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Text to speech site that accepts typed text, uploaded Word and .pdf files and creates an audio with a talking avatar. You can then download as mp3, podcast, email. Free account is limited to 30 second recordings but special teacher package is available.

The new offerings for school districts that subscribe [I think all BC has subscribed] include lots of tools for teaching to diversity. This site should be useful to many of us. Slow readers? Need text-to-speech? Readers Theatre? Lots more!

Navify is an interface for viewing Wikipedia articles with videos, music, photo galleries, and comments. One of the strategies for supporting students' recognition network is using multiple examples and using a variety of media. This resource makes it easy!

Listen to work documents, homework, PowerPoint presentations, emails, RSS feeds, blogs and novels while you relax, commute or exercise. Proofread, learn a new language, multi-task, and use YAKiToMe! for entertainment. YAKiToMe! speaks multiple languages (English, Spanish, French, German, ...) with both male and female voices using the world's best text to speech (TTS) synthesis technologies.

Convert files to just about any image, document, audio, or video type.

This site allows you to upload a video and add subtitles in order to make it accessible. You can also view other videos that have been uploaded.

Free portable apps including firefox and open office that can be downloaded to a USB drive.

Converting sound, text and video files, video, music and documents

Very cool Firefox extension lets you select a word and perform a multitude of actions including reference to dictionaries or wikipedia, convert, translate, shop, share, etc. Check out the popular Firefox Add-On Hyperwords.Updated to version 5.5 and now supports Twitter and Facebook. Available for free from http://www.hyperwords.n...

Awesome free site creates embed code that you can use to embed documents or videos on your wiki or website. Very cool because once embedded you can scroll or enlarge sections of the document.

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