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SET BC Training: Overview of Kurzweil 3000 Win 1 developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY 2 SET BC 30 min Online Training Overview of Kurzweil 3000 for Windows developing

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SET BC Training: Overview of Kurzweil 3000 Win 1

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SET►BC 30‐min Online Training

Overview of Kurzweil 3000 for Windows

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SET BC Training: Overview of Kurzweil 3000 Win 2

About the Facilitator…

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Name: Debby Kim (SET BC Tier 1 Provincial Teacher – District Support) Email: dkim@setbc.org My AfterShare Space (Blog): http://learningnetwork.setbc.org/dkim/ SET►BC Website: http://www.setbc.org/

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SET►BC Mandate

  • SET-BC is a BC Ministry of Education Provincial Resource

Program established to assist school districts in utilizing technology with students whose access to the curriculum is

  • restricted. SET-BC provides school districts with three tiers of

services:

  • Tier 1: Professional Development
  • Tier 2: Technology Training and Classroom-based Solutions
  • Tier 3: Complex Needs Training and Student-based Solutions

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SET BC Training: Overview of Kurzweil 3000 Win 3

Agenda

  • Introduction to Kurzweil
  • How Kurzweil addresses UDL
  • Toolbars
  • Features in Kurzweil 3000
  • Scanning documents into K3000
  • Brainstorming ideas
  • Spelling
  • Filling in the blanks
  • Access to Internet
  • Reading
  • Word Prediction
  • Kurzweil resources
  • PSAP

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Kurzweil??? Who is Ray Kurzweil?

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SET BC Training: Overview of Kurzweil 3000 Win 4

Ask Yourself…

  • 1. What does your

student need?

  • 2. What is this

student’s educational goal?

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Scanning documents into K3000 Brainstorming ideas Spelling Filling in the blanks Access to Internet Reading Word prediction

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Kurzweil 3000

  • Supports the concept of UDL
  • A powerful reading, writing, test-taking, and

learning tool

  • Makes curriculum accessible for all students
  • Appropriate for
  • Students with reading and writing difficulties
  • English Language Learners
  • Students with low vision or physical disabilities
  • Text to speech
  • Provides the scaffolded support

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SET BC Training: Overview of Kurzweil 3000 Win 5

K3000 addresses All Tiers of Instruction

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UDL UDL RTI Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3

General Curriculum Supplemental Programs Intensive Intervention Programs

  • Talking word

processor

  • Talking spell checker
  • American Heritage

Dictionaries

  • Brainstormer
  • Writing templates
  • Picture dictionary
  • Thesaurus
  • Fill-in-the-blank tool
  • Bilingual dictionaries
  • Read the Web
  • IE
  • Firefox
  • Word Prediction
  • Online research
  • Wikipedia
  • Columbia

Encyclopedia

  • Online books
  • Bookshare.org
  • Project Gutenberg
  • Access to digital text
  • HTML, PDF, DAISY,

Word, MathML, and more

  • Access to printed text via

scanning

  • MP3 creation
  • Column note and outline

tools

  • Talking tests/worksheets
  • Embedded comprehension

supports

  • Compatible with a variety of

AT tools

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Multiple Means of Representation:

How K3000 Supports the Principles of UDL

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Teachers

  • Paper and digital curriculum

materials in a flexible accessible format

  • Personalize instruction using a

variety of interactive digital tools

  • Use K3000 with an interactive

whiteboard

  • Use Bubble Notes
  • Provide tests in digital format
  • Create Graphic Organizers, Column

Notes, and Study Guides

Students

  • Follow along with text as each word is read

aloud and highlighted

  • Change text size or colour
  • Magnify individual words
  • Change the Reading Speed or Reading

Voice

  • Choose the amount of text to be read aloud
  • Turn the voice off and silently read along with

the highlighted text

  • Easy access to audible reference tools
  • Use a picture dictionary tool
  • Use built-in translator or foreign language

and pictorial dictionaries

  • Create audio files

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Multiple Means of Expression:

How K3000 Supports the Principles of UDL

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Teachers

K3000 is compatible with a number of third- party assistive technology tools for students who require diverse means of expression and/or alternative access to the computer. Compatible products include:

  • Dragon Naturally Speaking
  • DiscoverPro from Ablenet
  • Intellikeys alternative keyboard from

IntelliTools

  • AAC Devices including those from the

Prentke Romich Company and Dynavox Technologies

Students

  • Independently annotate text, complete

worksheets, take tests and write essays

  • Actively engage with text by taking notes using a

variety of accessible tools

  • Legibly answer test questions
  • Easily reread blocks of text, test instructions or

questions as many times as needed

  • Access a variety of tools to support the many

stages of the writing process

  • Proofread work
  • Organize information
  • Easily extract highlighted text or notes
  • Create bookmarks to return to designated

sections of text

  • Use keyboard shortcuts

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Multiple Means of Engagement:

How K3000 Supports the Principles of UDL

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  • K3000 is content independent
  • K3000 can be used across curriculum areas
  • Independently access age-appropriate content
  • Develop the vocabulary and background

knowledge

  • Complete assignments
  • Fully participate in class
  • Advance academic skills
  • Protect self-esteem
  • Manage tasks
  • Develop a more positive attitude toward work
  • Gain independence
  • Get maximum benefit for efforts
  • Increase motivation

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Time to Explore Kurzweil 3000

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How to Videos

  • Go to Help > How to Videos.

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Help Topics

  • Go to Help > Help Topics…

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The 4 Toolbars

  • Red: Main Toolbar
  • Yellow: Reading Toolbar
  • Green: Study Skills Toolbar
  • Blue: Writing Toolbar

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SET BC Training: Overview of Kurzweil 3000 Win 9

Scanning Documents in to K3000

Scanning Hard Copy

  • Need a scanner.
  • Plug in scanner.
  • Scanner drivers should load

automatically.

  • Open Kurzweil. Select SCAN

from Main Toolbar.

  • Document will scan into

Kurzweil automatically and auto- rotate.

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Scanning Electronic Copy

  • Most documents saved in .txt

(text format), .pdf, or .doc (or .docx) can be scanned into Kurzweil.

  • KESI Virtual Printer
  • In any word processor, go to

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Brainstorming Ideas

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Writing Path

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  • Brainstorm View
  • Outline View
  • Split Screen View
  • Draft View
  • Review Writing

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Spelling

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  • Spell Check in the Writing Toolbar

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SET BC Training: Overview of Kurzweil 3000 Win 11

Filling in the Blanks

  • Open a quiz or test in Kurzweil.
  • Go to Tools > Fill in the Blanks.
  • If K3000 does not recognize blanks in your quiz/test, use the Add

a text note button to add text.

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Access to Internet

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Reading

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Word Prediction

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Word Prediction Tool

  • Word Prediction icon in the Writing Toolbar
  • Up to 10 words can be predicted
  • Optional

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Kurzweil 3000 Resources

  • Self-Directed Course from SET BC -

https://www.setbc.org/2012/01/kurzweil- 3000-v-12-win-self-directed-course-2012/

  • Mini Tutorials from SET BC -

https://www.setbc.org/2013/10/kurzweil- 3000-v-13-win-mini-tutorials-2013/

  • Kurzweil Education Video Library -

https://www.kurzweiledu.com/experience- kurzweil/video-library/video-library.html

  • Kurzweil Education Free Webinars -

http://blog.kurzweiledu.com/free-webinars/

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Provincial Software Acquisition Plan ‐ PSAP

  • Go to www.setbc.org.
  • Go to TECHNOLOGY > PSAP.
  • Kurzweil 3000 Standalone license for Windows: $455
  • Upgrade to the newest version: $197-397
  • For more information, go to

https://www.setbc.org/2015/08/kurzweil-3000-2/

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Questions?

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Thank You!

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Contact Information Name: Debby Kim Email: dkim@setbc.org 28