The Calculator program that ships with Mac OS X includes a speech feature that can be used to create a talking calculator. When this feature is enabled, Calculator will speak each number as it is pressed, providing additional feedback to students.
- Calculator Speech Feature Video Tutorial
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To turn on the speech feature of Calculator, choose Speech, Speak Button Pressed.
To also hear the results of each calculation, make sure Speech, Speak Result is also selected.
