Kurzweil 3000

Kurzweil 3000

 Designed for individuals with vision – Learning disabilities – Low vision – TBI/ABI – ADD/ADHD

Kurzweil 3000

    Scans and reads Reads all formats – Including scans and PDFs Includes KESI Virtual Printer Windows and Mac versions  No more “Learn Station”

What’s New

     DAISY output MathML support available on the Web with MathPlayer – MathPlayer free from Design Science Talking calculator Google translator Column note, outline, brainstorm

Pricing

  Kurzweil 3000—Color – Individual license $1395 Also available (site license prices vary) – Network version – Web license – USB version – FireFly   Web only; Web license required Free iPad app

Kurzweil 1000

  Very different interface Designed for blind users  KESI files work in both 1000 & 3000 – K1000 will open KESI files created in K3000

K3000 & K1000

   Can run together on same computer – Hook to flatbed scanner for student use Nice to have in library – Especially in reference section with books that cannot leave the library Also good in learning labs – Students can scan handouts, articles, etc.

Please note!

  KESI files on CD – Will not allow student to save notes or annotations – Cannot write to the CD KESI files that can be saved – Hard drive or network – USB drive

K3000 is a tool for…

    Individuals to scan and read Document reading Studying Writing support  NOT a production scanner

KESI Files from Scans

    Scan hard copy book to TIFF – Use scanner software bundled with scanner  Scanning Utility 5000, CapturePerfect Load TIFF into Kurzweil Pro – File > Open – Or use KESI Automater Kurzweil Pro runs OCR – Zone and edit as needed Save as KESI file

Running Scanner with Kurzweil

 Scanner must be TWAIN compatible  If you see “TWAIN” in the flatbed scanner spec sheet, will be okay  High-speed scanners can work but better to use utility that came with scanner

KESI Files from PDF

    Obtain PDF from publisher Load into Kurzweil Pro – File > Open – Use KESI Virtual Printer Kurzweil Pro runs OCR – Zone and edit as needed Save as KESI file

DO NOT

 Do not run TIFF or PDF through an OCR program and save to PDF to take into Kurzweil – Kurzweil will run OCR a second time!

– Wastes time – Adds OCR errors

When to scan with KESI

 Individual students can use themselves for small projects – Do not expect students to scan own books!

 Sometimes when doing color

K3000 Premise

  “See” the picture “Read” the underlying text  What you see on screen is not the text being read – Text hides behind the picture

Kurzweil Process

  Analyzes structure of page – Determines “zones” Analyzes characters on page – OCR – Creates “underlying text”

When Editing

    Edit zones first Remove headers/footers Set primary text – Reads automatically Set secondary text – Reads when selected

Workflow

    Fix page numbers – View > Page > Set Number Header/footer – Ctrl + F8 (under Scan menu) Edit all zones for entire book – Ctrl + F5 (under Scan menu) Edit underlying text (under Edit) – Ctrl + F10

Reading Tool

    Document reader (looks like the page) – NOT a screen reader Verbalizes and highlights text – Can also just highlight to provide focus or push reading speed Can set primary and secondary text Can create MP3s

Study Skills

     Highlighting marker tools Annotation and notes – Written and auditory Extraction Dictionary/Thesaurus Column notes

Writing Tools

     Speaks as you type Audible spell checker Word prediction Homonym support Drag and drop from reading document to writing document

Math Support

   Limited Reads MathML on the Web – MathPlayer required Has talking calculator

Test Taking

   Great test-taking tool Customizable levels of support Cannot accidentally change underlying text

Kurzweil Support

  If you want to run a scanner with Kurzweil, need one that is compatible http://www.kurzweiledu.com/scanner_ compatibility.asp

  Online video tutorials http://www.kurzweiledu.com/vid_galle ry.aspx