Listen or download audio of 100 characters of text in many different languages. Perfect for MFL students engaged in self-directed study.
The collection of resources and links below are currently being moved from the old website to this new site. You may find that some of the links are out of date and do not lead anywhere.
EdTech, as is life, is a journey with many dead ends.
| vozme.com/index.php?lang=en | A great site that makes spoken mp3 files from the text you write/paste. Great for absorbing written information on the go. Other tools and languages are available. |
| yakitome.com | A useful time saving resource which makes spoken mp3 files from Word documents, text files, PDFs, RSS feeds, webpages and more. Lots of different languages can be converted. |
| lalo.li | A useful site where you can type a message and it is read out using a voice synthesiser. There doesn’t seem to be a limit to the length of the message. You can share the link to share the message. You can change the pitch, speed and more. It’s a great way of giving instructions or homework over the net. |
| talktyper.com | A useful site that allows users to dictate and generate text. A great resource for children with writing difficulties to get their ideas written quickly. It works with a range of languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and more. For mistakes, the site offers alternative words with similar pronunciation. Only works with Chrome. |
| soundgecko.com | Create MP3 ‘text to speech’ files from websites to ‘read’ on the go. The site makes an audio file using a voice synthesiser. Combine with a simple notepad site and add your own text to read anything you like. An email address is required. |
| ctrlq.org/dictation | An easy to use online dictation tool. Just speak and this site types the words for you. Requires Chrome. |
| podcastomatic.com | This online tool converts the text on webpages to a downloadable MP3 to listen to quickly. |
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