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Buzz LMS - Snap&Read, Co:Writer & built-in Chromebook Accessibility features (document)

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Buzz LMS - Snap&Read, Co:Writer & built-in Chromebook Accessibility features (document)

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Here's an Overview of how to access and use the Text-to-Speech, Speech-to-Text, Word Prediction, and other Accessibility features while using Buzz LMS.

Don't forget to enjoy the videos in the next column over to see how the tools work in the real world!

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Prediction and/or Speech-to-Text

Always Available ("As needed off")
Some students need continued access to word prediction while writing

As Needed
Some students only need the word prediction feature occasionally

As Needed - Speech-to-Text
Some students only require quick access to Speech-to-Text. In this setting, Co:Writer presents a small unobtrusive microphone icon right where the student is needing to enter their ideas.

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It's not just for Text-to-Speech!

Here are just some of the many features:

Text-to-Speech tool for accessible and inaccessible text

PDF Markup Tool

PDF Reading

Remove Distractions

(from cluttered websites with ads, etc.)

Text Levelling

Translation

Note-taking & Outline making

with automatic links & citations

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Snap&Read and Select-to-Speak (Chromebook built-in) will both read all text in the Buzz platform.

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Snap&Read and Select-to-Speak (Chromebook built-in) will both read all text in the Buzz platform.

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They each have pros and cons... depending on the text that is being accessed.

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Select-to-Speak is faster at processing inaccessible text than Snap&Read

Snap&Read has more natural sounding voices (... maybe that’s subjective)

Once text is OCR scanned

Snap&Read allows the user to choose to start reading anywhere in the scanned text, and to reread only sections that they wish to hear again.

Select-to-Speak will only read the whole passage again unless you start the process over again by clicking on the Select-to-Speak icon in the dock then clicking on the text you'd like read

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Accessible Text refers to text in a format that allows a text reader to natively recognize it.

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Inaccessible Text refers to text in a format that is not natively accessible to text readers.

Some examples:

Locked PDFs

Photos containing text

Other images of text

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When a document/worksheet is presented to a student in a PDF format, a PDF Markup Tool is required to write directly onto the PDF.

Snap&Read has a PDF Reader that syncs with Google Drive and allows for users to add the following to a PDF:

text

highlights

lines/shapes

paint

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CHECK IT OUT...
It's a highlight reel of features & supports!

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This 4 minute video explores using Snap&Read and Select-to-Speak to read the main introductory pages of Buzz.

This is a sibling video to the one directly below in this column (Using TTS on a Buzz Test). You'll notice that the text often shows up in a different format in different parts of Buzz... so you should really watch both of these!)

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This 5 minute video shows you what it looks like to use Snap&Read to read text on a Buzz Test.

Includes bonus footage of:

Chromebook Select-to-Speak in action

Co:Writer to enter text in the box

This is a sibling video to the previous one in this column (Text-to-Speech: Snap&Read vs. Select-to-Speak). You'll notice that the text often shows up in a different format in different parts of Buzz... so you should really watch both of these!

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Here's a quick little 2.5 minute video to see how the Markup Tools in PDF Reader (Snap&Read) work!

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This 3.5 minute video will let you see what voice options there are in Snap&Read and Chrome OS.

NOTE:
Snap&Read voices require an internet connection.
If there is not internet connection, the chosen voice will default to a Chrome OS voice.

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SnapRead vs. Chromebook voice comparison

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Turn on the Accessibility features on the Chromebook!

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Turn on the Accessibility features on the Chromebook!

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This 3+ minute video shows how to activate and access Accessibility features on the chromebook.

You really should watch this one.

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Co:Writer and the Chromebook both offer Speech-to-Text features

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Co:Writer and the Chromebook both offer Speech-to-Text features

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Co:Writer has multiple ways for it to be presented.

It shows up in all 3 of the options mentioned under the Word Prediction column to the right --->

Chromebook Speak button is located in the dock at the bottom right of the screen.

It must be toggled on to see... check out the "Turn on the Accessibility features on the Chromebook!" video in the Videos! column