Kurzweil 3000

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Joe's Non-Netbook:  Illustrating the limitations of traditional text... 

Benefits of digital text...

• It's completely flexible and almost infinitely versatile

• It talks!

• You can...

  • correct it

  • resize it

  • change its color

  • annotate it

  • highlight it

  • move it

  • collect it

  • organize it into virtual folders

  • and much much more

Kurzweil 3000 -- 'Scan, Read & Write' Software with a FULL complement of Text Tools

• Much more than an e-text reader!

  • Also includes an extensive collection of study tools and written output supports!

• More tools than any one individual would ever need!

• Tools that are of value to absolutely anyone!

• Kurzweil 3000 should be available to ALL learners!!!

  (even though not all Kurzweil files are available to everyone)

Remember:  Traditional Tools were once new, so don't be overwhelmed by the learning curve!

Workshop Goal

By the end of the workshop, every participant...

•  will have an expanded awareness of the potential of Kurzweil 3000 to support learning
•  will have learned a basic set of effective Kurzweil 3000 tasks
•  will be comfortable enough with Kurzweil 3000 to facilitate its use with younger learners
•  will be aware of resources that can be used to extend Kurzweil 3000 proficiency independently
•  will be able to use ARC (Accessible Resource Centre) to obtain materials for use in Kurzweil 3000
•  will be able to open materials from ARC in Kurzweil 3000

Resources for 'Independent Study'

• SET-BC's Self-Directed Course for Version 10

• Videos from Kurzweil for Version 11

• Overview of Version 11 from SET-BC

• 'How-To' Videos under the Help menu in Kurzweil 3000 (Version 10 and 11)

Kurzweil 3000 Tasks Addressed in Workshop

1. Toolbars:  Using and Customizing the Kurzweil Toolbars

2. Scanning:  Putting Text into Kurzweil with a Flatbed Scanner

3. Reading:  Controlling the Experience with the Reading Toolbar

4. Writing on Scanned Worksheets: Using and Customizing Text Notes

5. Splitting the Screen: Using the Windows Menu to Put 2 Pages On Screen

6. Opening Web Pages in Kurzweil: Using the KESI Virtual Printer

7. Definitions: Using the Kurzweil Dictionary

8. Taking Notes: Using the Highlight Pens and Extracting the Highlights

Visual Guide to Basic Kurzweil 3000 Tasks

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Click on the download arrow to download document to your computer, or on the printer icon to print.)

Practice Worksheets for Download

     Click on the links below to open the files in Kurzweil 3000 on your computer.

Halle Berry Text

Halle Berry Worksheet

Alpine skiing (reading) 

Alpine skiing (questions)