{"id":3934,"date":"2020-03-30T15:31:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T20:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/?p=3934"},"modified":"2020-03-30T15:31:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T20:31:57","slug":"blackboard-ally-the-file-transformer-and-new-beeline-reader-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/2020\/03\/30\/blackboard-ally-the-file-transformer-and-new-beeline-reader-format\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Ally: The File Transformer and new BeeLine Reader format"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Blackboard Ally has released some new tools to help faculty and students better access digital content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">File Transformer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As schools have made the sudden transition to online learning, Ally has released the new <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"File Transformer (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/ally.ac\/covid19\/\" target=\"_blank\">File Transformer<\/a>. The File transformer website will be available for a limited time during the COVID-19 crisis and will allow you to quickly convert files to alternate formats outside of myLesley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty and students can upload a file and download it into an alternative format designed to better fit your needs, devices, and learning preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"OCRed PDF (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Ally\/Ally_for_LMS\/Student\/Alternative_Formats#ocr-pdf_OTP-6\" target=\"_blank\">OCRed PDF<\/a>:\u00a0Makes\u00a0scanned\u00a0documents\u00a0searchable,\u00a0more\u00a0readable, and accessible to users on a screen reader<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Tagged PDF (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Ally\/Ally_for_LMS\/Student\/Alternative_Formats#tagged-pdf_OTP-7\" target=\"_blank\">Tagged PDF<\/a>:\u00a0Improves\u00a0use\u00a0with\u00a0assistive\u00a0technology<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audio (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Ally\/Ally_for_LMS\/Student\/Alternative_Formats#audio_OTP-2\" target=\"_blank\">Audio<\/a>:\u00a0MP3\u00a0version\u00a0for\u00a0listening on a computer or mobile device<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"HTML (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Ally\/Ally_for_LMS\/Student\/Alternative_Formats#semantic-html_OTP-5\" target=\"_blank\">HTML<\/a>:\u00a0Mobile-friendly\u00a0version\u00a0for\u00a0reading\u00a0in\u00a0browsers\u00a0or\u00a0mobile\u00a0devices<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Electronic Braille (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Ally\/Ally_for_LMS\/Student\/Alternative_Formats#electronic-braille_OTP-3\" target=\"_blank\">Electronic Braille<\/a>:\u00a0BRF\u00a0version\u00a0for\u00a0tactile\u00a0reading\u00a0on\u00a0electronic\u00a0braille\u00a0displays, other braille reading devices, or within braille software<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"ePUB (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Ally\/Ally_for_LMS\/Student\/Alternative_Formats#epub_OTP-4\" target=\"_blank\">ePUB<\/a>:\u00a0For\u00a0reading\u00a0and\u00a0annotating\u00a0on\u00a0mobile devices or\u00a0e-book\u00a0readers\u00a0<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"BeeLine Reader (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Ally\/Ally_for_LMS\/Student\/Alternative_Formats#beeline-reader_OTP-9\" target=\"_blank\">BeeLine Reader<\/a>:\u00a0Enhanced\u00a0version\u00a0for\u00a0faster\u00a0and\u00a0more\u00a0focused\u00a0on-screen\u00a0reading<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the<a href=\"https:\/\/ally.ac\/covid19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" File Transformer  (opens in a new tab)\"> File Transformer <\/a>website to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introducing BeeLine Reader<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"BeeLine Reader (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beelinereader.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">BeeLine Reader<\/a> is designed to make reading on a screen easier and faster. Instead of using plain black text, BeeLine Reader displays text using a subtle color gradient, helping to pull your eye through your reading. It not only increases reading speed, but also enhances focus, benefiting students with dyslexia, ADHD, low vision, and anybody who may have difficulty with visual tracking or focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tM9otx-XOQU\" target=\"_blank\">Video: The Beeline Reader Alternative Format<\/a>\u00a0shows you how easy it is to download course files in the BeeLine Reader format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tM9otx-XOQU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackboard Ally has released some new tools to help faculty and students better access digital content. File Transformer As schools have made the sudden transition to online learning, Ally has released the new File Transformer. The File transformer website will &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/2020\/03\/30\/blackboard-ally-the-file-transformer-and-new-beeline-reader-format\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[330],"tags":[25,401],"class_list":["post-3934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accessibility","tag-accessibility","tag-ally"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3934"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3935,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3934\/revisions\/3935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}