VozMe! Text To Speech, Quick, Easy, and Free!

Here's a great site that will help in your classrooms and enhance the effectiveness of your classroom websites.  VozMe at http://vozme.com is a great tool.  To use, just:

• Click on the site and type in or copy and paste some text into the field
• Choose a male or female voice from the dropdown box
• Click the "Create mp3" button
• A new window will open with your text as an audio clip
• Right click on the "Download mp3" link and choose "Save Link As.."
• Save the file to your computer
• Use in class or add to your webpage

Here's some great ideas for using VozMe! 

• Have students paste their written work in VozMe and then ask them to create an mp3 and listen to it.  Misspelled words, fragmented sentences and words will stand out!
• Use for ESL students or students who need audio support for lessons
• Create a personalized welcome message on your webpage

Here's a sample:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0BzEwOViPwsmGMTk3YTkwMGMtM2IzMS00OTZhLTljZGYtOTNiYWVmODg3ZjJh&hl=en