Helps people with reading and disabilities. It is free plug in for Microsoft Word (versions '97 and up)that converts text to audio that can be saved as a .wav or mp3 audio file. Also can work with Microsoft Outlook. The toolbar for the program fits right into the toolbar for Word. This program is based on the idea that students who struggle to read benefit when text is read to them. I create a lot of assignments in word and print science articles from the Internet. I could see copying the text from an article into Word and allowing students to read the text with this program.
Bibme is a free online bibliography maker that allows students to create bibliographies in the proper formats. It also has a search function that allows students to search for the book they are using and automatically fills in the data. It's an easy tool and the search links with amazon.com so there are probably not many books that can't be found. I found the texts we've used in this class and it gave options for the format or how much of the book you're citing. I really could have used this when I was trying to learn the APA formatting! Here's an example of how a search and citation works.
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