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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Please pardon the cross-posting.</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Most Gale databases offer the ability to have an article read aloud using text-to-speech technology. Gale’s Listen tool is powered by ReadSpeaker, and while it is machine-driven,
it provides very good narration. You can find the Listen option towards the top left side of nearly any Gale article. Look for this icon:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><img width="136" height="52" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D26DAB.3809D790"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Here are three tips for using the Listen feature.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">When you click on the orange-red arrow, the narration starts at the beginning of the article. However, you can also highlight a section of text and
<i>then</i> click on the Listen arrow to have only the highlighted text read aloud.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">After you activate ReadSpeaker by clicking on the arrow, click on the gear to change settings like the text color, reading speed, highlighting options, and more.
<img width="311" height="85" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D26DAB.3809D790"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><img width="500" height="224" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D26DAB.3809D790"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">If you translate an article and
<i>then</i> click on Listen, the article will be read aloud in the <i>translated</i> language.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><img width="247" height="433" id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D26DAB.3809D790"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Who might want to know about this? Struggling readers, teachers of ELL students, educators preparing students for the listening portion of the Smarter Balanced tests, those studying a foreign language,
and more.<br>
<br>
Questions? Please ask.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">This email with associated images is also available in the OSLIST archive:
<a href="http://oslis.org/oslissupport/announcements/july-2016-june-2017">http://oslis.org/oslissupport/announcements/july-2016-june-2017</a>.
<br>
<br>
Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">Jennifer Maurer, MLS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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