Digital Close Reading – How and Why
Learn about how Digital Close Reading provides students an opportunity dig deep into short, robust text, analyzing it for a multitude of tasks.
Prepare for Success: Tips for New College Students
Join guest speaker Nick Hanford, as he shares best ways for students with learning differences to make a successful transition to college.
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for April 2018
Column Notes added to Kurzweil 3000 for Macintosh Web License, and more
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for March 2018
New Dyslexic Fonts in Kurzweil 3000 for Web Browsers, and more
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for February 2018
The web app formerly known as "firefly" is now Kurzweil 3000 for Web Browsers, and more
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for January 2018
January updates include support for APA-format Bibliographies, OS-Supported Speech to Text, and more
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for December 2017
December updates include a Bibliography Tool for Web License editions, and Copy to Multiple Folders for Mac Web License Edition
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for October 2017
October updates include Chrome Read the Web in Google Docs on Windows and Macintosh, some helpful reading options, and a new name for our iPad app.
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for September 2017
September updates will energize your back to school season with new robust web app features and an improved Read the Web application.
Tips for scanning documents into k1000
Callis Hutchings of Kurzweil Education speaks to the best ways to utilize k1000 to make printed or electronic text readily available
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for August 2017
We’re pleased to share new updates to kurzweil 3000 in August 2017.
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for July 2017
We’re pleased to share new updates to kurzweil 3000 in July 2017.
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for June 2017
We’re pleased to share new updates to kurzweil 3000 in June 2017.
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for May 2017
We’re pleased to share new updates to kurzweil 3000 in May 2017.
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for April 2017
We’re pleased to share new updates to kurzweil 3000 in April 2017.
Guide to Kurzweil 3000
Join guest speaker Karen Narvol. She'll take you on a guide of kurzweil 3000, including the new user interface and latest features.
Online Test-taking
College Board’s ACCUPLACER and Kurzweil 3000 team up to allow students to access online tests.
Free Books: OER from OpenStax
Learn about the benefits of open educational resources (OER) from Rice University.
Key Steps: Making the Grade in College
Learn how content from AccessText can be accessed in Kurzweil 3000 to improve focus, write, and prepare for tests.
Tour New Features & Get Tips for ELLs
Sam share tips on using new features to support vocabulary and language development for ELLs.
Measuring AT Outcomes
Linda Petty shares how to use the COPM to measure outcomes to enhance your assistive technology (AT) service delivery.
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for March 2017
We’re pleased to share new updates to kurzweil 3000 in March 2017.
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for Februrary 2017
We’re pleased to share new updates to kurzweil 3000 in February 2017.
Accessibility: iOS 10
Learn how built-in accessibility features can benefit learners and apps that complement iOS 10.
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for January 2017
We’re pleased to share new updates to kurzweil 3000 in January 2017 that will help both educators and students alike keep learning nice and organized.
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for December 2016
December 2016 is dubbed the month of efficiency since it’s packed with updates and new features to simplify tasks.
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for November 2016
Big changes were made across the entire kurzweil 3000 ecosystem in November 2016.
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for October 2016
For October 2016, the team made updates to help simplify your day. From changing the arrangement of the buttons in the talking calculator, and more!
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for September 2016
Educators and students alike can create text and sticky notes in the iPad app, opening a world of opportunities.
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for August 2016
Increased flexibility with notes and the ability to re-size both note and translation windows.
Kurzweil 3000 feature updates for July 2016
You can now edit—and write—online with the Kurzweil 3000 web application.
ELL Strategies
Support the 5 elements of reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Digital Doesn't Mean Accessible
Guide the production of digital accessible content with 4 principles.
Test Taking Independence
A few minutes of test prep can have students on their way to testing independently, at their own pace.
Brainstorm to a Deeper Understanding
Learn how to gather information, visualize a concept, and transition to writing.
Study Hacks
Discover robust study skills features and learn a few tricks to individualize learning.
Access to Your Content
Access content using the K3Automater, Google Docs, scanning and your smartphone or iPad.
ELL Vocab Strategies
Review key instructional strategies for explicitly teaching vocabulary and how to adapt them for various levels of language proficiency.
Dyslexia: Greg Rosenbaum
Greg recalls his initial discovery of dyslexia and shares insights on learning productivity in high school and college.
Digital Literacy Today
Dan demonstrates his favorite technologies for supporting digital literacy in the classroom.
Dyslexia: Top 5 Approaches
Positively influence learners with dyslexia using assistive technology and these five approaches.
My LD/ADHD Journey
Liam's story of educational and personal change, a new understanding of dyslexia, LD/ADHD, and “thinking differently.”
Inclusive Learning
Steps to prepare students in self contained classrooms for inclusive classrooms.
Dynamic Learning Maps
Learn how to assist students in developing skills required to show mastery of Dynamic Learning Maps alternate standards.
Challenging Behavior
Practical tips on how to understand your students' behavior and ultimately see positive changes in your learning environment.
Create a PDF File
Save your file as a PDF to create an image-oriented PDF file.
Bookmark Feature
Create navigation within a document, annotate shortcuts, or open files using Bookmark.
Voice Note Feature
You can embed instructions, answer questions, or take notes with the voice note feature.
Proofreading
Check your written work and test answers (or review another's) for proper punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
Go to Phrase
Collect all instances of a phrase, or mentions of a character, to support comprehension or create a study file.
Cross-out Feature
Read what the Cross-out feature can be used for and how to use it.
Homework Gap Strategies
Strategies for addressing issues of inequitable Internet access in different communities that create a digital divide.
Text-to-Speech Voices
Quality text-to-speech improves reading speed and accuracy, it even reduces reading fatigue. Find the right voice for you.
Text-to-Speech Dialects & Languages
Listening to text in familar voice or language can make all the difference. Read text and definitions in your language.
Text-to-Speech Audio Options
Text-to-speech voice, speed, and mode impact your learning. Watch how to customize reading rate and presentation Kurzweil 3000.
Open Dyslexic Font
Use Open Dyslexic font to make it easier for learners with Dyslexia to follow text being read aloud, or to facilitate writing.
Customize Text-to-speech OCR
Customize scanning options to ensure the highest quality text-to-speech is reached.
Magnify Text
Improve readability for learners with visual impairments by magnifying the text.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Quick access to functions and features with the click of a keyboard key.
Image Reader
Read locked text exactly as it appears in the original image or PDF.
Dual Zone Editing
Edit two zones at once to save time in supporting content integrity for reading, assignments, and test-taking.
Page Range
Scan/OCR select pages in a large PDF efficiently with the Page Range feature.
Talking Calculator
Have basic math read aloud with a talking calculator.
Background & Text Color
Improve focus and readability with one click by changing the background and/or text color the match the reader's preference.
Edit Underlying Text
Modify how specific words are read aloud; including fractions, symbols, or words based on a language that differs the text-to-speech language being used.
American Heritage Dictionaries
One-click access to American Heritage Fifth Edition, Children's, and College Writer's Dictionaries.
Picture & Talking Dictionaries
Picture and talking dictionaries facilitate deeper comprehension of new words and concepts.
Bilingual Study Guides
Use highlighters and translation to create bilingual vocabulary study guides.
Bubble Notes
Promote active reading by embedding Bubble Notes in texts.
Bookmark
Bookmark is a very simple feature that can be used in a variety of ways to promote organization.
Multicolor Highlighters
The sky's the limit with this essential study skills feature.
Cross-out Text
Use cross-out to aid with process of elimination in tests and assignments, or to show thinking behind the scenes.
Circle Text
Mark information for studying or tests using circle features—in both blue and red.
Study with Column Notes
Extract highlighted text into column notes to create a study guide.
Online Reference Tools
Stay focused and on task with online reference tools accessible within Kurzweil 3000.
Note Taking
Use templates to support active reading and guide note taking to prep for writing or tests.
Translation
Translate words and full passages in over 70 languages within Kurzweil 3000.
Vocab Study Guides
Highlight vocab words with one color and their definition in another color, then extract your highlights.
Graphic Organizers
Brainstorm or map ideas with Graphic Organizers, save time by using a template to get started.
Writing Templates
Save time, and promote effective writing, with templates.
Word Prediction
Ease writing with word prediction, which makes recommendations based on frequency or a selected word list.
Word Lists
Facilitate use of content specific vocabulary in writing using word lists.
Speak as Typing
Self-regulate writing as your typing.
Split Screen for Writing
Split the screen to view outlines as you're writing in the draft area.
Test-Taking Toolbar
Create customized test-taking toolbars based on approved accommodations and state or test requirements.
Lock Features: Testing
Lock features that are not approved accommodations by machine, document, or account login.
Password Protect
Save toolbars and password protection to documents and tests.
Test-Prep Toolbar
Select the test prep toolbar to add fill-in-the-blanks, notes, and edit how a fraction or word is being read with the click of a button.
