![]() There are four different highlight colours. Students will highlight a word, and then click on the translator tool, and it will give different translated options. The language that you want terms translated to needs to be set up in the Read&Write settings, but once it is set up, it is easy to use. This is a great feature that helps students to ensure they understand what they are reading. You speak, and it will type for you! This can be done in multiple languages, so it is great for any language class. It helps you to focus and read from the screen. This will grey out the background and focus in on a smaller bar/area of text. This feature converts the text to an audio file and will download the audio file to your device. It will analyze the text, then create a play/pause button within that area to play just that specific text. Click and drag around the text that you want read aloud. If you click, you will get a plus symbol. This feature will stop playing the read aloud of a text. This is used along with the Read Aloud feature – this will pause any read aloud. This one likely doesn’t need any explanation. Highlight a word, or section, or click at the beginning of a paragraph and it will read aloud the text for you. These can also be copied/pasted into activities or evaluations to help give a visual representation of a term. The picture dictionary will show various picture representations of a word. The dictionary will provide a variety of definitions based on various contexts, plus it will read aloud each definition as well. These are some of our favourite tools on the Read&Write toolbar. ![]() When typing, if turned on this feature will give word suggestions based on the last word that you typed, even mid-word! It can also read aloud words to help choose the right term. If you click on the underlined term, it will bring up a drop down with different options for replacing that term or error. Students can highlight a paragraph of text, click on the check it tool, and it will underline any possible errors. ![]() This is a spell check and grammar checking tool. The toolbar will look like this (minus the numbers): Google Read&Write Toolbar You will have to give permissions the first time that you use Google Read&Write, but after that, a tool bar should appear along the top of your Google Doc (or Slide, etc.). ![]() To open Read&Write from within the Google Workspace (Docs or Slides), click on the purple puzzle piece on your extensions bar. For example, the features available in Google Slides are different than those available in Google Docs. Please note: Not all features are available in all tools. Let’s get started with the features available, and how to access Read&Write. TextHelp has also created a quick reference guide for the features in Read&Write. Once you have it added, the best way to get started with it is to play with it! Give it a try, click on the various buttons or options, and see how it works for you. TextHelp (the company that created Read&Write) is actually one of the top 10 EdTech certifications we suggested in Episode 35 – something to consider if you think that this tool could benefit your classroom! Here is a link to a form that you need to fill out. Please note: Teachers get a free premium subscription to Read&Write, so no need to worry if your Board or District does not have a subscription. But before we begin, it’s important to add this extension to Chrome if you don’t already have it.ĭon’t have this extension? Click here to add Read&Write to your Chrome browser. In this episode, we are talking all about Google Read&Write. ![]() We would love to hear from you – leave a comment here, OR check out our FLIPGRID ! Show Notes If you like what you hear, share this episode with a colleague or friend, and make sure you subscribe so that you don’t miss out on any new content! If you are able, consider supporting the show by buying us a coffee! This week, we are diving into Google Read&Write: all of the features, and how you can use this Chrome extension with your students. ![]()
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