Kurzweil 3000 Training

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Kurzweil 3000 Training

• Presented by
• Special Academic Services

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What is the Kurzweil 3000?

• The Kurzweil 3000 is a comprehensive reading,
  writing, and learning software solution for
  students who struggle with reading
• Students who may benefit from this software
• Individuals with Learning/Reading Disabilities
• Individuals with dyslexia
• Individuals with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
  Disorder
• English Language Learners
• Long distance commuters

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What can the Kurzweil do for students?

• Access
• Printed, electronic, and/or web-based materials
• Reading Fluency
• Helps students improve reading speed and
  comprehension
• Allows them to learn and study independently
• Study Skills
• Students can keep up on assigned reading, learn
  study skills, and complete writing projects and
  tests
• Decoding Support
• Words are read aloud to the student in clear,
  humanlike, synthetic speech, while highlighting
  words being read
• Writing/Self-editing tools
• As students type, the software speaks each letter
  or word
• The Check Spelling As You Type feature marks
  errors in red
• Independent Test-Taking
• Students can complete tests and worksheets with
  the help of the reading features and ability to
  type directly on the document itself

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How to use the Kurzweil 3000

• Look at computer screen. You should see
• Kurzweil 3000 icon
• A folder titled Kurzweil 3000 Pending Audio
• A folder titled Kurzweil 3000 Output Audio
• To open the Kurzweil 3000,
  double click Kurzweil icon
• Enter username

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How to Scan materials

• Materials must be scanned into the Kurzweil
  before they can be read (unless they can be
  opened in the Kurzweil, such as a PDF or Word
  Document file)
• Place the document to be scanned face down on the
  scanner OR face-up in the feeder if there are
  several, loose pages
• Click the Scan icon on the toolbar near the top
  of the Kurzweil window

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Scanning Material Continued

• After clicking the scan button, the scanner may
  take several minutes to warm up
• Once it scans the material, it will turn it
  right-side-up if it had been upside-down
• However, if extremely crooked, material should be
  scanned again, because the Kurzweil will not be
  able to read it
• If you must rescan a document (crooked, words cut
  off, etc), click the word scan at the top and
  then click Rescan

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How to Save Materials

• Once youve scanned the material(s), you may want
  to save it
• Click the File button on the top left of the
  toolbar, then click Save as
• Be sure to save the file in a name that you may
  recognize (ex. Falender-Supervision Ch 1-2)
• Its best to save large documents in increments,
  such as chapters (this will be helpful when you
  create an audio file)

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How to Have the Kurzweil Read

• Once the document is either opened or scanned
  into the Kurzweil window, the printed material
  can be read aloud
• To have the Kurzweil Read
• Click the Green play button
• Then, adjust the reading speed/Words Per Minute
  (WPM) by clicking up to increase or down to
  decrease (or typing it in)

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How to Have the Kurzweil Read Continued

• Selecting an easy-to-listen-to voice is a helpful
  feature
• To select a voice
• Click on Tools
• In the drop down menu, select options
• The options box will then appear

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How to Have the Kurzweil Read Continued

• Select the Reading tab and you will find a drop
  down menu of different voices.
• Most prefer
• VWPaul or VWKate
• Most prefer
• a WPM speed
• of 110-140

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Audio Files

• An audio file is a MP3 or WAV file that can be
  saved on a CD, MP3 player, Jump-drive, or UDrive
• Audio files can then be opened on other computers
  to be listened to
• Commuters who have a converter for their MP3
  player can listen to the audio file while driving
• Students can listen to the audio file on their
  MP3 player while walking to class, working out,
  or while following along in their text

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How to Create an Audio File

• Once material has been scanned, saved, and
  preferences have been chosen, the audio file can
  be created
• To create an Audio File
• Click on File on the top toolbar
• A drop down menu will appear

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How to Create an Audio File Continued

• Next, click Audio Files

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How to Create an Audio File Continued

• From Audio Files, click on Create Audio File

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How to Create an Audio File Continued

• A Create Audio File Window will appear
• You may select
• the entire
• document,
• a page range,
• or selected text
• to be converted

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How to Create an Audio File Continued

• If you havent already selected Voice and Speed
  preferences, you may do this here

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How to Create an Audio File Continued

• Next, select whether you want an MP3 (takes up
  less space) or a WAV file
• Also, the quality of the sound (Good, Better, or
  Best)

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How to Create an Audio File Continued

• Make sure the File Name is the file you want to
  convert
• Then click OK

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How to Create an Audio File Continued

• Once you click OK all pages to be converted
  will be queued
• You may open another document to convert and go
  through the same process, but it is best not to
  send more than two documents to be converted at a
  time
• Now, you must check the status of your Audio File

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How to Check the Status of an Audio File

• Go to File, Audio Files, and click Audio
  Spooler Monitor

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How to Check the Status of an Audio File
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• An Audio Spooler Monitor window will appear
• The Current Job will be
• in the top box, which
• means its being converted
• Any jobs waiting to be
• converted will appear in
• the Pending Jobs box
• Once an Audio File is
• converted it will be in
• the Completed Jobs box
• To check the status of a
• current job, press Refresh

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Finding the Converted Audio File

• Once the jobs have been completed, they will
  appear in a folder named Kurzweil 3000 Output
  Audio on the desktop of the computer
• Minimize the Kurzweil window
• Open the Kurzweil 3000 Output Audio
• You may check if the file plays by double
  clicking the file you created

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To Save an Audio File on a Device

• Open your jump-drive, CD, UDrive Folder, or MP3
  player with the Kurzweil 3000 Output Audio
  folder still open
• Then, drag your Audio File from the Kurzweil
  3000 Output Audio folder to the jump-drive, CD,
  UDrive folder, or MP3 player
• The file should now be saved in your device

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Demonstrations

• http//www.kurzweiledu.com/files/WorkwithKurzweil3
  000-TheBasics.wmv
• http//www.kurzweiledu.com/v11GeneralOverview.aspx
  
• http//www.kurzweiledu.com/v11ReferenceTools.aspx