[senit] FireFox

Required Add-Ins for Firefox

Another nice Add-on for FireFox is SpokenText. Although the main focus of SpokenText is to convert text to audio (Mp3, ipods etc) it features an add-on where you can convert web pages to audio and save them to different formats: http://www.spokentext.net/ 

You can also find other text-to-speech conversion sites at this link: http://www.dancewithshadows.com/tech/text-to-speech.asp

Craig 

-----Original Message-----
From: senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk [mailto:senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Ira David Socol
Sent: 16 March 2008 15:53
To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: Re: [senit] FireFox

oops, "blind/low-vision" - FireVox is not necessarily meant for blonds. 

Ira David Socol writes: 

> Required Add-Ins for Firefox
> CLiCk-Speak (for Dyslexia)
> or FireVox (for blond/low-vision)
> gTranslate (right-click language translation)
> Map+ right-click mapping of addresses.
> - just Google any of these for the install links -
> look through the right-click dictionaries and pick the one you like as 
> well.  
> 
> There's also "kicker" or FootieFox for keeping track of football scores 
> and ForecastFox for the weather.  
> 
> I'd suggest also using it with Google Notebook for stress-free note 
> grabbing during online research, and CLiCk-Speak with Google Docs gives 
> you a talking word processor for free.  
> 
> Yes, it is life changing - for you and your students.  
> 
> Ira David Socol
> Special Education Technology Scholar
> CEPSE
> College of Education
> Michigan State University
> socolira at msu.edu
> http://speedchange.blogspot.com/  
> 
> Claire Barnes writes:  
> 
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>> 
>> In December, Stephen Fry implored his readers to give the internet 
>> browser
>> FireFox a two week trial in his Dork Talk column in the Guardian. He
>> promised there was no going back to any alternative offered on Mac or
>> Windows.  
>> 
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>> 
>> I finally got round to it last night and after 12 hours I can honestly 
>> say
>> it has revolutionised my web browsing. I am probably preaching to the
>> converted, but I feel like web browsing has suddenly jumped into the 21st
>> century, thanks to all the natty little add-ons.  
>> 
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>> 
>> My absolute favourite is Super DragAndGo - where have you been all my 
>> life?  
>> 
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>> 
>> I'm on the hunt for other lovely add-ons and wonder if senit members have
>> any recommendations?  
>> 
>>    
>> 
>> Thanks,  
>> 
>>    
>> 
>> Claire Barnes  
>> 
>> Willow Dene School  
>> 
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Ira David Socol
Special Education Technology Scholar
CEPSE
College of Education
Michigan State University
socolira at msu.edu
http://speedchange.blogspot.com/ 

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