Make Photos Speak In Multiple Languages

by michaelg February 27, 2019

Author: Lisa Nielsen
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There is technology that allows you to take a photo of a poster, book, page from a magazine, etc. then convert it to text. From there it can be read aloud, translated, and read aloud in the translated language. It can also be brought into a word processing program for editing in the translated language to increase accuracy.

Here are some ways this technology makes content accessible to learners:

Visually impaired learners can hear the content read
Learners who are not reading at the level of the text can have the content read to them
Learners for whom English is not their first language can have the content translated. It can also be read to them in their language.

How To:

Here is how this works:

First, on your phone, take the photo in Office Lens. Then save it to OneNote.

screenshot of saving a photo to OneNote in Office Lens.

Next, go to your computer and open OneNote. Then, follow these steps:

· Go to “View” in the menu

· Select “Immersive Reader”

o This converts the photo into text

· Go to the bottom of the screen a select the play arrow

o This reads the text

· Select “Reading Preferences” in the top right part of your screen

· Go to “Translate”

· Pick a language

· Select “Document”

o Now your document is translated

· You can go to the bottom of the screen and select the play arrow to hear the document read aloud

Here is a demonstration:

Your turn

What do you think? Is this something you might use with your students? How do you see using it?

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