Good basic speech to text
Submitted 11 years ago
Community Review for Dragon Dictation
John P.
Urbandale School
Battle Creek MI, US
My Take
This app is a basic speech to text tool. There isn't a lot of bells and whistles as it just translates the spoken word to the printed word.
How I Use It
I use this as a means of allowing my students who are not good at typing to produce written text to show their knowledge.
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Colleen M.
Special education teacher
Brentwood High School
Pittsburgh, PA
May 28, 2019
Mulitple uses with Special Ed. Students
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Adam C.
Teacher
December 10, 2014
Great for Revision practice, speaking skills, and helping struggling writers.
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Joel S.
Technology Specialist
Village East Community Elementary School
Aurora, CO
October 20, 2014
Great Speech-to-Text Functionality
Teachers love this app because it's simple to use and is very accurate in its translations. Kids love seeing their spoken words converted into text, so it's a win-win in my book!
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