Blackboard Ally Resources for Students
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Immersive Reader
What is it?
Important Information
An online alternative format that enhances the reading experience, increasing the readability of the content.
Requires Internet access
Allows learners to:
- Change font size and text spacing
- Change the contrast between the text and the background color
- Learn spelling and grammar by splitting words into syllables
- Highlight verbs, nouns, adjectives, and sub-clauses
- View a picture dictionary
- Increase reading speed with line focus
- Convert text-to-speech (both male and female voices)
- Translate content in real-time
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Translated Version
What is it?
This alternative format provides a machine-translated version of the original content into a total of 50 different languages. PDF, Word, PowerPoint and HTML documents are supported.
Important Information
If a file is too large, the translation might not work. Another reason it might not work is that an instructor can turn off Ally for courses that require translation from the students.
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Audio
What is it?
The audio alternative reads aloud the text in the original content. This also includes alternative descriptions for images, if they are provided. It downloads as an .mp3 file.
Important Information
Audio formats fail, if the original document contains more than 100,000 characters.
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ePub
Suggested Apps
What is it?
- Apple: EasyReader, iBooks, Voice Dream, NaturalReader, and Thorium Reader
- Android: EasyReader, Lithium and Voice Aloud Reader
- Windows: Calibre, Icecream Ebook Reader, NaturalReader, and Thorium Reader
- Linux: Thorium Reader
Creates a digital publishing file that can be viewed on mobile devices
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Tagged PDF
What is it?
Helps screen readers and other assistive technologies read PDF documents
Fun Fact
Most used Ally Resource at Winthrop currently!
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HTML
What is it?
Ally translates document or article into HTML to mark and describe writing, links, pictures, sound, and video so the web browser can show them correctly.
Fun Fact
Semantic HTML is available offline on your mobile device, if you don't close your browser!
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Beeline
What is it?
Changes the color using a subtle color gradient to guide your eye through the reading to make the reading faster and easier
Why Use Beeline?
BeeLine Reader is popular among undergraduate and graduate students with heavy reading loads. BeeLine Reader's approach also benefits people with dyslexia, ADHD, low vision, and anybody who may have difficulty with visual tracking or focus.
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OCRed PDF
What is it?
OCR technology analyses the content and converts the image into text.
Important Information
The conversion is only as good as the quality of the original content. If the content is difficult to analyze, there may be mistakes.
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Braille
What is it?
The electronic braille alternative creates a BRF file that can be read on a refreshable Braille display (RBD), other Braille reading devices, or within a Braille software like Duxbury.
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Contact Us
This work by Winthrop University’s Office of Online Learning is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.