Readthewords - audio files

Discovered this site via Tony Watt. Readthewords.com converts any text, blog, document or RSS into an audio file you can download to your i-pod to listen to. You can select the reading speed and the voice/avatar which is going to read it (male or female).

Check how it works:




How can we use this with sts?

• Students could convert texts to audio files to help them study.
• Students can use it to see the pronunciation of a given set of words.
• This would be an indefinite source of listening material which could be personalised.
• The teacher could use it to convert a text into an audio file and use it in class for dictation. 
• Or send the audio file to sts at home, have them listen, write down and hand in the dictation.
  

This is a text about a Brazilian composer called Heitor Villa Lobos which I converted into an audio file.



After creating the audio file you can download it to your computer, grab the embed code to post it in a blog , get the mp3 file link or even send it to someone by e-mail.