1. Kurzweil 3000 Presentation by Debbie Brown UMUC EDTC 640

2. What is Kurzweil 3000?

Research-based software

Assistive technology device

Comprehensive learning

software solution

Text reader

3. Who needs Kurzweil?

The blind or visually impaired

Special needs students

Learners with dyslexia

Learners with ADD

English Language Learners

4. Kurzweil 3000 Highlights

Supports Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Support for Response to Intervention (RtI) tiers of instruction

Differentiation of instruction

Access to all major digital file formats and print

5. Iowa Text Reader Study 2006-2007

27 special ed students

27 week longtitudinal study

TTS software Kurzweil 3000

Surveys

6. Iowa Survey - students

90% - easy to learn

85% - helped with homework

95% - reading help

75% - stayed on task

95% - understood textbooks

80% - worked independently

7. Iowa Survey - teachers

88%- liked using the Kurzweil

75%- easy to implement

100% - helped students read

100% - made students workindependently

75%- improved interest in knowledge

8. Types of Products

Professional Color

• • Documents scanned in color or B&W

• • One button scanning

• • Zone editing

• • Edit underlying text

• • Open as PDF (OS X only)

9. Products contd

Professional Black & White

• • Same features as Professional Color but documents scanned in B&W only

LearnStation

• • Same learning tools as the Professional products

• • Scanned documents can be opened through Kurzweil Professional or other document format.

10. Network Edition

Use of any network computer

Track student usage and progress

Control number of licenses in use

Remote License-to-Go feature

11. Web License Edition

Not managed by

schools network

Cambium Learning

Technologies

Installation on any

computer

Portability

12. Benefits of Web License Edition

All users

Teachers, Specialist, Curriculum Directors and Superintendents

Building and District IT Administrators

13. Benefits of using Kurzweil

English Language Learners (ELL )

• • Tailored to meet specific needs

• • Learn through text interaction

• • Access to academic experiences

14. Benefits contd

Learning experiences

Collaboration between ELL

teachers

Teaches language and content

Supports low-anxiety situations

Vocabulary enrichment

15. Ideal classroom Accommodation

Access to any curriculum

Increased reading fluency

Study skills

Decoding support

Writing and self-editing tools

Independent test-taking

16. Kurzweil Success

Without the use of Kurzweil 3000,

many of my students with learning

disabilities would never have dreamt

of going to college. With Kurzweil

3000, they have the means to

achieve their full potential.

Cindy Sherman Teacher

17. Pricing Kurzweil 3000 for WindowsList Price Learnstation Standalone $395 Professional Black & White Standalone $1,095 Professional Color Standalone $1,495 18. Resources

Kurzweil Educational Systems (2011). Retrieved March 21, 2011 fromhttp://www.kurzweiledu.com/files/v12/Kurzweil%203000%20for%20Windows%20V12.01%20%20Reference%20Guide.pdf

Kurzweil Educational Systems (2011). Retrieved March 21, 2011 fromhttp://www.kurzweiledu.com/default.html

Kurzweil Educational Systems (2011). Retrieved March 21, 2011 fromhttp://www.kurzweiledu.com/how_to_videos.html

Kurzweil Educational Systems (2011). Retrieved March 21, 2011 fromhttp://www.kurzweiledu.com/new_kurz2.html

Kurzweil Educational Systems (2011). Retrieved March 21, 2011 fromhttp://www.kurzweiledu.com/files/Cindy_Sherman-jason.pdf

Kurzweil 3000 for Windows Tutorial. Retrieved March 21, 2011 fromhttp://www.butler.edu/disability/websnap/downloads/Kurzweil_3000_v11/K3000_Documentation/Kurzweil_3000_Tutorial.pdf

MCPS Special Education at a Glance 2009-2010. Retrieved March 21, 2011 fromhttp://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/SpEdGlance/currentyear/SPAAG2010.pdf

Montgomery County Public Schools (2011). Retrieved March 21, 2011 fromhttp://www.montgomerysc hoolsmd.org/about/

19. Resources contd

Kurzweil Educational Systems (2011).Retrieved March 21, 2011 fromhttp://www.kurzweiledu.com/files/pdf/Iowa%20Text%20Reader%20Study%20Final%20Report.pdf

Kurzweil Educational Systems (2011).Retrieved March 21, 2011 fromhttp://www.kurzweiledu.com/files/K3000%20ELL%20Research.pdf

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