Listen to websites.

For course materials, articles, and Canvas Discussions.

This skill earns points in Chapter 1.

If you are an auditory learner, or your eyes are tired, I recommend listening to the course materials, online articles, and discussion threads to improve retention. Use these instructions to test your computer's reading abilities.

Choose a tool and instruction set:

A. Chrome Browser (highly recommended)

1. Click the menu icon and choose More Tools.
2. Choose Extensions from the popup list.
3. Scroll to the bottom of your list of extensions to click on Get More Extensions .
4. Search for SpeakIt! and add it to Chrome. The icon will show up in the Chrome Extension Toolbar to the right of the Address/Search box.
5. Select the Introduction text (below) then click the sound icon from the Toolbar.
6. Adjust settings to speed up or slow down the text.

B. Canvas ReadSpeaker Listen Toolbar

1. Click the start button on the Listen toolbar.
2. OR select just the text you want to read and hit the nearby icon.
3. Adjust settings by clicking the Start arrow, then the Settings icon on the toolbar.
   

C. Macintosh

Do this step only if you don't like Chrome's options.

1. Set up Preferences for Speech to use a keystroke of your choice.
   • From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
   • Click the Speech icon.
2. Click the Text to Speech button.
3. Choose a Voice and Speed.
   • Install Samantha if you want the reader to sound like Siri.
4. Click the Set Key button and choose a keystroke you can remember.
5. From any document or web site, select text you want read, and click your new keystroke.

D. Windows

Do this step only if you don't like Chrome's options.

1. Follow instructions for set up and use of Speech/Text-to-Speech and the Narrator controls:
   • Windows XP and Vista
   • Windows 8
   • Windows 7
2. To read an entire window, click the window and then press CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR.
   • To silence the speech, press CTRL.

Or download the Natural Readers program; it may work better.

E. Smart Phone Apps

• Try the Voice Reading or Natural Reader application for your Android phone.
• Try the Natural Reader for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod.
• Try the Natural Reader application for your Windows phone. UNTESTED; use at your own risk.