LM_NET: Library Media Networking
Sorry it has taken me so long to post a hit on computers that will
read to students but our server has been down. Thanks to those who
responded. You really impressed our special ed. director.
Check with Olive Tree Software Inc. David Arnold
72137.355@compuserve.com. He represents Duxbury and Dragon Systems.
Some software programs will do that. Ex.-First Connections Ency. on
CD. There are also shareware items out there that use MacTalk on the
Mac to read back to students.
Kurzweil Reader for approx. $5,000. It may be available thru Xerox.
As you may have heard from others Macintosh can do that. If the text
can be put into the computer using Clarisworks or simpletext the
computer can read it back in a variety of voices.
Arkenstone produces a computer with scanner and software. The entire
setup is called " Open Book". Arkenstone, Inc., 1185 Bordeaux Drive,
Suite D, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 880-444-4443 www.arkenstone.org
Another co. is Xerox Imaging Systems which produces "The Reading
Edge" scanner reader and Text Bridge Pro 96 OCR software. Xerox
Imaging Systems, 9 Centennial Park Drive, Peabody, MA 01960
508-977-2000 www.xerox.com
Our technology lab uses a regular HP scanner with OmniPage Pro
software and the computer screen reader software called JAWS for
Windows. JAWS screen reader for Windows: Henter-Joyce, Inc., 2100
62nd Ave. North, St. Petersburg FL 33702 800-336-5658 www.hj.com
Theresa Bermingham
Media Specialist
tbermingham@bphs.sublette9.k12.wy.us
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