Transcript Kurzweil 3000 - Accessing Higher Ground

Kurzweil 3000
Kurzweil 3000
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Designed for individuals with vision
– Learning disabilities
– Low vision
– TBI/ABI
– ADD/ADHD
Kurzweil 3000
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Scans and reads
Reads all formats
– Including scans and PDFs
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Includes KESI Virtual Printer
Windows and Mac versions
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No more “Learn Station”
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What’s New
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DAISY output
MathML support available on the Web
with MathPlayer
– MathPlayer free from Design Science
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Talking calculator
Google translator
Column note, outline, brainstorm
Pricing
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Kurzweil 3000—Color
– Individual license $1395
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Also available (site license prices vary)
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Network version
Web license
USB version
FireFly
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Web only; Web license required
Free iPad app
Kurzweil 1000
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Very different interface
Designed for blind users
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KESI files work in both 1000 & 3000
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– K1000 will open KESI files created in
K3000
K3000 & K1000
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Can run together on same computer
– Hook to flatbed scanner for student use
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Nice to have in library
– Especially in reference section with books
that cannot leave the library
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Also good in learning labs
– Students can scan handouts, articles, etc.
Please note!
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KESI files on CD
– Will not allow student to save notes or
annotations
– Cannot write to the CD
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KESI files that can be saved
– Hard drive or network
– USB drive
K3000 is a tool for…
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Individuals to scan and read
Document reading
Studying
Writing support
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NOT a production scanner
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KESI Files from Scans
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Scan hard copy book to TIFF
– Use scanner software bundled with scanner
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Scanning Utility 5000, CapturePerfect
Load TIFF into Kurzweil Pro
– File > Open
– Or use KESI Automater
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Kurzweil Pro runs OCR
– Zone and edit as needed
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Save as KESI file
Running Scanner with
Kurzweil
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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
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Obtain PDF from publisher
Load into Kurzweil Pro
– File > Open
– Use KESI Virtual Printer
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Kurzweil Pro runs OCR
– Zone and edit as needed
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Save as KESI file
DO NOT
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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
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Individual students can use
themselves for small projects
– Do not expect students to scan own
books!
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Sometimes when doing color
K3000 Premise
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“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
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Analyzes structure of page
– Determines “zones”
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Analyzes characters on page
– OCR
– Creates “underlying text”
When Editing
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Edit zones first
Remove headers/footers
Set primary text
– Reads automatically
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Set secondary text
– Reads when selected
Workflow
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Fix page numbers
– View > Page > Set Number
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Header/footer
– Ctrl + F8 (under Scan menu)
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Edit all zones for entire book
– Ctrl + F5 (under Scan menu)
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Edit underlying text (under Edit)
– Ctrl + F10
Reading Tool
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Document reader (looks like the page)
– NOT a screen reader
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Verbalizes and highlights text
– Can also just highlight to provide focus or
push reading speed
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Can set primary and secondary text
Can create MP3s
Study Skills
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Highlighting marker tools
Annotation and notes
– Written and auditory
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Extraction
Dictionary/Thesaurus
Column notes
Writing Tools
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Speaks as you type
Audible spell checker
Word prediction
Homonym support
Drag and drop from reading document
to writing document
Math Support
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Limited
Reads MathML on the Web
– MathPlayer required
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Has talking calculator
Test Taking
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Great test-taking tool
Customizable levels of support
Cannot accidentally change underlying
text
Kurzweil Support
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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