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Freedom
Scientific LSG Presents
The
WYNNing Word WYNNing Word
June, 2005
Philadelphia Freedom Scientific LSG!
NECC 2005 will be in Philadelphia June 27-30
This
year's theme is Digital Illuminations - Sparking a Revolution
in Learning
The learning
revolution continues for us as we unveil WYNN 4
and demonstrate the power of our products for learners of all ages.
Learn about the newest features of WYNN 4. See the new toolbar improvements
and Exact View changes, hear the new AT&T Natural Voices and
learn about upgraded editing capabilities! Bring this email
to Booth 225 for a special gift.
Our newsletter this month is dedicated to answering questions from
our readers. We hope to enhance the skills of both teachers and students
by helping our audience to have a better understanding of LSG products.
We would also like to encourage the sharing of ideas.
"Those who dare to teach, must never cease to learn!"
So if you have worked with TestTalker and have suggestions
that you feel would be of interest to our readers, please email wynningword@adelphia.net
and we will publish them in a future newsletter.
ASK-theEXPERT:
Q.
Will TestTalker read other languages?
A.
Yes, TestTalker can scan and read
in Spanish and English. It is set for English. If you want to change
it to Spanish, in the Teacher Edition, go to the Tools menu and
change Recognition Language (in Scanning Settings) and Language
(in Speech Settings) to Spanish. To have TestTalker read back to
the student in Spanish, in Student Edition, in the Tools menu, change
Language (in Speech Settings) to Spanish.
Q.
Is it possible to change the size of the font in the fill-in boxes
to accommodate longer answers?
A. While it is not possible
to change the font size, you can make additional fill-in boxes as
an option for answers longer than than the box you have inserted
into the test. This option will allow students to move on to the
next box if they wish to make their answers longer.
Q.
What type of scanners work with TestTalker?
A. For information on recommended
scanners:
fs_support/OPENBookSL5.asp.
Q.
Do you have any suggestions for scanning large textbooks?
A. WYNN Tip Sheets under
Scanning Assistance:
LSG/tipsheets/tip_wn_scanstrategies.asp
Q.
How do you arrange for TestTalker training?
A. For quick information:
LSG/downloads/Prof_Dev_19-Jun-03.pdf/
For more detailed information: Email Peggy Dalton - Director of
Professional Development at:
peggyd@freedomscientific.com
Q.
How do you get more information about TestTalker?
A. For quick information:
LSG/products/testtalker.asp
For more specific information: Call Kathe Mauldin at 888-223-3344
Ext. 119 or Kathleen Wallace at 800-444-4443 Ext. 1089
Q.
How do you get a TestTalker demo?
A. Call Kathe Mauldin at
888-223-3344 Ext. 119 or Kathleen Wallace at 800-444-4443 Ext. 1089
If you would like to read an independent review of TestTalker,
please follow this link,
http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163101254
Hope these possible solutions have been helpful to you. Please
continue to send any questions to Lynn Regan at wynningword@adelphia.net.
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