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Create Podcasts with Transcripts With Brisk

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Brisk allows educators to create podcasts featuring two generative artificial intelligence voices from self-selected content. Brisk is an extension available to educators in LCPS. Educators choose a material, like a Google Slides presentation, select the Brisk icon, select Create, select Podcast, and then complete a prompt to create a podcast. Brisk then creates a website with a play button to listen to the podcast and a complete time stamped transcript. Educators can then share the website with learners to provide an audio option for how to engage with the content. Enjoy this sample titled Audio Supports: Making Learning Accessible for Everyone generated from a slide deck on audio resources available in LCPS.

A webpage screenshot showing a podcast player and transcript. At the top left is a colorful, stylized cassette tape illustration. To the right, the podcast title reads **“Audio Supports: Making Learning Accessible for Everyone.”** Below the title are details: labeled as a *Podcast*, with a duration of *1 minute*, a date of *Nov 10, 2025*, and a note that it was shared by the user. A horizontal audio playback bar shows the play button, elapsed time (01:10), volume control, and a speed selector set to *1.0x*.Below the player is a section labeled **“Transcript.”** The transcript appears as alternating short dialogue lines between two speakers, “Maria” and “Jamal.” * Maria (00:00) introduces the topic: how technology can make learning easier for all students. * Jamal (00:07) explains that they are talking about audio supports to help students access information. * Maria (00:14) gives an example of text-to-speech reading difficult text aloud. * Jamal (00:23) says it helps everyone by creating inclusive learning experiences. * Maria (00:30) notes that many devices include tools like Immersive Reader to read words aloud and break them into syllables. The layout is clean, with clear timestamps and speaker names beside each line of dialogue.

Sample website create from the Brisk podcast feature

Creating Human-like Audio Conversations with NotebookLM

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NotebookLM from Google allows educators to design dynamic audio experiences from self-selected content. Educators choose materials, load them to NotebookLM, and then create an audio overview. The resulting audio sounds like two human podcast hosts discussing the content. Here’s a sample of the podcast hosts discussing the accomplishments of the Specialized Instructional Facilitators – Assistive Technology and the Assistive Technology Specialist during the 2024 – 2025 school year and a transcript of the podcast. Once created, educators can download the audio file to share with learners.

Screenshot of Google’s NotebookLM interface showing a project titled “Inclusive Design and Assistive Technology Accomplishments: 2024–2025.” The screen is divided into three main panels. On the left is a “Sources” panel with one document selected. In the center is a “Chat” panel displaying a summary of the document with headings, emojis, and descriptive text. At the bottom of this panel are buttons for saving notes, adding notes, generating an audio overview, and creating a mind map. On the right is a “Studio” panel with tiles labeled Audio Overview, Video Overview, Mind Map, and Reports, along with a section for an interactive audio file. At the bottom right is a playback bar showing an audio recording titled “Unlocking Potential: How LCPS…” with play and note options. The top navigation bar contains controls for Analytics, Share, and Settings.

NotebookLM – Audio Overview is available in the Studio panel on the right.

Converting Text to an MP3 File with Audio Maker in Read&Write for Google Chrome

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Learners can listen to learn by using turning text into an audio file. The Audio Maker tool in Read&Write for Google Chrome creates a speech to text MP3 file using text in a Google Doc or on a website. That file can then be played just like music or an audiobook. Click and drag to highlight the text to be turned into the MP3 file. Click the Audio Maker icon to create the file. A box will appear with a progress bar to show when the file is finished. To access the file, select the recent downloads button in the upper right hand corner of the browser window. The MP3 file can then be shared via Google Drive and listened to on any device where Google Drive is available. At the time of this blog post’s publication, Read&Write for Google Chrome is available to every student and teacher in Loudoun County Public Schools. 

Screenshot of Creating Audio box that appears when the Audio Maker tool is selected

The Audio Maker tool of Read&Write for Google Chrome Creating Audio