iOS App Gets Beta

Mote now has an improved iOS app in beta with a powerful suite of new features. You can now access web reader, image reader, file reader, voice recording, and writer capabilities—all from your iPad.

We're inviting teachers to test these features and give us feedback. If you're ready to explore the app, then:

1. Install TestFlight from the App Store.
2. Enter the beta code: ywv8U787 (or click the link to join).
3. Start exploring Mote’s new features and share your feedback here.

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We’re Flipping the Script (and the Sidebar) on Accessibility

You can switch between vertical and horizontal Sidebar layouts whenever you want a change. Keep an eye out for some silky-smooth animations as you flip the script.

You can switch between vertical and horizontal Sidebar layouts whenever you want a change. Keep an eye out for some silky-smooth animations as you flip the script. Try it out:

1. Click on the Mote extension
2. Click on the mode selector
3. Click either ‘horizontal’ or ‘vertical’, depending on the mode you’re currently in
4. Watch the silky-smooth transition!

And there’s some good news if you’re not a fan of our super cool transitions. Animations can be disabled by:

1. Click on the mode selector
2. Toggle on or off animations

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Maximized or Minimized? You Choose

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The Mote sidebar can now be minimized, giving you full control over how much screen space it takes up. Click to minimize when not in use, or maximize to continue using the features. Try it now:

1. Click on the Mote extension
2. Hover just below the mode selector
3. Click to minimize
4. When you need the Sidebar again, click on Mote to expand

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Choose Your Mode: Fixed or Follow?

Text prediction now offers two display modes to suit your writing style. Choose Follow mode for suggestions that appear right where you're typing, or Fixed mode for a clean horizontal toolbar at the bottom of your screen. Try it now:

1. Open a Google Doc
2. Click on the Mote extension
3. Navigate to writing mode
4. Change to fixed mode
5. Start typing!

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Text prediction now lets you customize how many suggestions you see while typing. Simply toggle between 1-10 maximum suggestions to find the perfect balance for your writing flow and reduce visual clutter. Try it now:

1. Open a Google Doc
2. Click on the Mote extension
3. Navigate to writing mode
4. Toggle your max number of word suggestions
5. Start typing!

Take Control of Your Word Suggestions

Text prediction now supports Spanish, joining French and English. Spanish speakers now also benefit from real-time suggestions that understand phonetic spelling, context, and grammar. Try it now:

1. Open a Google Doc
2. Click on the Mote extension
3. Navigate to writing mode
4. Change to Español
5. Start typing!

¿Hablas español? Text Prediction Now Does

Say Bonjour to French Text Prediction

Text prediction now supports French. Students benefit from real-time suggestions that understand phonetic spelling, context, and grammar.

Try it now:

1. Open a Google Doc.
2. Click on the Mote extension.
3. Navigate to writing mode.
4. Change the language to Français.
5. Start typing!

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Flashcards now have image mode, testing vocabulary through pictures. Try it now:

1. Go to Flashcards in Mote Mastery
2. Select the vocabulary list you want to study, or generate a new one in seconds.
3. Review and share with students - only words with images will be displayed in Image Mode.

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There's a new way to master your word lists. Flashcards display a picture on the front of your flashcard. Flipping the card shows the word and an example usage.

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Flashcards Get a Visual Update

Enigma Code Broken: Mote Solves the Impossible Mystery of Mathematical Speech!

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Read Aloud now has improved equation handling. ‘Select area to read’ returns accurate speech for mathematical equations. Try it below by:

1. Clicking on the Mote extension to open the Mote Sidebar
2. Navigate to Reading Mode
3. Click ‘Select Area to Read’
4. Drag and select the equation on your page
5. Mote will automatically identify the mathematical equations and read them aloud.

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Got Mote? Got Google Drive? You now have accessible PDFs 🎉

Students can now just ‘Play page’ to read aloud PDFs on Google Drive

Play Page scans and reads the entire page for you, so you don’t need to drag and select. Dictionary support also allows you to select and define any new or complex words.

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Try it now:

1. Open a PDF in Google Drive
2. Click on the Mote extension to open the Mote Sidebar
3. Navigate to Reading Mode
4. Click ‘Play Page’
5. Listen to the entire PDF spoken to you
6. Select a word and open the Mote dictionary to look it up

Note - this works with most PDFs but not with all scanned documents. Watch this space for a more comprehensive solution coming soon!

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Mote text prediction has been updated with robust phonic spelling and improved grammatical support including:

• Improved awareness of vowel omission. e.g “Spg” suggests “Spaghetti”.
• Students can type words the way they sound. “Komputer” becomes “computer”.
• Predictions follow grammar rules. After “I”, verbs like “am” or “have” appear - never nouns that don’t belong. 

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Try it now:

1. Click on the Mote extension to open the Mote Sidebar
2. Navigate to Writing Mode
3. Click ‘Text Prediction’
4. Start typing
5. Click or type the number of the word suggestion you want!

Mote text prediction has been updated with robust phonic spelling and improved grammatical support.

You’re so predictable, with Mote

Text Prediction

Select Area to Read now reads and translates in over 60 languages. Transform text to speech in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and more for any image, PDF or graphics.

Try it now:

1. Click on the Mote extension to open the Mote Sidebar
2. Navigate to Reading Mode
3. Click ‘Select Area to Read’
4. Drag and select any text on your page
5. Mote will automatically identify the language and read it aloud instantly

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Speech-to-text is now even easier to use, try it with your students by:

1. Placing the cursor where you want to type
2. Tapping on the extension
3. Navigating to writing mode
4. Tapping microphone for 'speech to text'
5. Dictating your text
6. Tapping complete.
7. If the text isn't already inserted in your page, use either copy or drag 'n drop to place the text on the page.

Type with your voice in any text field. Drag and drop with ease with the latest update.

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Personalize your Read Aloud experience with 6 paragraph and word highlighting color options!

Changing your Read Aloud paragraph and word highlighting color is simple:

1. Click on the Mote extension
2. Navigate to Reading mode
3. Click Read Aloud
4. Click on either of the colors in the pop-up. The option on the left controls paragraph highlighting color, and the right allows your to change word highlighting color
5. Select your preferred color
6. Now your text will be highlighted in your new choice of color!

Read Aloud with Human-Like Voice

Ho Ho Ho! Forecast Predict an Early Motemas!

Bring festive cheer to your classroom with Santa himself! With Read Aloud, you can now narrate with Saint Nick's jolly voice to spread festive magic.

Next time you're using play page, or select area to read - select Santa from the list of voice options:

1. Navigate to Reading Mode on the Sidebar
2. Click either 'play page' or 'select area to read'
3. Click 'change reading voice'
4. Select 'Santa Claus'

Now every time you activate Read Aloud, you'll spread some festive joy!

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Play Page: Read Aloud

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Students now have an easy and rewarding way to export highlights and vocabulary from any web page. 'Export to Google Docs' creates and populates a new and elegant Doc.

Here's how to use this yourself, or with students:

1. On any webpage, open the Mote Sidebar and select Reading Mode
2. Choose the Highlighter tool, and then use the various different highlight colors
3. Remember you can also highlight vocabulary from the Dictionary tool
4. Once you are finished, click to Export your highlights to Google Docs (you may need to click the refresh button first)
5. A new Google Doc will open and, after a few seconds' wait, will be populated with your highlights, including word illustrations where available.

Text prediction now has even better suggestions - with improved phonetic spelling predictions and greater accuracy:

1. Click on the Mote extension
2. Navigate to writing mode
3. Click text prediction
4. Begin typing in any text box
5. Either type the number of the suggested word that you want, or click on it!

Out with the old, in with the new: The Text Prediction Revolution is here!

Open up your doors! Fill your class in one click

You can now import a class from Google Classroom in just a few clicks! Try it now on the my classes page.

Adding students to your class is now easier than ever:

1. Go to www.mote.com/my-classes
2. Click 'import from Google Classroom'
3. Accept the basic permissions
4. Select the class you want to import

That's it! All of your students will be automatically added to the class. You'll see a list of students already using Mote, and a list of students who will be added as soon as they set up their Mote account.

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READ ALOUD ALL ABOUT IT! Mote Gives Sora & Epic a Voice-Lift They’ll Never Forget!

Alongside improved Sora and Epic read aloud integrations, this update includes expandable dictionary images, new highlighter labelling and more!

We’ve made some exciting updates to make your Mote experience smoother and more intuitive to use.

• Improved Sora and Epic integrations

We've improved our read aloud experience in Sora and Epic library apps so your experience is smoother, clearer and more engaging than ever.

• Simplified highlighter labelling

We've simplified the highlighter categories so you can instantly change labels without having to click the drop down. Simply select the color you want to use, click the edit button and change the name with no extra clicks.

• Improved dictionary

Our picture dictionary can now expand or shrink, so you can see our beautiful images in greater detail. We've also simplified our integrated read aloud feature so it now reads both the word and its first definition.

• Simplified text prediction navigation

Need to take a break from text prediction mode? You can now click close on the pop-over.

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Your Newest Power Couple: Mote and Wakelet

Mote is easier than ever to use in Wakelet with itegrated text prediction and highlighting!

• Text Prediction integrations

You can now seamlessly use text prediction in any text field within Wakelet. Simply activate text prediction an being typing!

• Highlighter integrations

You can now highlight anything within Wakelet, and it'll stay there until you choose to remove it!

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