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Tool
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Description
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Instructions
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RealPlayer
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Free download so you can listen to live radio
or to prerecorded programmes or language activities.
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If you have a fast network connection you
can watch video clips, too, but these will be blurred if you use a 56K
modem.
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You will need a sound card in your computer.
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Click on the icon to go directly to
the basic free player (this is all you need).... OR
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Cick on the text if you prefer to go
to the main menu for downloads (including those with special features that
you pay for)
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After you have filled in the form and clicked
on 'download', follow the instructions until RealPlayer is downloaded and
installed on your computer.
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After it has been installed, it will appear
automatically whenever it is needed - by a language exercise activity,
for example.
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Windows
Media Player
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Free media player from Windows so you can
listen to live radio or to prerecorded programmes or language activities.
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If you have a fast network connection you
can watch video clips, too, but these will be blurred if you use a 56K
modem.
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You will need a sound card in your computer
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You may not need to download this - it may
already be on your computer.
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Click on the icon or the text.
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Fill in your email address only if you wish
to receive product information.
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Click on download.
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Follow the instructions until the Player is
loaded and installed.
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After it has been installed, it will appear
when needed by a programme that uses it.
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Apple
Mac Quicktime Player
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Free download so you can listen to live radio
or to prerecorded programmes or language activities.
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If you have a fast network connection you
can watch video clips, too, but these will be blurred if you use a 56K
modem.
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You will need a sound card in your computer.
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Designed originally for apple macs, but there
is a download available for Windows too.
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If you have RealPlayer and/or Windows Media
Player, you will not need this too.
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Fill in the form.
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Read the notes underneath the form before
clicking on download because these give helpful information.
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Click on download.
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Follow the instructions until the download
and
installation is complete.
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Readplease
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free text-to-speech download
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ReadPlease will read any text on your screen.
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you can insert any file or part of file
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you can cut and paste
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you can type directly into the box
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You can choose which voice you want (2 males,
2 females)
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You can change the speed of the voice
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Excellent tool for ESOL students unsure of
pronunciation.
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Click on the text or icon.
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Read the information and listen to voice samples
if you wish.
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Click on download (can take nearly an hour
with 56K modem and slow network).
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After ReadPlease is downloaded and installed,
you can use it whenever you wish.
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Macromedia
Flash
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tool you need to see some interactive web
programs
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very quick to download - 2 minutes
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some impressive programs created in Macromedia
Flash e.g. ESL Radio from Monash University
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Read the instructions on the site
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Click download
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Follow the instructions.
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VoyCabulary
Web Tool
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powerful free web tool to convert any text
into links.
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You can cut and paste, or type in a url to
feed a whole website through the tool.
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You can then click on any word and the tool
will look up your word immediately.
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The lookup opens in a new web browser so you
can close it as soon as you've finished looking up your word.
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It links to online dictionaries (including
Websters with sound, medical and law dictionaries).
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excellent for difficult or technical texts
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excellent for ESOL students
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You do not need to download this.
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Click on the icon or text.
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Try it out.Type a url in the text box and
click on process.
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Type some words into the text box and check
it out.
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If you find it useful, bookmark it and use
it whenever you have a text that is difficult to understand.
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VoyCabulary web tool can be kept on bottom
toolbar
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