Creating MP3s needn’t be daunting! It’s easier than you think to turn PDF documents into MP3s for playback on your students' iPods or MP3 player. Experience accessibility that is more than a PDF with a screen reader!
Abstract
Join Dolphin’s Jeff Bazer as he demonstrates the simple stages involved in converting a real life PDF into a fully accessible and portable MP3. Using a single software tool, EasyConverter, Jeff will walk DSS officers through the step by step stages, from inputting the PDF through to adding synthesized narration. Learn how to develop single or multiple track MP3s, as well as how to select the reader’s preferred voice, speed and pitch.
Using the inbuilt lexicon facility, the audience will be showed how commonly mispronounced words can be trained to deliver correct pronunciation, ensuring the highest quality audio. The newly created MP3 edition of the learning material can then be saved to an MP3 player, burnt to CD or shared via the college Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Allow your students to experience learning on the move, with MP3 editions of their learning materials.
Kepoints
The various steps involved in converting PDFs to MP3
Using a lexicon to ensure correct pronunciation
How to send your MP3 to an iPod or MP3 player
Speaker Bio(s)
Hazel Shaw
Jeff Bazer is the US Sales Manager for Dolphin Computer Access, but his roots are deep in access technology. Eleven years working in the AT industry, coupled with a personal interest in screen reading as a user himself, ensures Jeff’s expertise and knowledge. Jeff works with colleges across the US sharing his expertise in the creation and delivery of alternative formats. As a Braille reader, Jeff fully empathizes with the essential role accessible information takes. Jeff has recently presented at ATIA, CSUN and can frequently be heard on ACB and TekTalk Radio.