The tools listed on this page can be used to help students. Use the key below to pick tools that will be helpful to you.
Tool Name |
What does it do? |
Where can you use it? |
Resources |
ClaroRead |
Speak any text on a website by selecting it, point with the mouse to hear text and links and captions, or click Play to hear sentences read out with highlighting to let you keep track of where you are. Hear letters, words or sentences spoken back as you type. Simply type into web pages and hear what you type as you type it. For letters, hear the letter names or sounds spoken back to you, whichever helps you understand better. |
On web pages in the Chrome browser.
Google Docs Accessible PDFs opened in Google Chrome |
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Coggle |
The simplest, cleanest mind mapping tool on the web. Coggle gives you a clear way to share and understand complex information. It's a collaborative mind-mapping tool that simplifies complex things. Features: → Real-time collaboration → Unlimited diagrams → Unlimited image uploads → Full change history → Markdown support → Download as PDF & Image → Export as .mm and text → Comments & Chat → Embeddable diagrams |
Coggle integrates with Google Drive, so you can organize your mindmaps how you like and easily share with your existing Google contacts.
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Color Enhancer |
A customizable color filter applied to webpages to improve color perception, for people who are partially color-blind. |
Most Chrome webpages |
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Dictation in Microsoft |
You can type using the Dictate button in Microsoft office products.
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Word Outlook PowerPoint
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Dyslexia Friendly |
Increases readability of websites by changing to easier-to-read fonts and adding visual enhancements Features: - Change the font on websites to either OpenDyslexic or Comic Sans. - Contrast between paragraphs of text is enhanced with different background color for even and odd paragraphs. - A reading-ruler follows the mouse cursor. |
Most Chrome webpages |
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Google Translate |
View translations easily as you browse the web. By the Google Translate team. Learn more about Google Translate at https://support.google.com/translate |
Most Chrome webpages |
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High Contrast |
Change or invert the color scheme to make webpages easier to read. High Contrast lets you browse the web with your choice of several high-contrast color filters designed to make it easier to read text. When you install this extension, all pages are "inverted", so black becomes white and white becomes black. Press the "browser action" icon in the toolbar to toggle it on and off, or customize your settings on a per-site basis. Use a convenient keyboard shortcut to quickly change your settings while you browse. |
Most Chrome webpages |
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Immersive Reader
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Can help improve reading comprehension by:
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Microsoft Word Microsoft OneNote Microsoft Forms Edge browser Flipgrid
Install extension to use within the Chrome browser |
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Mercury Reader |
The Mercury Reader extension for Chrome removes ads and distractions, leaving only text and images for a clean and consistent reading view on every site.- Disable surrounding webpage noise and clutter with one click - Adjust typeface and text size, and toggle between light or dark themes - Quick keyboard shortcut (Cmd + Esc for Mac users, Alt + ` for Windows users) to switch to Reader on any article page - Printing optimization |
Most Chrome webpages |
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Read Aloud |
Read Aloud allows you to select from a variety of text-to-speech voices, including those provided natively by the browser, as well as by text-to-speech cloud service providers such as Google Wavenet, Amazon Polly, IBM Watson, and Microsoft. Some of the cloud-based voices may require additional in-app purchase to enable. |
Most Chrome webpages |
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Voice Type in Google Docs |
Steps to use voice typing in a document
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Google docs Google Slides |