The ReadSpeaker integration

Install the ReadSpeaker integration

To enable ReadSpeaker in a digital test, ReadSpeaker will first need to configured in the school settings. To configure ReadSpeaker, follow the steps below.

1. Click the domainSchool name in the menu on the left.
2. Click settings Settings in the menu at the top.
3. Click Integrations in the menu on the left. 
4. Click Configure in the ReadSpeaker-section.
5. Fill in the Customer ID. This id is provided by ReadSpeaker.
6. Click Configure.  

Course access

The ReadSpeaker integration supports course-level access control to allow where the integration is available. To change course access to selected courses only, follow the steps below. 

1. Navigate to the school settings.
2. Click ReadSpeaker in the menu on the left.  
3. Click on 'Selected courses only'.
4. Enter the course names that should have access.
5. Click Update.

When switching to course-level control, any courses that previously had access will have the integration disabled until the access is granted again. To change the course access to all courses, follow the steps below.

1. Navigate to the school settings.
2. Click ReadSpeaker in the menu on the left.  
3. Click on 'All courses'.
4. Click Update. 

Customer ID*

The customer ID is a numeric ID that you received from ReadSpeaker. This information is available in ReadSpeakers' customer portal. Click Update to save the customer ID.

Language

This is the default language that will be used in the assignment. The language can be adjusted in the integration settings of the assignment. ReadSpeaker supports the following languages: Dutch, English, German, French and Spanish.

WebReader

Select which webReader settings are enabled by default in the ReadSpeaker integration of an assignment. Click on Update at the bottom of the section to apply the changes.  

Download
If the download option is enabled, participants will be able to download the text as an MP3 file with an audio version that they can listen to offline. 

Enlarge
The text in the digital test that is being read out loud, is displayed at the bottom of the page in large font size and simultaneous word highlighting. Participants can play, pause or stop the audio and increase and decrease the size of the text.

Help
By enabling the help setting, participants can obtain clear instructions on how to use each ReadSpeaker feature.

Lookup
By enabling the lookup setting, participants can select a word and find its definition in the dictionary. The available languages can be found here.

Page mask
If page mask is enabled, a horizontal bar is shown and can be moved along with the reading to bring out the lines being read by shading the rest of the screen. This makes it easier for participants to focus on smaller portions of text at a time.

Read on hover
Read on hover helps participants to focus on the text, paragraph by paragraph. Participants can listen to a single paragraph being read out loud by simply hovering over it with the cursor. 

Settings
By enabling settings, participants can personalise the reading speed, reading volume and highlighting colours to their own preferences.

Simple view
The simple view offers participants distraction-free reading. Participants can view the text in plain text format and is able to personalise the font size, font, background text colour combination and text spacing. 

Tool toggle
By enabling the tool toggle, participants will see a pop-up control panel where they can pause/play the audio and toggle the automatic scrolling of the page.

Translation
If the translation setting is enabled, selected text can be translated to a number of languages. The translation of the selected text will then be read out loud. The available languages can be found here.

Voice settings
By enabling voice settings, participants can personalise the reading language voice.

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DocReader

DocReader reads documents, such as exercise and assignment attachments, aloud. When enabled, the standard Ans PDF viewer is replaced by docReader during digital tests. The docReader ID can be retrieved from the ReadSpeaker portal. Click Save to save the docReader ID. 

Remove the ReadSpeaker integration

In the settings of the ReadSpeaker integration, it is possible to remove the ReadSpeaker integration. Removing ReadSpeaker will delete the integration from all courses. This action cannot be undone. To remove the ReadSpeaker integration, follow the steps below.

1. Navigate to the school settings.
2. Click ReadSpeaker in the menu on the left.
3. Click on Uninstall in the Danger zone section.
4. Click Confirm in the warning.