Text To Audio File 1.0: …another free one for the Mac. This little app will use the Leopard OS voices and create small AIFF files from text that you type or copy/paste into it. You can only a single line of text at a time, which is a small con, but it does do a nice job of quickly creating an AIFF audio file on your desktop. This nice little free app from Apple can be downloaded here: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/texttoaudiofile.html
Personal Brain: Something a little different. “The Digital Home For Your Mind” is what they call it. There is a free edition and a Pro Edition. The pro version isn’t free but you get a free 30 day trial. However, I really thing the free edition will work well for many students (and teachers). It is a Mac application. Essentially, it is a Concept Mapping piece of software, somewhat like we’re used to with Kidspiration/Inspiration, but a little different. Definitely check this out for any of your students who might be highly visual learners, have trouble organizing thoughts/plans/writing, etc. Find it here: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/productivity_tools/personalbrain.html
