Read&Write
Read&Write is the districts go to tool for text to speech and speech to text. All students and staff automatically have the Read&Write Chrome extension available to them from the extension icon(the puzzle piece). Students and staff should log into the extension with their 917 Google account, if asked to log in. Read&Write can be used at home and on personal devices as well.
There is a Read&Write Learning Academy if you'd like to check out all the features or take a look at the handout below. There is also a Scavenger Hunt you can use to help introduce your students to Read&Write. If you run into any trouble, would like some training, or have specific questions feel free to send an email to amanda.peters@isd917.org.
iOs and Android Guides
Read&Write iOS Guide by amanda.peters
Read&Write Android Guide by amanda.peters
Alternative to Snap&Read iPad App
Many of our students have benefitted from the Snap&Read iPad app. This app allowed them to take a picture of a document that they needed to fill out and they could have the document read to them along with being able to add text or drawings. While Read&Write does have an app, it is only good for reading documents not also filling them out. If students need a replacement for the Snap&Read app, I would suggest using the iPad Camera and Photo app. By adjusting some settings, these apps can do the same thing the Snap&Read app allowed them to do. See the video for how to change the iPad settings to make this work.