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Re: Strategies for synchronizing alt-formats with narrated power points?

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From: Jim Allan
Date: Jul 8, 2013 12:37PM

can you make the powerpoint downloadable with the narration transcript and
extended image descriptions in the "notes" pane of the powerpoint? This
assumes that the powerpoint itself is accessible using standard
(accessible) templates with accessible content.

Jim


On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 10:26 AM, McMorland, Gabriel < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Our online courses use a lot of narrated power points, where the slides
> automatically advance while an audio lecture plays at the same time. We
> want to provide alternative formats for students who cannot hear the audio
> and for students who can not see the slides.
> Students need a way to match up their alternative format content with the
> content they are able to access from the narrated PowerPoint. The lecture
> content and slide content must still be synchronized.
>
> Please tell me strategies you have used in similar scenarios. I have some
> ideas, but I'm very interested to learn what others have already learned
> about this.
> > > >



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