Making+an+Audio+Test

=Making a Test into an Audio Test=

One of the common accommodations that students have is to have their tests read to them out loud. This is a labor intensive process that can be frustrating for both student and faculty. One way to make this easier is to make your test an audio test that can be listen to through their computer. Here is how you can do it:

1) Save your test as a PDF. 2) Open up your PDF in Adobe Acrobat Pro (I am using Acrobat X Pro). 3) Click on Comment in the upper right hand part of the screen. 4) Click on the Record Audio Icon , which is the fourth icon under Annotations 5) Click on the screen next to the question(s) you want to read. 6) Click on record and read the question(s), then hit stop. 7) You can click play and listen to what you did. If you approve, hit okay. 8) Continue doing this until you have recorded your entire test.

You can see a screen recording of me starting this process by clicking here.

Some hints on doing this:
 * This makes the PDF a very large file. You will need to break up a large test (such as an exam) into several files.
 * You can record several questions at once, but do no more than two or three at a time. Note that the students cannot pause the playback. If they stop it, they have to restart it from beginning. This means you do not want to put too much in one audio clip.
 * Make a sample file for the students to practice using this with. They MUST use Adobe Reader to open the file. Most students have it on their computers, but some might need to do the free download ( [] ). If they open it in Preview, the audio comments will not be there.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Click here for an example part of a test. Remember - open it using Adobe Reader or Acrobat. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Click [|here] for the Adobe TV video that inspired me to do this.