USING KURZWEIL IN NEISD
This informational site is designed for NEISD teachers. You will be able to learn the essential components of Kurzweil at your own pace and when it is convenient for you.
Kurzweil text-to-speech software is on the desktop of every computer at each high school campus in Northeast ISD. Every student and teacher has access to this resource.
Kurzweil has many study tools built in to the software, and it can read documents in most digital formats. If you do not have the materials in digital format, every NEISD high school library has a scanner/PC available with the Kurzweil Professional scanning software attached installed. Any document can be scanned and saved for use in the classroom, so students can independently complete tests, worksheets, written compositions, and other assignments without having to leave the classroom or have the material read aloud to them. All they need is headphones and a computer.
Kurzweil will even read material in Spanish, German, French, and more! It is a great support for our foreign language teachers.
Kurzweil text-to-speech software is on the desktop of every computer at each high school campus in Northeast ISD. Every student and teacher has access to this resource.
Kurzweil has many study tools built in to the software, and it can read documents in most digital formats. If you do not have the materials in digital format, every NEISD high school library has a scanner/PC available with the Kurzweil Professional scanning software attached installed. Any document can be scanned and saved for use in the classroom, so students can independently complete tests, worksheets, written compositions, and other assignments without having to leave the classroom or have the material read aloud to them. All they need is headphones and a computer.
Kurzweil will even read material in Spanish, German, French, and more! It is a great support for our foreign language teachers.
Kurzweil on NEISD Computers
To deploy Kurzweil:
The Kurzweil icon is located on the desktop of every high school computer in NEISD. Click on this icon to deploy the software. To login to Kurzweil: The first time any user logs in, Kurzweil will require them to create an account. I suggest using the student or employee username and password combination that you usually use for logging in to Novell. This keeps thing simple for you! |
View the video below to gain a better understanding of how Kurzweil can benefit your students.
Learning Kurzweil on Atomic Learning
These videos each detail specific information from Atomic Learning in than 3 minutes!
- Kurzweil 3000 Version 11 Training
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- C. Setting Reading Options
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- Changing the reading speaker (voice)
- Changing the reading speed
- Changing the amount of text that is read
- Understanding audible versus silent reading
- Zooming in a document
- Using Magnify Spoken Word
- Changing the background color
- Using Kurzweil to read the Internet
- Changing the language Kurzweil reads in
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- E. Highlighting Text
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- F. Study Skills Features
After reviewing all resources included here, if you still need support please email me:
Lorrie Garcia
Assistive Technology Specialist
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