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Introduction

A wide variety of learners in school and at home use text-to-speech (TTS) technology to gain access to important information. The goal of this tutorial is to give those who use, or help others use TTS, background information about the technology, ideas for how to use it, and information about acquiring digital text.

This tutorial is divided into the sections listed below. You can proceed through the information linearly or choose those sections most helpful to you.

# What is Text-to-Speech Technology
 
# Features and Functions of Text-to-Speech Software
 
# Classroom Ideas for Text-to-Speech Software
 
# Acquiring Digital Text
 
# Converting Print Materials to Digital Text Using a Scanner
 
# Future Directions in Text-to-Speech Technology


 
Created by CAST for Project MEET in 2001

Content by Nancy Schick | Designed By CAST
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Under the partnership with Project MEET (Massachusetts Empowering Educators with Technology)
 
The content of this Web-based Using Text to Speech Resource Guide was developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.