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k3000WebAccessforWindowsGettingStartedGuide
Whatisk3000WebAccess?
k3000WebAccessisacomprehensiveliteracysolutionthatprovidesaccesstoyourcurriculawithapowerful,multisensoryapproachtolearningbuiltoninnovative,research-basedtechnology.Itprovidesstudentswithanytime,anywhereaccesstotheirliteracysupportsaswellastheircontentandhelpsuserstoRead,Comprehend,andDemonstratewhatthey’velearned.
Thek3000WebAccessecosystemincludesallofthefollowingcomponents:
• k3000(Win&Mac)installedsoftwareisanintegratedliteracy,text-to-speechsoftwarethatsupportsreading,writing,studyskills,testtaking,research,andmore.k3000canreadaloudvirtuallyanytext,whetherit'sinprint,indigitalformat,orontheWeb,givingstrugglingreadersindependentaccesstotheircurriculummaterials.Itisaresearch-basedsolutionthatsupportsUniversalDesignforLearning(UDL),differentiatedinstruction,CommonCoreStateStandardsandcanbeusedforindividual,smallgroup,andwholeclassinstruction.k3000softwarerequiresinstallationonacomputerorlaptop.
• Webapp,(www.kurzweil3000.com),istheweb-based,text-to-speechliteracycompaniontok3000.Itrequiresnosoftwareinstallationandoffersaverysimple,easytouseinterfacewithdirectaccesstothek3000UniversalLibrary,Bookshare.org,GoogleDrive,aswellasdocumentsonyourcomputer.Thewebappisalsousedforusermanagementandgraphicalusagereporting.
• iPadApp,whichcanbedownloadedforfreeattheiTunesstore,providesmobileaccessandaverysimpleuserinterface.Search"k3000"intheAppStore.
• k3000UniversalLibrary(unlimited,securecloudstorage)whichuserscanaccessviak3000,theWebAppandtheiPadApp;contains1800+titles,includingClassicLiteratureandNonfictionBookbag.
Thesameloginisusedforall3components.Ifyoudon’tknowyourusernameandpassword,pleasecontactyourKurzweilSiteAdministrator.Thisdocumentismeantonlyasanintroductiontothemostbasicfeatures.Formoredetailedinformation,pleasevisitthek3000Helpmenu,theKurzweilEducationwebsiteatwww.kurzweiledu.com,andthewebappHelpsection(www.kurzweil3000.com).ForfurtherinformationaboutcustomizedProfessionalDevelopment,pleasecontacttheCustomerSuccessDeptat800-894-5374.
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k3000WebAccess“Ecosystem”
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TableofContents
FirstSteps.....................................................................................................................................4
Bringingcontentandfilesintok3000...........................................................................................6
ReadtheWeb-SetupChrometoaccessthek3000WebAppandReadtheWeb.....................8
ReadtheWeb-SetupMozillaFirefoxtoReadtheWeb.............................................................8
ReadtheWeb-UsingChromeorMozillaFirefoxtoReadtheWeb............................................9
ExploreReading..........................................................................................................................10
ExploretheVocabularytools......................................................................................................12
ExploreTestTaking.....................................................................................................................13
ExploretheWritingtools............................................................................................................14
ExploretheWebapp-https://www.kurzweil3000.com...............Error!Bookmarknotdefined.
LaunchingandUsingtheiPadapp..............................................................................................22
Resources...................................................................................................................................25
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FirstStepsWhatdoyouwanttodo? Howk3000canhelp: Suggestedtoolstouse…Openk3000
DoubleClickonk3000icononyourdesktop.Login:YourusernameandpasswordisthesameforALLk3000WebAccesscomponents.IfyouaretheKurzweilsiteadministrator–loginisemailedtoyouinyourwelcomepackagefromKurzweil’sCustomerServiceteam.Ifyouareateacherorstudent–checkwiththeKurzweilsiteadministratorforyourschool/districttoobtainyourusernameandpassword.
Enteryourlogininformation
k3000willopentothekurzweil3000Homepage
Fromhereyoucan:• OpenafilefromtheUniversalLibrary,
yourlocalcomputerorGoogledocs• Startanewdraftdocument• Startanewbrainstormdocument• Startanewoutline• Scananewfile• SeetheTipoftheDay• Seealistofthemostrecentopeneddocs• SwitchtotheClassicViewofk3000
QuickAccessTabs Thereare4quickaccesstabsinthek3000screen• kurzweil3000–homepage• Read–startingpointforreadingand
highlightingadocument• Write–startingpointforthewriting
path• Scan–startingpointforscanning
ReadbuttonsandOptionsmenus
k3000hasmainnavigationbuttonsforreadingandoptionmenusthatwillbeconstantonalltabs.
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FirstStepsWhatdoyouwanttodo? Howk3000canhelp: Suggestedtoolstouse…ToolbarsandPalettes Eachtabhasit’sowntoolbaracrossthetopand
paletteoftoolsdowntheleftside.Thetoolswillchangedependingonthetabyouarein.
Explorethek3000WebAccessUniversalLibrary(cloudstorage)
TheUniversalLibrarywillshow• YourPrivateandPublicfolders• Foldersofyourk3000administrator• Foldersofyourstudents• ClassicLiteraturefolder(1800+titles)• Helpfilesfolder• Non-FictionBookbagfoldercontaining15
titlesforgrades3through8• Samplefilesfolder• Templates
Note:TheReadingA-ZfolderwillonlyappearifyouownasubscriptiontoReadingA-Z
OpenaFilefromtheUniversalLibrary
ClicktheOpenfromLibrarybuttonOr,ifyou’reusingaStandaloneorNetworkversion,gotoFile>OpenandexploretheSampleDocumentsfolder.
SaveafiletotheUniversalLibraryNOTE:FilessavedtotheUniversalLibrarycanbeopenedfromanydevicewithanyplatformofk3000.
k3000filesarejustfileswitha.kesextension.Savethemanywhere:• UniversalLibrary(Weblicenseonly)• AnyfolderonyourComputer• Anywhereonyournetwork• OnaUSBdrive• Uploadthemtoawebsite(Edmodo,
Moodle,wiki,Googledrive,etc.)
TosavetoUniversalLibrary:File>SavetoLibraryAllchangesandannotationswillbesaved.
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Bringingcontentandfilesintok3000Whatdoyouwanttodo? Howcank3000help? Suggestedtoolstouse…Thereareavarietyofwaystobringdocumentsintok3000.Justafewaredescribedbelow.Onceadocumentisbroughtintothek3000software,itcanbesavedlocally,orsavedtotheUniversalLibrary(UL).FilessavedintheULareaccessiblefromthek3000software,webappandiPadapp.OpenaPDF
k3000canautomaticallyrecognizePDFfilesandturntheminto.kesfiles.• ClicktheOpenbutton• Browsetoyourfile• Openthefileandselectthepagerange
youwouldlikeconvertedtok3000• Thefilewillappearink3000
Readpane:Openbutton(CtrlO)
OpenfromGoogleDrive
FromtheReadpanechoose:• OpenfromGoogleDrive• Youwillbeaskedtosignintoyour
GoogleAccount–ChooseAllowwhenprompted,returntok3000
• Selectthefiletoopen,chooseOpeninthewindow.Clickingthe+buttonnexttoMyDrivewillallowyoutoselectthefolderthefilemightresidein.
Youcanopen.doc,.docx..PDF,.ePub,.rtf,.jpg,.png,.kes,orGoogleDocsfileformats
Readpane:Openbutton(CtrlO)
SaveacopytoGoogleDrive
• FromtheFilemenuchooseSaveacopytoGoogleDrive
• YouwillbeaskedtosignintoyourGoogleAccount–ChooseAllowwhenprompted
• Returntok3000• Namethefile–chooseCopy
YoucansaveaDraftdocumentasanrtf,doc,docx,txtorkesfiletoGoogleDrive.However,ifyourdocumentisanOutline,Brainstorm,orifyoubeganeitheroftheseandthenchangedtheviewtoDraftandbeganwriting,youcanonlysavethefileasa.kesfile,anditwillneededtobeopenedink3000orthewebapptoview.
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Bringingcontentandfilesintok3000Whatdoyouwanttodo? Howcank3000help? Suggestedtoolstouse…VirtualPrint
Opendigitalfilesyoucreatedinanyotherprograms(test,worksheets,graphicorganizers,etc.)andturnthemintoKurzweilfiles.NOTE:Ifyoucanprintthefile,youcanbringitintok3000.
TheVirtualPrintfeatureink3000allowsyoutoopenafileinanyotherprogramand“print”ittok3000.• Opentheotherprogram• Openthefileyoucreatedwiththat
program• SelectPrintandchangethePrinterchoice
toKESIVirtualPrinter• ClickOK• Thenewfilewillappearink3000
Fromwithinanynon-k3000program:File>PrintChangePrintertoKESIVirtualPrinter>ClickOK
ScanDon’tbeafraidtoliberateabookfromitsbinding!NOTE:Ifyouhavealargevolumeoftexttoscan,considerusing:• ScannerwithsheetfeederORNetworkedcopymachinetoscanandsavefilesasPDF
k3000makesiteasyforyoutoscaninnewmaterials.• Openk3000onacomputerconnectedto
anordinaryscanner• Placedocument(s)onflatbedorinsheet
feeder• ClicktheScanDocumentbutton
k3000pane:ScanDocumentbutton(F9)
orScantab:Scanbutton
ReadtheWebGoogleChrome&MozillaFirefox
Seethenextsectionfordetails
k3000canreadwebpages• Resources>Read-the-Web• k3000automaticallyopensyour
defaultweb-browserandprovidesaminik3000toolbar
• Clickmousewhereyouwouldliketobeginreading
• ClicktheReadbuttonontheminik3000toolbar.
Referencemenu
Istherecontentalreadyavailableink3000format?
YES!
• Over1800publicdomainClassicLiteraturetitles
• MetroNon-FictionBookbag• ReadingA-Zleveledreaders• Language!(Voyager)
FormoreinformationabouttheseandotherContentResources:https://www.kurzweiledu.com/content-resources.html
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ReadtheWeb-SetupChrometoaccessthek3000WebAppandReadtheWebIfyouuseChromeasyourdefaultwebbrowser,Kurzweilhasbothanappandanextension.Usethek3000Chromeapptoquicklyaccessthewebapploginpage.UsetheKurzweilReadtheWebextensiontoaddareadingtoolbarandreadingoptionstoyourbrowser.
• LaunchChrome• GototheChromeAppStoreandsearchfor“Kurzweil”or“k3000”
ClickAddtoChromeforboththek3000appandtheReadtheWebextension.(Note:Onlyyourk3000loginisrequired.k3000doesnotneedtobeinstalledonthecomputertouseeithertheapporextension.Justyourk3000loginisrequired.)Thek3000ChromeappwillbeaddedtoyourAppspage.Clickittogodirectlytothek3000WebApploginpagehttps://www.kurzweil3000.comThek3000WebappiscoveredinmoredetailintheWebAppsection.
TheKurzweilReadtheWebextensionwilladdtheKurzweilicontotheupperrightcornerofChrome.
ReadtheWeb-SetupMozillaFirefoxtoReadtheWebWiththelatestupdateofk3000(V15.08andabove),aReadtheWebtoolbarcanbeinstalledintotheFirefoxbrowser.Gotohttps://www.kurzweiledu.com,chooseProductsatthetopright,SoftwareUpdates,scrolldowntoOtherToolsandchooseyourversion.Followon-screendirectionstoinstall.
InFirefoxtherewillbeaKurzweiliconintheupperrightofthebrowserbar
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ReadtheWeb-UsingChromeorMozillaFirefoxtoReadtheWeb
Whenyoubrowsetoapagewithreadabletext,clicktheicon andloginusingyourk3000usernameandpassword.
Therearenowreading,dictionary,andtranslationbuttonsforyoutouseonanywebpage.
ClicktheOptionsbuttonforallofthesamereadingoptionsyouuseink3000,thewebappandtheiPadapp,aswellasthechangingthepositionoftheminitoolbar.
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ExploreReadingWhatdoyouwanttodo? Howcank3000help? Suggestedtoolstouse…ReadTextAloud
k3000’sTexttospeechtechnologycorrectlyreadstextselectionsaloud,modelsfluentreading,andsupportsdifficultieswithdecoding.Fortextdocumentsonly(i.e.notimagedocuments),OpenDyslexicfontisnowavailableforeasierreading.
Readbutton(F3)
ChangeVoice
Youcanchangethespeakingvoicetosuityourpreference.Tochangethevoice:• ClicktheAudioOptionsdropdown• Chooseaspeakerfromthedropdownlist
Kurzweilwillaccessanyspeechenginesonyourcomputer.Wheninstalled,itprovidesyouwithanumberofvoicechoicesincluding20+HighQualityvoicesfromAcapela!
AudioOptionsdropdown
NOTE:NEWForEnglishLanguageLearnersandforreadingtextinforeignlanguages:23newvoicesand10languagessupported!
ChangetheReadingSpeed
TheReadingSpeedWPMcanbeincreasedordecreasedtosupporttheneedsoftheuserandthedensityofthetext.Tochangethereadingspeed:• ClickAudioOptionsdropdown• ChangetheWPM(wordsperminute)
settingupordown
AudioOptionsdropdown
WPM:WordsPerMinuteIncrease:(F11)Decrease:(F12)
ChangesizeofText
Tosupportuserswithlowvision,youcaneasilyincreaseordecreasethesizeofanimagedocumentviewedink3000bychangingtheZoomvalue:• ClickthePlusorMinusbuttonsonyour
Zoombutton• ORClickthedownarrowtoselecta
presetzoomvalue.
Zoombutton
Zoomin:(F7)Zoomout:(F8)Note:fortextdocuments,justchangethefontsize.
ChangetheReadingMode AdjusttheReadingMode.• Continuous:continuousreadingfrom
pagetopage.• SelfPaced:forpausingreadingattheend
ofeachunit.• WordbyWord:forpausingreadingat
theendofeachwordClickReadbuttontobeginagain.
AudioOptionsdropdown
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ExploreReadingWhatdoyouwanttodo? Howcank3000help? Suggestedtoolstouse…ChangetheReadingUnit(blockoftextthatishighlightedwhenreading)
k3000highlightsaspecifiedUnitoftextwhenreading.Youcanadjustthechunkoftextthatishighlightedwhenreading:• ClickonReadingUnitbutton• Selectoneofthefollowing:
• Word• Phrase• Line• Sentence• Paragraph• Heading• Highlight
AudioOptionsdropdown
ChangethePage
Tomovefromonepagetoanotherink3000:• ClickthegreenLEFTandRIGHTarrowson
yourPagebuttons.OR
• Clicktheboxandtypeinthepageyouwouldliketogoto.
• PresstheReturn/EnterKeyonyourcomputerkeyboard
Pagebuttons
NextPage(CtrlE)PreviousPage(CtrlR)
Turnoffspeech,butcontinuetohighlightwordstokeepontaskwhenreadingindependently
ToPracticeSilentReadingorOralreadingfluencyskillswithk3000:• ClickAudiblebuttontosilencethevoice
butcontinuehighlightingatthesetreadingspeed.ItchangestoSilent.
• Clickitagaintotogglebacktoaudiblereading.
AudibleReading/Silentbutton
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ExploretheVocabularytoolsWhatdoyouwanttodo? Howcank3000help? Suggestedtoolstouse…SupportVocabularyDevelopment
k3000hasseveralWordStudytoolsavailabletoensureunderstandingofnewvocabularywordsandtosupportreadingcomprehension.
Thesereferencetoolsarevisualandauditorytosupportindependentlearning,unlimitedrepetition,andreinforcement:
• Dictionary• Thesaurus• PictureDictionary• Translate• File>Extract>VocabularyStudy
Guide
NEW:ExtractVocabularyStudyGuide
NEW:CCSSAcademicWordListavailableinWordPredictionandFloatingWordLists.
GetDefinitionofaWord
Togetthedefinitionofanywordusingyourchosendictionary:• Placeyourcursorjustbeforeawordor
doubleclickonawordtoselectit• ClickontheDefinitionbutton
ReadorWritetoolbar:Dictionary(CtrlD)
FindSynonymsofaWordtosupportcomprehensionortoexpandword-choiceswhenwriting.
ADigitalRoget’sThesaurusisbuiltintok3000:• Placeyourcursorjustbeforeawordor
doubleclickonawordtoselectit• GototheReferencedropdownand
chooseSynonym
Referencedropdown:Synonym(CtrlQ)
TranslatepassagesoftexttoanotherlanguageNOTE:Alsogreatfortranslatingdocumentstosharenon-legaldocumentswithstudents,parentsandothermembersoftheteam.
TousetheTranslatefeaturepoweredbyGoogleTranslate:• Highlighttheselectionoftextyouwould
liketranslated.• IntheOnlinedropdown,clickthe
Translatebutton• SelecttheLanguageFromandLanguage
To• ClickTranslate• ClickReadtohearthetext• ORClickOpeninnewdocumenttocreate
anewdocumentofthetranslation.• Savethenewdocument.
Onlinedropdown:Translate
*64LanguagessupportedApowerfultoolforEnglishLanguageLearnerstotranslateontheflyandbuildtheirknowledgeofEnglish.NOTE:Youmustbeconnectedtotheinternettousethisfeature.
GetaPictureofawordNEW:12,000WidgitSymbols
k3000hasaNEWbuilt-inpicturedictionaryusing12,000WidgitSymbols• Placeyourcursorjustbeforeawordor
doubleclickonawordtoselectit• ClickonthePicturebutton• PicturewillpopupYoucanalsocreateyourownpicdictionaries!
ReadorWritetoolbar:Getpictureofselectedword
Tocreateyourown:Reference>SelectDictionary>PictureDictionary>Setup>NewBrowsetofolderofyourimages
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ExploreTestTakingWhatdoyouwanttodo? Howcank3000help? Suggestedtoolstouse…Bringyourtest,quiz,orworksheetintoKurzweil3000.Remember,youcaneasilybringcontentintoKurzweil3000usingVirtualPrinting,OpenaPDF,orScan.SeetheBringingContentandFilesintok3000page5.
Createthetest,quiz,worksheet,orothersupplementarycurriculummaterialusingwhateverprogramyouchoose.• Opentheprograminwhichyoucreated
thefile• Openthefile• SelectPrint• SelecttheKESIVirtualPrinter• SelectOK• FilewillopeninKurzweil3000• AddanyneededTextNotes,orother
annotations.• NameandSavethefile.• Itisnowa.kesfiletobeshared
VirtualPrintFromwithinanynon-Kurzweil3000program:File>PrintChangePrintertoKESIVirtualPrinterClickOKIfthefileisinpdf,justopenitinKurzweil3000.Ifyouonlyhavethefileinahardcopy,scanit.
AnswerQuestionsonatestorworksheetMoststudentswhousek3000fortestinguseitonlyasareader.However,forthosewhoneedtoanswerwithinthedigitaldocument,theycandosowithsomeofthestudyskillstoolssuchashighlighters,circletools,andnotes.
AnyStudySkillsToolscanbeusedtomarkanswerstoatestorquiz.TextNotesarethemostpopularforansweringquestionsina.kestestorquizfile.Theyhaveatransparentbackground–greatforfill-in-the-blanks.• ClickontheTextNotebutton• Clickanywhereonyouropendocument• BeginTyping• ORuseHighlights,Circles,VoiceNotesor
othernotetoolstoindicateananswer.
Readtoolbar:TextNote
NOTE:notavailableintextdocumentsTOQuicklyinserttextnotesoneveryblanklineonapage:Tools>FillintheBlanks
Disablefeaturesforatest
FeaturessuchasVocabularysupports,spellcheckandotherscanbedisabledatthecomputerlevel.• SelectTools>LockFeatures• Selectthedesiredfeaturesyouwouldlike
toblock• Passwordprotectthelocksifdesired• ClickOK
Tools>LockFeatures
Note:youcanpasswordprotectfeaturelocks
PasswordProtectatestorotherfileImportantNote:Thereisnowaytoretrieveaforgottenpasswordink3000,somakesuretorecorditreliably.
InHighStakesinstances,itmaybenecessarytopasswordprotectafile.Withthisfileencryption,thefilecannotbeopenedwithoutthepassword.CheckSaveFeatureLocksinDocumenttohavethelockedfeaturesstaywiththedocumentforanyuser.
File>Properties>General
Printadocument
YoucanPrintanydocumentyouopeninKurzweil3000.
• ClickthePrintbutton
Print(CtrlP)
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ExploretheWritingtoolsWhatdoyouwanttodo? Howcank3000help? Suggestedtoolstouse…StartWriting
k3000hastoolstosupportallstagesoftheWritingProcess.Nomatterwhattypeoflearningstyle,therearemultipleentrypointsintoandthroughthewritingpathaspartofthemulti-draftcyclicalprocessofwriting.• Onthek3000tabyoucanchoosetostart
aNewDraft,NewBrainstormorNewOutlinedocument
or• ClickontheWritetabtobegin• ClicktheNewDocumentbutton
Listentomywrittenwork
k3000’stalkingwordprocessortoreadtextoutloudcanbeextremelyhelpfulwitheditingandrevisingwrittenwork.
Readbutton(F3)
ChangeFont,size,style,alignment,etc.
Basictoolsforstyleareavailable:• Font• Size• Style• Alignment
Writetoolbar:StyleTools
Nowavailable:OpenDyslexicfont
CheckSpelling
TochecktheSpellingofanywordyoutype:• ClickontheSpellCheckbutton• Clickoneachchoicetohearyouroptions• ClickChange
Writetoolbar:SpellCheck(ShiftF8)
GethelpwithpredictingwordsasItype
WordPredictionwillGuesswordsastheyaretypedbasedonfrequencyandrecency.• ClickontheWordPredictionbutton• Begintypingyourdraft• Wordswillbeofferedasyoutype• ClickontheNumberofthewordtoinsert
intoyourtext.
Writetoolbar:Wordprediction(ShiftF11)
UseWordListstosupportwritingNEW:CCSSalignedacademicwordlistnowavailable!
FloatingWordListscanpromptstudentstousecontentspecificwordsandvarytheirwordchoices.• ClickontheFloatingWordListsbutton• SelectuptofourwordlistsandAddas
RequiredorOptional• Wordscanbeselected,draggedand
droppedfromawordlisttoadraftNewWordListscanbecreated:Tools>SetUpWordLists
Writetoolbar:FloatingWordLists
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ExploretheWebapp-https://www.kurzweil3000.com
Onlineaccesstoyourk3000Files:Open,Upload,Organize,ReadandWriteGotohttps://www.kurzweil3000.com• Enteryourk3000usernameandpassword
Usethesamepasswordfork3000,theiPadappandthewebapp
• FromhereyoucannavigatetoyourUniversalLibrary(Home),AccountManagementorHelp
TheUniversalLibrary(Home)YourUniversalLibrarycontains3defaultfolders:• Private(notaccessiblebystudents)• Public(studentscanaccessthecontent)• Recently_opened_local_files
(notaccessiblebystudents)
Italsocontainsseveralpre-loadedfolders:• ClassicLiterature• Nonfictionbookbag• ReadingA-Z
(onlyifyouownasubscriptiontoLearningA-Z)• Samples• Templates
Navigatetoanydocumentyouwishtoopen.
CopyorMoveaDocumentbetweenfoldersintheUniversalLibrary• SelectafolderinyourLibrary• Clickthecheckboxtotheleftofthedocumentname• ClicktheCopyorMovebutton• Selectthefolderyouarecopyingormovingittoand
clickCopyorMove
CopyafiletoGoogleDrive• Selectthecheckboxnexttothefileyouwanttocopy• ClickCopybutton>CopytoGoogleDrive• Selectthefolderwhereyouwanttodropyourfile
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ExploretheWebapp-https://www.kurzweil3000.com
Onlineaccesstoyourk3000Files:Open,Upload,Organize,ReadandWriteDeleteaDocumentfromtheUniversalLibrary• SelectafolderinyourLibrary• Clickthecheckboxtotheleftofthedocumentname• ClicktheDeletebutton• Confirmthatyouwanttodeletethedocument
Openafilefromyourcomputer• Clicktheiconandbrowseforanyfileonyour
computerthatyouwouldliketoconvertto.kesformat.
• FilewillbesavedautomaticallytotheRecentlyOpenedFilesfolderinyourUniversalLibrary.
UploadaFilefromyourcomputer• Openyourpublicorprivatefolders
(orfolderswithin)• Selectthefolderwhereyouwanttosavethefile• ClicktheorangeUploadAFilebutton• Browseforyourfile• Uploada.pdf,.doc,.docx,.rtf.txt,.ePub,.jpg,.pngor
a.kesfiletotheUniversalLibrary.
Importafilefromwww.Bookshare.org• HaveyourBookshare.orgloginready• ClicktheiconandsearchBooksharefilesbyauthoror
title• Clicktoselectdesiredfile• Filewillbereadytoread!
ImportafilefromGoogleDrive• HaveGoogledriveloginready• ClicktheiconandsearchyourGoogleDrive• Clicktoselectdesiredfile
AudioOptions:OpenafiletoexploretheAudioOptionsavailabletomodifyandpersonalizethereadingexperience.• Readingspeed
• Unit(Word,line,sentence,paragraph)• Mode(Continuous,self-paced,word-by-word)• Voice
AudioOptions:
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ExploretheWebapp-https://www.kurzweil3000.com
Onlineaccesstoyourk3000Files:Open,Upload,Organize,ReadandWriteDocumentViewandZoom
• Viewthumbnailsofeachpageofyourdocument• UncheckFitWidthtozoominorout
Highlighttext
• Chooseahighlighterandmarkupthedocument• Anyhighlightsyouaddwithinthewebappwill
alsobevisiblewhenyouopenthedocumentinthek3000webclient,andvice-versa.
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ExploretheWebapp-https://www.kurzweil3000.com
Onlineaccesstoyourk3000Files:Open,Upload,Organize,ReadandWriteDictionaryandTranslatetools.ForDefinition:• Simplyplacecursorbeforethewordyouwouldlike
definedandclicktheDefinitionbutton.• Areadabledialogboxwillpop-upForTranslation:• Selectthetextyouwouldliketranslatedandclickon
theTranslationbutton.• Adialogboxwillpopupallowingyoutoselectthe
desiredlanguagefordetectionandtranslation.ClicktheLibrarybuttontoreturntomainmenus.
Dictionary:
Translation:
NotesToolsAdd,selectordeleteStickyandTextnotesinyourdocuments.
• Youcanchoosetodisplayonlyoneorbothtypesofnotes
• OptionsavailableforFont,FontSize,Styling,andColorofStickyorTextNotes
• ToaddchoosetheNotesmenu,choosethe+buttonundereitherTextNoteorStickyNote
• Clickonthescreentoaddthenoteandbegintyping
• TomoveaNoteholdthemousebuttondownonthetoporleftsideofthenoteanddragonscreen,toresize,holdthemousebuttondownonthelowerrightcorneranddrag
• ChoosetheNotesmenuwhenfinished,chooseSelecttoreturntousingtheSelecttool
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ExploretheWebapp-https://www.kurzweil3000.com
Onlineaccesstoyourk3000Files:Open,Upload,Organize,ReadandWriteExtractNotesandHighlightsYoucanextractyournotesintoanewdraftdocumentorhighlightsintoanewdraftdocumentinoutlineform.ExtractingHighlightstoanoutline• Highlighttextinyourdocumentusingthedifferent
highlightertools• ClicktheToolsbuttonandchooseExtractNotesand
Highlights• ClickOKtosimplyextractthehighlightsandnotes
intoatextdocumentinoutlineform,orclicktheAdvancedbuttonformoreoptions
ThewebappautomaticallysavesyouroutlinetoyourRecently_Opened_Local_Filesfolderandnamesitthesameastheoriginaldocumentwith“extractedoutline”tackedontheendofthefilename.
AdvancedOptionsforExtractingClicktheAdvancedbutton.Hereyoucan:• ChoosetoextractTextNotesand/orStickyNotes• Changetheoutlineindentforeachhighlightercolor• Changetheoutlineprefixforeachhighlightercolor
ExtractNotesWhenyouchoosetoextractbothnotesandhighlightsyournotesareincludedwiththeoutline.
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ExploretheWebapp-https://www.kurzweil3000.com
Onlineaccesstoyourk3000Files:Open,Upload,Organize,ReadandWriteCreateaNewDraft(writingdocument)BrainstormorOutline• ChoosethefolderinyourUniversalLibrarywhereyou
wanttosavethenewdraft• ChoosetheWritebutton• ChooseeitheraNewBrainstorm,OutlineorDraft
WritinginthewebappInanewDraftdocument,youhaveatoolbarwithwritingandformattingtools:• Bold,ItalicandUnderlinedtext• Left,CenterandRightjustification• Fontandsize• UndoandRedo
AdditionalWritingTools• SpellCheck• WordPrediction• PrintPage• CreateaPDF
TalkingSpellcheck• Placeyourcursoranywhereinthedocument• GototheToolsdropdownandchooseSpellCheck• Clickthespeakerbuttonnexttoeachsuggestionto
hearitreadaloud• Clickthecorrectwordtoreplacethemisspellingin
yourtext
WordPredictionForsuggestionsasyoutype,chooseWordPredictionfromtheToolsdropdown• Clickthewordyouwouldliketousetoplaceitinyour
documentOr• Clickthespeakerbuttonnexttothewordtohearit
readaloud
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ExploretheWebapp-https://www.kurzweil3000.com
Onlineaccesstoyourk3000Files:Open,Upload,Organize,ReadandWriteWritinginthewebapp–BrainstormandOutlineWhetheryoubeganwithaDraft,BrainstormorOutlinedocumentyoucantoggletotheother“modes”bychoosingtheViewsmenu.TogglingtoeitheroftheothermodeswilldisplaytoolbarsthatyoucanutilizetocreateforexampleanOutlineorBrainstormdocument.Allthreemodesareavailablewithinthedocumentnomatterwhatoptionyouchosetobeginwritingwith.Forexample,whenstartingwithandcreatingandOutline,youcanthenswitchbackandforthfromOutlinetoDraftview,tonowturnitintoaparagraph.Whenopeningadocumentcreatedbyastudentaneducatorcannowswitchbetweenthevariousviewstoseetheprocessthestudenttookwhilewriting,whethertheycreatedaBrainstormfirst,andthenwroteanarticlebasedontheelementsinit,orbeganwithanOutlinetoorganizetheirwriting.
BrainstormThetoolbarthatwilldisplayontheleftallowsforarranging,changingtheshape,fill,addnotes,setdefaults,aswellasaccessingtheToolsmenutouseWordPredictionandSpellCheckwhenwriting.
OutlineThetoolbarthatwilldisplayontheleftallowsforrearrangingtheorder,addingtopics,subtopics,promotingordemotingfromatopictoasubtopicandvice-versa,addingnotesand“CreatingaDraft”–whichwillcopytheoutlineintoaDraftdocument.CreatingaDraftwillstillallowyoutotogglebetweenOutline,BrainstormorDraftmodewithinthedocument.
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LaunchingandUsingtheiPadappDownloadtheFREEk3000App:
• SelecttheAppStoreicononyouriPadOr
• GottotheAppStoreviaiTunesonyourcomputerandsyncyouriPadlater
• Searchfor“k3000”• SelectInstall
(Yourk3000usernameandpasswordarerequiredtologintotheapp.)
iPadapplogo
LoginEnteryourk3000usernameandpasswordNote:theSAMEloginisusedforALLk3000platforms(Windows,Mac,webappandiPad)• IfyouaretheKurzweilsiteadministrator–itisemailedtoyouinyour
welcomepackagefromtheKurzweilCustomerServiceteam.• Ifyouareateacherorstudent–checkwiththeKurzweilsite
administratorforyourschool/districttoobtainyourusernameandpassword.
iPadapplogin
OpenafilefromyouUniversalLibrary• OpeningtheappwilltakeyoutoyourUniversalLibrarytoselect
andopenafile• Browsethroughfilesbeselectingfolders,filesandswiping
through.
Noticefoldersfor:• Users• ClassicLiterature• NonfictionBookbag• Samples(ReadingAtoZandothers)• Templates
AtthistimeyoucannotaddfilestotheUniversalLibraryfromtheiPadapp.
UniversalLibrary
Note:Anyfiles(pdf,doc,docx,rft,txtorkes)thataresavedinyourUniversalLibrarythroughk3000desktopversionorviathewebappwillautomaticallybeavailableinyourUniversalLibraryandaccessibleviayouriPadapp.
ImportfromGoogleDrive• ChoosetheImporticonatthetopleftofthewindow• LogintoyourGoogleDriveaccountifpromptedtodoso• ChooseMyDrivetosearchforfiles,orfolders• ChooseSharedWithMetosearchforsharedfiles• SelectthefileandselectOpen
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LaunchingandUsingtheiPadappReadafile• TaptheGreenbuttontobegin/pausereading.
Noticewordsarehighlightedastheyareread.• TypicaliPadconventionswillworkwithinthek3000iPadapp:
o Swipethroughpageso Twofingerpinchtozoomino Twofingerspreadtozoomouto UseLibrarybuttontoreturntoyourUniversalLibraryfiles
iPadappreading
ExploretheReadingOptions
TaptheOptionsbuttontoexplorethek3000iPadappinterfaceandtoolstomodifythereadingexperience:• ReadingPace• ReadingVoice• ReadingUnit/Highlight• ReadingMode• ViewStickyandTextnotes
iPadappOptions
AddingTextandStickyNotesYoucanaddTexttoaKESIfilebytappingthe+buttontotheleftoftheOptionbutton.Thenewnoteopensallowingyoutotype.TappingDoneplacesitonthepage.Tappingonthenotedisplaysapurpleholdanddraghandleabovethenote.Holdyourfingerdowninthisareaanddragthenotearoundonscreentoposition.Lettinggowillsnapthenotetowhereyoudragged.Tappingonthescreenoutsidethenotelocksitinplace.Itcanbemovedagainatanytimebyrepeating.
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LaunchingandUsingtheiPadappSelectTextforTranslation,Highlight,orDefinitionSupportPressandholdonthescreenuntiltheTranslate-Highlight-Definebarisdisplayed
(Youcandragthehandlestoselectmorethanoneword)• ChooseTranslatefromtheoptionsdisplayed• Selectdesiredlanguage• Thetranslationisdisplayedalongsidetheoriginaltext
(Therearemanylanguagesavailableforreadingoutloud)
Or• ChooseHighlightfrotheoptionsdisplayed• Selectapencolor
Or• ChooseDefinefromtheoptionsdisplayed• Areadablepagewilldisplaythedefinition
TouchBacktoreturntothepage
Translation
Definition
Activity:PracticeopeningandsavingfilestotheUniversalLibrary• Logintok3000forWindowsorMac• SaveafiletoyourUniversalLibrary
File>SavetoLibrary• GotoyouriPadappandopenandreadthefileyousaved.
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ResourcesTheKurzweilAcademyNewproductfeatures,videos,downloads,strategiesandmore!https://kurzweiledu.com/kurzweil-academy/kurzweil-academy.htmlCustomizedTrainingCustomerSuccessDepartmentCall:1-800-894-5374x626Email:[email protected]• ImplementationPartnershipsforongoingconsultation• LiveOnlineWorkshops• On-siteTrainings• In-classroomcoaching
https://kurzweiledu.com/kurzweil-academy/professional-development.htmlPLANforyourk3000ImplementationStepsforTechnologyImplementation:
• Identifysharedvision—GetExcited!• Identifypioneeringmembersofimplementationteam• DevelopacollaborativemasterPLAN• Identifymeasurablegoalsofdistrict,teachersandstudents.• Createabudget• Acquirematerials• Scheduleongoingprofessionaldevelopment• Evaluatesuccessoftheproject• Shareknowledgeandcommunicateprogress
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In-appandonlineHelpInstallationguidesareavailableonlineattheDownloadCenteraswellasontheProductDVD.https://www.kurzweiledu.com/news-resources/download-center.htmlYouMAYmakecopiesoftheinstallDVD.k3000canbepushedouttocomputersvia.msipackageInthek3000installedproduct
ClicktheHelpbutton (F1)k3000webappHelp:
CheckforUpdatesUpdatesaremonthlyandfreeandaddressbugsoraddenhancedfeatures.Forthek3000installedproductOnline>UpdatesOR–DownloadfromWebsitehttps://www.kurzweiledu.com/news-resources/software-updates.htmlTheiPadappwillupdatewithyourregularappupdatesThewebappwillautomaticallyupdate.Bloghttps://blog.kurzweiledu.com/blog/FreeWebinarshttps://blog.kurzweiledu.com/free-webinars/
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