Using Sound of Text site for language learning
Sound of Text allows you to enter up to 100 characters of text in one of 44 languages. Once you click Submit, the site generates audio of the word or phrase.
I have used Google Translate on my phone in the past to communicate with an ELL student, but this tool is for a different use case. Noah spells out several uses for the tool in the article.
There seems to be as many online text editors as there are stars in the sky, which can be helpful or a curse. Each has their strengths and weaknesses. Hemingway Editor strives to help you become a better writer. You can either write into the editor or copy and paste from another document. The Hemingway Editor…
Source: ✂Templatemaker ︎ What a cool site! There are several templates for boxes and envelopes that you can print out and use to make your own custom boxes and envelopes. The icing on the cake is that you can enter the dimensions of the item you want to create. Really cool, and the site doesn’t…
One of the first extension I install in a fresh install of Chrome is Create Link (which was inspired by Make Link that does the same thing with Firefox.) Create Link adds a button to your toolbar which lets you copy the URL, title, and/or selected text of the current page to the clipboard. What makes Create Link shine is the…
Source: Strict Workflow – Chrome Web Store Strict Workflow is a combination Pomodoro Timer and web filter. A Pomodoro Timer is a work/break timer, where each 25 minutes working and 5 minute break is one pomodoro. Complete 4 pomodoros and get a 15 minute break. It’s a way to help you stay on task. Strict…
Imagine waking up to 20-40 red numbers of unread messages in Slack. Almost all with the expectation of doing something about them as soon as possible. Or having to check them to see what’s urgent and what’s not. This creates stress. Stress doesn’t make you productive. Not being productive means you are not happy. Source:…
Source: Background blur for Google Meet – Chrome Web Store I looked at several different Chrome extensions that students could use to cover up or blur their backgrounds, and Background blur for Google Meet was the one I liked the best. It’s simple, doesn’t distract, and does exactly what it says it does. Once installed,…