ReadSpeaker is a text-to-speech reader that is available in your Canvas course.
- Log in to Canvas and go to your class. (You may need to use multi-factor authentication to verify your identity. Watch our short Canvas login video.)
- Navigate to the desired course material or test/quiz.
- The ReadSpeaker play icon
appears on the bottom left side of the screen. - Click on the play icon to open the floating ReadSpeaker toolbar.
The toolbar appears at the top of the page but can then be moved to different areas of the webpage by clicking and dragging it to the desired area. - To start reading, click the Listen button. If the settings are not changed, ReadSpeaker will start at the top of the window and read all text-based information as it navigates to the bottom of the page.
- To read one section of text or text question at a time, highlight the text and click the Listen button.
- To pause or stop, click the pause (green) and stop (red) buttons.
- To exit, click the x.
Options on the main toolbar include pausing, stopping, rewinding, fast forwarding, increasing/decreasing volume, and increasing/decreasing rate of speech.
To adjust the rate of speech, click the icon and move the button up or down to the desired speed.
For more options, including settings, language, enlarged text and more, click the small hamburger icon in the lower left corner of the toolbar.