Sections Covered:

Highlighter
Dictionary
Screen Masking/ Settings
Audio/Read Aloud/ Settings ​​​​​​​
Translate/ Settings ​​​​​​​

Note: The default tool available to students is only the Highlight option. To have the additional Lesson Tools enabled for use, please reach out to your teacher. 

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Lesson Tools

Highlighter

To add a  Highlight, click and drag to select sections of the article within the Lesson. From the pop-up menu, select  Highlight then choose one of the available  colors, or the  Strike Through option. 



To remove a  Highlight, select the highlighted text in the article. In the pop-up menu, select  Highlight, then select  Remove Highlights.



To view any highlights made throughout the article, highlight any text in the article. On the pop-up menu, select  Highlight then select  Collect Highlights. All highlights will be listed in the order they were created, and grouped by color selected.




 

Dictionary

To view a word's definition, select the word in the text, and then click the  Dictionary option from the pop-up menu.



A pop-up will then come up with the selected word and the different definitions available for the selection.



 

Screen Masking

Screen Mask is a document reading tool that follows your mouse or touch to help eliminate page distractions so you can focus on reading one passage at a time.

Select any text in the lesson to bring up the  Lesson Tools Menu. Select  Screen Masking from the pop-up menu.



At the top left of the page, a  Screen Masking toggle will show. Click the toggle to activate the  Screen Masking feature.




Toggle the  Screen Masking button again to turn off the feature. The feature toggle will stay available on the screen until you select  Screen Masking from the pop-up  Lesson Tool Menu again.
 

Screen Masking Settings

To change the  Background Color and  Reading Light Color, select  Settings from the menu. Then, select the  Screen Masking tab. Click the  Save button to save any changes made.


 

Audio/Read Aloud

There are two ways to activate the read aloud feature in a Lesson. 

Option 1: 
Click the  Read Aloud button at the top of the  Lesson in the left pane.

Option 2: 
Select any text in the left pane to bring up the  Lesson Tool Menu. From the pop-up menu, select the  Audio option. 



Both options will bring up the play bar at the top of the  Lesson. Use the  Play,  Stop, and  Pause buttons to have the text read aloud. As the text is read, the words will be highlighted as it navigates through the text.


 

Read Aloud/Audio Settings

To change the  Voice Speed and  Text Highlight colors, select  Settings from the  Lesson Tool Menu. Then, select the  General tab. Click the  Save button to save any changes made.


 

Translate

Select any text in the lesson to bring up the  Lesson Tools Menu. Select  Translate from the pop-up menu.



A pop-up will come up on the page with the translation of the selected text.



On the  Translate pop-up, click the  Play button to have the translated text read aloud.


 

Translate Settings

To change the  Translating From and  Translate To languages, select  Settings from the  Lesson Tool Menu. Then, select the  Translate tab. Click the  Save button to save any changes made.


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