Picture Dictionary in Immersive Reader. Built into the Immersive Reader, Picture Dictionary enables students to view a picture representation of a word they click on. Students can combine with Read Aloud for m-sensory processing a technique to aid reading and comprehension. Immersive Reader in Microsoft apps. Immersive Reader is available in OneNote, in the Windows 10 Store app, the Mac and iPad apps and the OneNote Online web app, or as a free add-in for the desktop.
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- Microsoft Learning Tools In Word
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- What Is Immersive Reader
Learning Tools are free tools from Microsoft that implement proven techniques to improve reading and writing for people regardless of their age or ability. These Learning Tools are available in various versions of Microsoft OneNote and Microsoft Word. Microsoft yesterday announced ten new improvements coming to Learning Tools including translation features, Math Assistant support, Line Focus in Word Desktop app and more. Read about them below.
1. Translate comes to the Immersive Reader
We’ve added the ability for anyone to translate a page, or single word into another language, in real-time all within Immersive Reader. This new capability will support Read Aloud, Syllables, Parts of Speech and Picture Dictionary. Translate in Immersive Reader will be available in: Word Online, OneNote Online, OneNote for Windows 10, OneNote iPad, OneNote Mac, Outlook Online, Teams and Flipgrid. Translate will begin rolling out worldwide this week and into next week and you’ll find the list of supported languages here.
OneNote for Mac – Learning Tools started with OneNote, and we’re excited to bring the Immersive Reader to the Mac version of OneNote! All the capabilities are here, including read aloud, line spacing, page colors, syllables, parts of speech, line focus and picture dictionary.
2. Immersive Reader reading the Math Assistant’s Step-by-Step solutions
In OneNote for Windows 10 and OneNote Online, we are now combining the power of step-by-step solving in Math Assistant and the reading aloud in Immersive Reader. Math pane now has an additional button that launches the Immersive Reader for math step-by-step solutions.
3. Immersive Reader math in Word Online
In addition to being able to read math equations from your page in OneNote for Windows 10 and OneNote Online, the Immersive Reader will now read math equations from your Word Online documents, both in view and edit modes.
4. The modern Immersive Reader interface comes to OneNote Desktop Learning Tools
With many students and schools still using the original OneNote 2016 Learning Tools addin, we wanted to allows the students to get many of the benefits of the updated capabilities of the immersive reader. With the most recent update of the Learning Tools Addin to version 1.9, IT Administrators can now push out the Immersive Reader app from the Microsoft tore that interacts with the Learning Tools addin.
5. Word Desktop Line Focus
A popular capability of the Immersive Reader is Line Focus, which allows a focus of 1, 3, or 5 lines of text. Line Focus is coming to Word Desktop, and can be accessed on the View tab, and then clicking Learning Tools –> Line Focus. This feature has begun to rollout to Office Insiders, and will slowly be rolling out worldwide to all Office 365 customers. Later in spring, Line Focus will also be coming to Mac and iOS Word.
6. Page Colors in Word Desktop
One of the most popular features of the Immersive Reader has been page theme colors, which allows the changing of the background color of the page. Many people have challenges reading with an all-white or all-black background, so we’ve expanded the choice of colors in Word Desktop. This will start rolling out to Office Insiders in January, and roll out more broadly after January. Page Colors will be coming to Mac and iOS Word later in spring. To try this out, go to the View tab and choose Learning Tools, and then Page Color.
7. Parts of Speech and Picture Dictionary support for Korean, and coming soon for Arabic and Hebrew
Korean support for parts of speech (nouns/verbs/adjectives/adverbs) and picture dictionary are starting to roll out today, and in early February, we will be rolling out Arabic and Hebrew support for parts of speech and picture dictionary. These new languages will be supported in Word Online, OneNote Online, Windows 10 app, iPad and Mac, Outlook Online, Teams and Flipgrid.
8. Dictation in OneNote Online – rolled out 100% worldwide
As previously announced in October, Dictation is now rolled out 100% worldwide for all OneNote Online customers. Just look for the Dictate button on the Home tab.
9. Dictation in Word Online
As announced in October, Dictation is rolling to Word Online for Office 365. This is currently about 50% rolled out worldwide and was delayed for some improvements, but now we’ve resumed rollout, and we aim to have this at full 100% worldwide by February.
10. Auto-language detection
Auto-language detection is helpful Immersive Reader feature that is also rolled out 100% worldwide. An example of how auto-language detection works is to copy text from a Spanish website and pasting into Word Online. Now go to the View tab and choose Immersive Reader. The text will be automatically detected as Spanish, and switch to the proper text-to-speech language, syllables, and parts of speech. Auto-language detection is supported in Word Online, OneNote Online, OneNote for Mac and iOS, Teams, and Flipgrid.
Source: Microsoft
The Microsoft Immersive Reader is a free tool built into Word, OneNote, Outlook, Office Lens, Microsoft Teams, Forms, Flipgrid, Minecraft Education Edition, and the Edge browser. It offers an alternative way to engage with content, having been designed as a tool to enhance and focus reading and writing skills. Note that it does not replicate and cannot replace the full features and functionality of a screen reader.
Immersive Reader has a Read Aloud function, a picture viewer for individual words, and user controls for such items as:
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- Column width
- Page color
- Line focus
- Text Spacing
- Syllables
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Immersive Reader supports multiple languages and also offers a translation feature, which can be used to translate individual words, or the entire document (it also works with the Read Aloud function).
Learn more:
- 15 minute video demo from Microsoft
How do I access Immersive Reader?
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You access the Immersive Reader via different routes depending on the software you’re using. See below for instructions for where to find the Immersive Reader in common Middlebury platforms. These instructions are for the most current version of the different software listed. If you are not finding the Immersive Reader when following these instructions, we recommend you first make sure you are updated to the current version of the software.
Note: If you are offline (not connected to the internet), you may not be able to access Immersive Reader. Microsoft has an Offline Extension you can download to allow access in that case.
The Immersive Reader icon looks like this
On a Mac: Navigate to your “View” menu and select “Immersive Reader”
In Windows, for Office 365 subscribers (which we have at Middlebury): If you do not see an option for “Immersive Reader” in your view menu, look for “Learning Tools”
From a message: Select More Options(the three dots), and then Immersive Reader.
From an assignment: If you’re a student, open an assignment and select Immersive Reader. If you’re an instructor, open an assignment and select Student view, then Immersive Reader.
On the Web
Select More Options(the three dots), and then “Show in immersive reader”
From the Desktop App
First, enable Read Aloud:
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- Open your Outlook desktop application.
- Select File > Options > Ease of Access.
- Select the checkbox next to Show Read Aloud
Then launch Read Aloud:
- From an email you’re reading, select Read Aloud in the Message tab
- From a reply message window, select the Review tab, then Read Aloud
Click the Immersive Reader button next to the form name at the top of the form. Note: If you are the form creator, you will need to select “Preview” to see this option. It is not available from edit view.
- Open Microsoft Edge
- Navigate to a website
- Select the Immersive Reader icon on the right side of the address bar. Alternately, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+R.
What Is Immersive Reader
Note: Not all websites and webpages support Immersive Reader. If you do not see the icon, it is not supported on that page.
You can access Immersive Reader from multiple areas within Flipgrid. Look for the Immersive Reader icon on these pages:
- Topic prompt
- Video transcripts
- Discovery Library
- Text feedback
- Mixtapes
Immersive Reader is available as a trial feature in Canvas right now. If you are interested in exploring Immersive Reader in Canvas, please contact DLINQ at dlinq@middlebury.edu.
Note that Immersive Reader in Canvas only currently works with Canvas “Pages” (it is not available for assignments, quizzes, discussion boards, announcements, external tools, or any other areas of Canvas), so it’s use in Canvas is extremely limited at this time.