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Ally in Canvas (CSUDH): (If your textbook is not included in Canvas, select one of the followings) |
This service is only for CSUDH teaching faculty & students currently enrolled in classes. |
You need to have access to Canvas (LMS) |
- Download Alternative Formats/MP3 guide. - You can also contact Reza Boroon, Academic Tech (IT) for help: 310-243-2524 rboroon@csudh.edu |
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(if your textbook is in your Kindle device) |
To use TTS on Kindle devices, ensure that your device supports the feature. Once certain, you can follow the User Guide. |
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Before enabling TTS app, you must verify if the feature is supported on their Kindle app. You should ensure your device's operating system is up-to-date and consult the app's details for any specific compatibility requirements. Not all Kindle books are enabled for Text-to-Speech due to publisher restrictions.
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(CSUDH has 500 user license) |
CSUDH's Student disAbility Resource Center (SdRC) has the subscription. The web version is compatible only with desktop and laptop computers and does not support MP3 file downloads. You can listen to the document exclusively on your desktop or laptop, as it is not operational on mobile phones. |
- For CSUDH students: Sign in with Google using your campus accounts. - For Staff & Administrators: Contact SdRC to get an account. |
It is user-friendly and capable of handling a wide variety of document formats as well as reading web pages. |
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Kurzweil3000 (Subscription/Web): (CSUDH has 500 user license) |
You need to download and install the software on your laptop or desktop. After installation, you'll be able to access all the features, including MP3 file downloads. The MP3 files can be saved to your cloud storage or emailed to yourself, allowing you to listen to them on your mobile devices. |
- For CSUDH students: Sign in with Google using your campus accounts. - For Staff & Administrators: Contact SdRC to get an account. |
- Installation guide: 1) Uninstall any older version of Kurzweil3000; 2) Download Kurzweil 3000 Web License (Version 22 (subscription/web license); Please follow this Instillation guide. This process requires an active account from CSUDH SdRC. - UserGuide to convert digital files to MP3 using Kurzweil3000. - UserGuide to convert Print doc to MP3 using Kurzweil3000. - UserGuide to use other technology options to convert from Pring to MP3. |
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A commercial text-to-speech desktop software for personal use. It can read to you any text such as Microsoft Word files, webpages, PDF files, and E-mails. We use this free version, which has limits --- 20 minutes per day & does not allow downloading the MP3 file (but we don't need it) |
Free |
Several ways to use this free TTS tool: 1) You can use your PHONE to open this tool (QR code is above). Get to the Box page, copy and paste the document URL or the text into the box. Now, you can listen to it on your phone (only 20 minutes a day). 2) Download & install to your desktop (How to download guide). You can open the Tools, copy & past the text to the box. You can also paste the URL to the box if it has an URL. But this free version can only allow you to use for 20 minutes a day. 3) Use the TTS tool on the desktop without a downloan. Just copy and paste the URL/text onto the box (User guide). |
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An online text-to-speech converter. The free version has a 4000 word document length limit. Just copy & paste your text in the box, select one of the voices, and download or listen to the mp3 file. |
Free |
- URL: https://www.text2speech.org |
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If you have a PRINT document: |
Follow this link: How to Convert Print to MP3 - Text to Speech? |
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Follow this link: How to Convert Print to MP3 - Text to Speech? |
Preview & review textbook readings
Preview or review other course reading materials
Read lengthy journal/scholarly articles
The Text-to-Speech is a great tool for “Extensive reading”, such as rapid reading of large quantities of textbook chapters, long scholarly articles, etc. for general understanding, with the focus generally on the overall meaning.
What this Tool does NOT do well: “Intensive reading”, which includes focused reading and learning in detail.