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Kurzweil3000TrainingforMacintosh:Howto&Practice

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Kurzweil3000:Howto&Practice

Presentedby:ElenaTobin,EducationalTechnologyCoordinator

ValleyForgeEducationalServices

January26th&February2,2009


TheCrossroadsSchool OrderofDiscussedFeaturesIntroductiontoKurzweil–Kurzweil&theEducatorAboutDocumentWindows

TheKurzweil3000ReaderReadingDocumentsReadingMenu,Mode,Speed&Voice

Hands‐OnPractice#1–ExploringReadingControlsAbouttheStudySkillsToolsHands‐OnPractice#2–ExploringtheStudySkillsToolbarAddingNotestoDocumentsHands‐OnPractice#3–ExploringtheStudySkillsToolbar–UsingNotesDiscoveringBubbleNotesTheWritingToolbarCreatingTextDocumentsEnablingWordPredictionHands‐OnPractice#4–Writing&TakingTestsinKurzweil3000TestYourself:ApplyingWhatYouHaveLearnedinKurzweil3000ExtractingNotes&HighlightedTextPreparingforSpecificTypesofTestsHands‐OnPractice#5–Writing&TakingTestsinKurzweil3000LockingKurzweil3000FeaturesScanningScanningToolbar UsingtheZoneEditor

AdditionalResources


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ONYOUROWNHands‐OnPractice:ExploringReadingControls

SKILLS:Followthesestepstoexploretheread/pause,forward/back,audible/silentbuttons.

1.ClicktheOpenbuttonandopentheSampleDocumentsfolder.

2.DoubleclickonCondortoopenthefileintheKurzweil3000window.

3.ClicktheReadbuttontobeginreadingthedocument.ClickPausetostopthereading.

4.ClickBacktoreturntothebeginningoftheunitandreaditagain.ClickPausetostopthereading.

5.ClickForwardtojumpforwardtothenextunitoftextandreadit.ClickPausetostopthereading.

6.ClicktheReadmenuandselectSilentReading.ThenclickReadtocontinuethereading.ClickPausetostopthereading.

7.ClicktheReadmenuandselectReadAloudtoresumeaudiblereading.

Followthesestepstoexplorethereadingvoices,wordsperminute(wpm),unitandmodefeatures. 1.Selectdifferentvoicesandlistentothembyreadingafewphrasestodeterminewhich

oneyouprefer.HINT:Readmenu,selectReadingvoice

2.Adjustthereadingspeedsettingto100WPMandclickRead.HINT:Readmenu,selectSetReadingSpeed.

3.Adjustthereadingspeedsettingto270WPMandclickRead.

4.Adjustthereadingspeedsettingtoarateyouarecomfortablewith.

5.SelecttheReadmenu,selectReadingMode Self‐Paced.ClicktheReadbuttontoresumereading.Didreadingstopattheendofthesentence?

6.SelecttheReadmenu,ReadingUnit Phraseandresumereading.Clickbacktoreturntothebeginningofthephraseandthenreaditagain.

7.Experimentwithotherreadingunitssuchasword,sentence,lineandparagraph.

8.SwitchbacktoContinuousmodeandSentenceunit.HINT:Readmenu,ReadingMode&ReadingUnitoptions.


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Hands‐OnPractice:ExploringtheStudySkillsToolbar SKILLS:Followthesestepstoexplorethehighlightingfunctionsinthestudyskillstoolbar. 1.ClicktheOpenbuttonandopentheSampleDocumentsfolder.Selectthefile,Time

Travel.kes

2.EnsurethattheStudySkillstoolbarisenabled.HINT:Viewmenu,checkStudySkills.

3.Selectoneofthehighlightpensbyclickingonthebutton.

4.Tohighlightaword,clickonit.

5.Tohighlightaphraseorsentence,clickanddragoverwordsandreleaseattheend.

6.Clickonthepencilerasertooltoselectit.Clickanddragoverthehighlightedwordstoerasethehighlightedarea

SKILLS:Followthesestepstoexplorecustomizingthe“ToolTip” 1.Hoveryourcursoroveroneofthehighlightpensinthetoolbar.Whatappears?Wecan

customizethis“ToolTip”2.SelecttheKurzweil3000menu,thenPreferences.

3.ChooseNotes&HighlightedText.DeletetheMagenta“name”andchangetoOnthetest!

4.SelectOKtoclosethewindow.Hoveroverthemagentahighlighter.Hasthenamechanged?


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Hands‐OnPractice:ExploringtheStudySkillsToolbar–UsingNotesNotesprovideaconvenientwaytokeepinstructions,questions,ideas

andreferenceswithadocument.TypesofNotes: Characteristics TeacherUses StudentUses

StickyNote:

Addsavisible,opaquebackground“post‐it”noteanywhereinanimagedocument.

Setpurposeforreading,Pre‐readingquestions

ReflectionsorQuestions

TextNote:

Similartostickynotesbuthaveatransparentbackgroundcolor.

Vocabulary,definitions,Predictionquestions

Testtakingandforms,clarificationquestions

Footnote:

Displaysatthebottomofthescreenandreadsautomaticallywhenthestudentclicksthefootnotenumber.

Activatepriorknowledge,backgroundinformation,KWLs,summarizing

Answerstocomprehensionquestions,makereadingconnections

Voicenote:

Recordyourownvoice.Studentclicksonanicontoplaytheclip.

Teacherdirections Oralanswers

SKILLS:FollowthesestepstoexploretheNotefunctionsinthestudyskillstoolbar. 1.EnsurethataSampleDocumentisopen.

2.SelecttheStickyNotefromtheStudySkillsToolbar.

3.Clicknearthetopofthedocument,whereyouwouldliketoplacetheStickyNote.

4.Type“DueFridayworth10points”intheStickyNote.UsetheEnter/Returnkeytoaddasecondlineofinstructions.

5.ListentotheinstructionsintheStickyNote.

6.Resize&Repositionthenote.

HowdoI….Deleteanote?SelecttheErasertoolfromtheStudySkillsToolbar.Clickonthenoteyouwishtodelete.


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Hands‐OnPractice:DiscoveringBubbleNotes

BubbleNotesprovideaconvenientwaytokeepinstructions,questions,ideasandreferenceswithadocument,addinganelementofinteractivity.

Characteristics TeacherUses StudentUses

BubbleNote:

Popsupandautomaticallyreadsoutloudwhendouble‐clicked.

VocabularyDefinitionsPredictionquestions

ReflectionsorQuestions

AsaGroup:

1.OpentheCondorKurzweil3000file.

2.Identify3questionsyouwishtoincludeasabubblenote.ClicktheBubbleNoteicon.

3.Workwithapartnertoaddyourquestions,savethefile,andtryitout.


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Hands‐OnPractice:Writing&TakingTestsinKurzweil3000

SKILLS:Followthesestepstodisplaythewritingtoolbar,turnonSpeakasTypingandCheckSpellasyoutype.

1.Openanewtextdocument.HINT:Filemenu,selectNew.

2.EnabletheWritingToolbar.HINT:Viewmenu,selectToolbar Writing

3.SelectPreferencesfromtheKurzweil3000menu,andselectGeneral.

4.UnderSpeakWhileTypingcheckWholeWordsandWholeSentences.ClickOK.

5.Typethefollowingtextwhichincludesintentionalspellingerrors.SumervacationIwenttoaduderanshinArizona.EverydayIrodethetralsinthehils.

Noticethateachwordisspokenoutloudafterthespacebarispressedandsentencesarespokenafterendingpunctuation.Doesthisfeaturehelpcatchspellingerrorstohearwordsspokenaloudasyoutype?

6.SelectEditSpelling CheckSpelling.

7.AlsoselectCheckSpellingAsYouType(withinthesamemenu).ClickOK.

8.Whathappenedtothemisspelledwords?Let’swalkthroughCheckingYourSpelling.

HowAboutWordPrediction?

SKILLS:FollowthesestepstoexploretheWordPredictionfunctions.

1.Openanewtextdocument.HINT:Filemenu,selectNew.

2.Enablewordpredictioninthismenu:Edit WordPredictionSelecttheoptions:PredictAsYouType&UsePhoneticPrediction

3.Type“Mysubjectforthisreportistimetravel”.Noticethewordpredictionwindow.

4.Selectthepredictedwordyouneedbyclickingonthecorrespondingnumberinthelist.


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TestYourself:ApplyingWhatYouHaveLearnedinKurzweil3000AstheTeacher:

TeacherRole&PreparingMaterials:Addinginstructionsandpre‐readingquestionstoareadingassignment.

1.OpenthefileTimeTravel.kes

2.AddastickynotewiththefollowinginstructionsforJack:“Highlightmainideasingreen.Readthefootnotescarefully”.

3.Insertafootnoteatthebeginningofthefirstsentence,undertheheadingTimeandSpeed.TypeListsomeexamplesoftimetravelinthefootnotewindow,andthenclose.

4.Insertasecondfootnoteatthebeginningofthesecondparagraph.TypethequestionHowdoesspeedaffecttime?inthefootnotewindow,andthenclose.

5.Movetopage2ofthedocument.

6.InsertafootnoteatthebeginningofthesentenceunderthesectionEnter:BlackHoles.Typethequestion:Whatisablackhole?inthefootnotewindow,andthenclose.

7.Practicelisteningtoyouraddednotes.

8.Saveyourfile:Jack_TimeTravel.kesAllnotesandhighlightswillbesavedwiththedocument.


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TestYourself:ApplyingWhatYouHaveLearnedinKurzweil3000AstheStudent:

StudentRole:Practicehighlightingfollowingtheteacherinstructionsinthedocument.

1.OpenthefileJack_TimeTravel.kes

2.HaveKurzweil3000readaloudthetitleandstickynotewithinstructions.

3.Usetheyellowhighlightertohighlightthetwomaintopicsorsectionheadings:TimeandSpeedandEnterBlackHoles.

4.Next,selectthegreenhighlighter.Clickanddragtohighlightthemainideasundereachheading.Rememberthatyoucanreviewthepre‐readingquestionsinthefootnotestoidentifythemainideas.

StudentWalk‐Through:Creatingastudyguidefrom“extracting”highlightedtext.

1.Doublecheckthedocumenttoensurethatyourfactsarehighlighted.

2.SelectFile ExtractNotes&HighlightedText.ClickExtract.

3.Anewdocumentwillopen.Reviewyourstudyguide!

4.SavethestudyguideasTimeTravel_StudyGuide


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KurzweilandtheEducator

Kurzweil3000wasdevelopedforindividualswithlearningdisabilitiessuchasdyslexia,attentiondeficitdisorder,andotherlearningdifficulties.

WhatimmediatebenefitsdoesKurzweilhaveonthestudent?Kurzweilallowsforstudentstohavemulti‐sensoryaccesstoreadingmaterials;studentsnotonlyhearthematerialtheyarereading(auditory),buttheyalsoseethetexthighlightedasitisread(visual),andtheycanmanipulatethetextindifferentways(kinesthetic)HowdoesKurzweil3000facilitatesuccessfulreadingandlearning?

Bridgesthegapbetweenlearninggoalsandreadingabilities Offersindependentaccesstothecurriculum Isanaccommodationfortesttaking


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PreparingTestsinKurzweil3000

SKILLS:FollowthesestepstoturnaWorddocumentintoatest!

1.Double‐Clicktoopenasciencetestonyourdesktop.(MicrosoftWordshouldopenandthefileshouldappear.)

2.Printthesciencetestasa.pdf.HINT:Filemenu,selectPrint.ThePDFbuttonisinthelower‐leftcorner.SaveasPDFtoyourdesktop.

3.InKurzweil,selectFile Open.Locatethesciencetestfile(in.pdfformat),clickOpen.

4.YoushouldseethesciencetestintheKurzweildocumentwindow.

5.MakesuretheStudyToolbarisenabled.

6.InsertblankTextNotesinthemultiple‐choicespaces(forstudentstoenteranswers)

7.InsertaStickyNoteonthefirstpagewitha“goodluck”message.

8.Highlightallinstructionsforthestudentsinblue.

9.Saveyourdocument.File SaveAs.Nameyourfile“science_test_sam”.

Let’slearnhowtoLOCKsomeKurzweilfeaturesforourtest‐takingstudents!


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ResourcesforElectronicTextWhatisEtext?–Electronictextistext‐basedinformationthatcanbedigitallyformattedandreadbyelectronicmeans.(viaahand‐helddevice,orscan‐to‐readsoftware,forexample)*Bookshare.org‐ReceivedfundingfromOSEP‐Freemembershipsforallforatleastuntil2013(asperBooksharevendorpresentation@ClosingtheGap,2008)http://www.bookshare.org/web/Welcome.html*ProjectGutenberg:http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page?fb_page_id=6195089915&AccessibleBookCollection:http://www.accessiblebookcollection.org/*FreeAudioStories(.mp3fomat,alsoavailableiniTunes):http://storynory.com/AudibleKids:http://kids.audible.com/adkd/site/k/homepageGuest.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes(*denotesfree)KurzweilforMacOnlineHow‐toClips:http://www.kurzweiledu.com/k3000macdemo/kmacv3.htm

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