Question
What is docReader in ReadSpeaker?
Can I disable docReader?
Where is docReader located?
Answer
What is docReader in ReadSpeaker?
ReadSpeaker docReader is a web-based tool that allows users to listen to the text of an online document such as a PDF or Word document, while reading it. The tool uses text to speech technology to transform the text into sound. By having the text read aloud to you, you can understand the text more easily.
DocReader also offers synchronized highlighting of the text being read, on a word-by-word and/or sentence-by-sentence basis. A toolbar at the top of the page enables you to choose a document page and stop and start the reading. When you click the Listen button in the toolbar, the full page will be read section by section in the order defined in the document.
The toolbar also offers various other features. You can control the viewing mode, reading speed, text appearance, and highlighting. Selecting text enables you to listen to that section, have it translated or look it up in the dictionary.
Can I Disable docReader?
DocReader can be disabled on a course. For information on how to do this please contact the Digital Accessibility Team or the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Where is docReader located?
You can access the ReadSpeaker docReader in D2L by clicking on a content item, scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking on the ‘open with docReader’ button.
To see docReader in use, check out ReadSpeaker's How to Video Library.
For more information about Read Speaker, please reach out to the Digital Accessibility Team or the Center for Teaching and Learning.