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5 Tools to Help Create a Distraction Free Environment

November 5, 2014November 5, 2014 Jason Carroll Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Read&Write for Google, Google Chrome apps, higher education, K-12, study skills, writing activities, Google Extensions, productivity

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com The ability for students (and teachers) to be productive in the classroom, at home, or

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Speech Input, Simplify and Summarize Now Part of Read&Write for Google!

September 11, 2014 Jason Carroll Reading and Writing Difficulties, speech recognition, Read&Write for Google, higher education, K-12, Google Docs extension, study tools, speech input

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com The school year is now well underway for most schools in North America and what

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Read&Write for Google Update – June 2014

June 27, 2014June 30, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, text-to-speech, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Word Prediction, Google, Read&Write for Google, Google Docs extension

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com A new update for Read&Write for Google went live today and includes several exciting new

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3 Note Taking Alternatives

April 28, 2014April 28, 2014 Jason Carroll Reading and Writing Difficulties, speech recognition, livescribe, Read&Write for Google, higher education, ESL, study skills, note taking, dictation, smart pen

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com I recently visited a college campus and had the opportunity to talk with the Disability

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New ePub and PDF Reader Updates Now Available!

April 15, 2014April 11, 2014 Jason Carroll text-to-speech, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Read&Write for Google, Google Docs, ePub reader, PDF reader

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com Just this week Texthelp released some exciting new updates. The details along with a few

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New Google Add-Ons for Docs!

April 4, 2014April 4, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Read&Write for Google, Google Docs, higher education, K-12, Highlighting Tools, study skills

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com In case you haven’t heard, Google recently announced the availability of Add-Ons for Google Docs

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