@VictoriaCollege.edu">Elizabeth.Prickett@VictoriaCollege.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(361) 573-3291, ext. 3243<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>