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Make Teaching Easier with Dragon Naturally Speaking

Learn how Dragon Naturally Speaking voice-activated software can enhance productivity and accessibility in teaching. Discover the benefits of creating voice profiles, dictating text, and reducing typing errors. Find out how to use voice commands to navigate applications, transcribe recordings, and engage students. This tool can be utilized across various platforms, making it ideal for educators in different fields. Improve your workflow and make teaching more efficient with Dragon Naturally Speaking.

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Make Teaching Easier with Dragon Naturally Speaking

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  1. Make Teaching Easierwith Dragon Naturally Speaking Marlene Cvetko November 18, 2009 For audio call Toll Free 1-888-886-3951 and use PIN/code 293921

  2. Housekeeping • Maximize your CCC Confer window. • Mute your phone (*6) if you have visitors or noise in your office. • Please note phone audio may be in presenter-only mode. • Ask questions over the phone when the presenter prompts. • Ask questions throughout presentation via the chat window.

  3. Adjusting your computer audio • To listen on your computer, adjust your speaker volume • If you’re using a phone, click on phone headset. • To speak you’ll need a microphone or USB headset. a) First, run the audio wizard Tools/Audio/Audio Setup Wizard. b) Second, press on the mic icon when it’s available (release when finished speaking)

  4. Saving Files & Open/close Captions • Save chat window with floppy disc icon • Open/close captioning window with CC icon

  5. Emoticons and Polling • Raise hand and Emoticons • Polling options

  6. Voice activated software interface that allows the user to dictate text and key commands. Can be used to with or without keyboard and mouse input. Creates a unique voice profile in just a few minutes of training. Works with any software with a text editor. Dictating text works the same all applications. Regional accents are not generally a problem. Includes play back and read back features. What is Dragon NaturallySpeaking?

  7. Creating a new profile Each new user must create a unique profile. The application works best to create a separate profile for recorded dictations. You can create multiple profiles for direct and recorder dictation.

  8. Training Dragon • Training takes only a few minutes • It’s 99% after the first training • Choose from a list of readings. • You can print a copy of the selection.

  9. Accuracy Center • Check the audio sound system. • Reduce dictation errors. • Use existing documents to improve accuracy. • Create personalized commands and vocabularies. • Use voice macros to insert longer text with just a few words.

  10. Be more productive • Most people can talk much faster than they can type. • Reduce typographical errors. • Reduce exposure to repetitive strain injuries. • Improve the quality of your notes. • Surf the web. • Save voice files for editing. • Transport voice profiles to multiple workstations. • Transcribe from digital recorders.

  11. Universally accessible • Use a recorder during lectures. • Transcribe for hearing impaired students. • Create an archive of class materials. • Create a text file for screen reader software. • Create an audio file for vision impaired students. • Use additional software or add-ins to create *. pdf, *.wav or *.mp3

  12. Use voice commands to: • Create, edit, and navigate documents • Open applications • Search files • Manipulate the mouse or use keyboard commands • Transcribe digital recordings • Surf the web • Dictate in CCCConfer • Dictate using mobile phone devices

  13. How I use it • Dictate or transcribe lecture materials. • Dictate and display text immediately. • Dictate directly into Blackboard. • Email • Discussion board questions and responses • Create quiz questions and answers

  14. I’ve tried Dragon with • Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access • Internet Explorer • Windows: Desktop, Paint, Calculator, Notepad, Wordpad • OpenOffice: Writer, Calc, Impress • WordPerfect and QuattroPro • Southwestern Keyboarding Pro in the open screen • Scientific Notebook • Speaking NotePad • Inspiration • Kurzweil, ReadPlease • Camtasia, Lectora • Blackboard

  15. Challenges • Understanding the way voice activation responds within the application. • Dictating text works the same all applications. • Commands are application specific meaning that the user must know exactly what to say to make the application complete the task. • Understanding the way voice activation works when dictating numbers and symbols. • Speech impediments: stuttering or aphasia

  16. Other professions that use Dragon • Law and paralegals • Medical • Criminal Justice • Business

  17. Resources • Dragon NaturallySpeaking • www.nuance.com • Videos • http://www.nuance.com/news/videos/ • Webinars • http://www.nuance.com/news/webinars/

  18. Dr. Marlene Cvetko mcvetko@msjc.edu (951)487-3491 Q&A

  19. Evaluation Survey Link Help us improve our seminars by filing out a short online evaluation survey at: http://tinyurl.com/ONEeval-09F-Dragon

  20. Thanks for Attending For upcoming desktop seminars and links to recently archived seminars, check the @ONE Web site at: http://onefortraining.org/seminars/

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