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About the Program
Target Audience: Online Education Leaders, Academic Technologists, Instructional Designers, Special
Education Teachers, Assistive Technology Directors, General Education Teachers
Pivoting away from the traditional classroom in 2020 has shown teachers, parents,
and students that we have some work to do to make online learning equitable and accessible
to every single student. ReadSpeaker is committed to adding a voice (or an instant
audiobook) across a school’s online learning environment. ReadSpeaker’s integrations
require no downloads and no passwords and have become a vital study aide for students
across the country.
Participants will learn
- how 1-Click listening to course content in Google Classroom or a school’s learning
management system works
- why ReadSpeaker’s usage has increased 40% since the start of the pandemic
- how students use ReadSpeaker to study, block out online distractions and listen to
course material offline.
There will be a question and answer session at the end of the demonstration.
ReadSpeaker will be rolling out a no-cost Teacher Program this Summer/Fall. Individual
teachers can sign up for a classroom account of TextAid. this digital workplace for
students will read aloud documents and student-created content. Giving students the
option to listen to readings from class helps improve comprehension and help with
literacy skills. The easy to use accessibility tools such as the reading ruler, open
dyslexic font, and enlarge text will assist students across the board. A teacher
training session with the ReadSpeaker team will be provided to train teachers in how
to use TextAid and support their students. The classroom license will be available
for 6 months.
About the Presenters
Jack Hendrickson
Jack is an Account Manager for ReadSpeaker, a leading voice technology company delivering
text-to-speech tools and integrations. Jack’s career began as a golf coach for the
Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind. Moving into the classroom as a public school
teacher and now as an online learning advocate for accessibility and easy to use study
tools in all online course offerings.
Email: jack.hendrickson@readspeaker.com
Paul Stisser
Paul is the Director of Educational Institutions & LMS Partnerships at ReadSpeaker.
He works to enhance the online learning environment through our voice technology
and manages all partnership integrations we have developed. He has 14 years of secondary
education teaching experience specializing in Special Education, Assistive Technologies,
and At-Risk Students.
Email: paul.stisser@readspeaker.com