Many teachers in this school are already using blogs as a way to communicate with their students. Blogs are a phenomenal tool that allow written assignments to become dynamic discussions between teachers and students.
Odiogo.com is a tool that allows you to add text-to-speech to your blog. If you use blogger.com, and register your blog address on odiogo.com, it will provide you with a widget (basically a small web tool) that converts each of the blog entries into an audio file. The audio file can be streamed through a button on the blog entry itself. In addition, you can download the audio as an mp3 or subscribe to a podcast of your blog entries.
The ability to instantly convert your text to an audio file is potentially invaluable. It allows students to have the information from your blog on their iPod or mp3 player, where they can review it at their convenience, wherever they may be. In addition, this is a great alternative for students who are auditory learners. Text-to-speech tools can also provide you with a way to accommodate the needs of a visually impaired student.
As of this point, odiogo.com is a free service. It does work best (and is the most convenient) if you are already using blogger.com.
You can listen to an example of the odiogo.com by clicking the "Listen Now" button at the top of this entry.
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