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Automatic Audio Conversion

Lifehacker (a techie tools website) mentioned several tools that convert text files to audio, in mp3 or other formats. This is handy for teachers and others who may type notes for a presentation or a class and may not have time to then record themselves reading the notes. While the automatic voice won’t sound lively, it means students can have printable notes and audio notes that are easy for them to access and use and easy for teachers to create for multiple files (say all of the lecture notes for a course). While imperfect, this also helps by providing an easy way for teachers to offer multiple formats that benefit different learning styles.