Are you struggling with reading, understanding and remembering your course material? Are you feeling a bit overwhelmed trying to balance your studies, completing assignments, preparing for exams and recording references for research projects?
If you need support with your reading, writing and research, you can sign up for TextHelp Read & Write. This support software is free for all UC students to use, and can help you to personalise your learning and get back on track with your studies. You can use TextHelp Read & Write to:
- Hear words, passages or whole documents read out loud
- Use text and picture dictionaries to help with difficult passages
- Convert documents into MP3 files
- Turn spoken word into text
- Check your grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Remove ads from webpages that can be distracting
Click here to preview TextHelp
You can install TextHelp at home on your PC, Mac or any other personal device:
- Go to TextHelp for Education
- Click on Try Read&Write today
- Choose the platform you want (Ex. Windows, Mac etc)
- Click on Read&Write (UK/US English)
- Follow the prompts
- Click Accept and Install (may take a few minutes)
- If asked, choose Sign in with Microsoft
- Log in using your UC email (Ex. xxx@uclive.ac.nz, xxx@pg.canterbury.ac.nz, xxx@canterbury.ac.nz )
[To use TextHelp R&W in Google Chrome, click on the extension icon to the right of the Address Bar and select Read&Write extension.]
Make a Quick Start or take the TextHelp Video Tours
Write to AssistTech for a demo, or TextHelp for technical support.