• Dictation is an assistive technology tool that can help kids with writing issues.

• With dictation technology, kids can write words by speaking them aloud.

• Dictation is sometimes called “speech-to-text,” “voice-to-text” or “speech recognition” technology.

  • from Understood.org

Having a dictation tool built into Canvas would allow K-5 students with little to no assistance or support to generate responses at the push of a button, which would remove or decrease educational/learning barriers. The idea would be to increase their typing experience over time and give them more control of submitting their assignments at the start.

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