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k3000WebAccessforMacintoshGettingStartedGuide

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,(https://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,theKurzweilEducationwebsiteathttps://www.kurzweiledu.com,andthewebappHelpsection(https://www.kurzweil3000.com).ForfurtherinformationaboutcustomizedProfessionalDevelopment,pleasecontacttheCustomerSuccessDeptat800-894-5374.

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k3000WebAccess“Ecosystem”


TableofContentsFirstSteps.....................................................................................................................................4

Bringingcontentandfilesintok3000...........................................................................................5

ExploreReading............................................................................................................................7

UseChrometoaccessthek3000WebAppandReadtheWeb...................................................9

ExploretheVocabularytools......................................................................................................12

ExploreTestTaking.....................................................................................................................13

ExploretheWritingtools............................................................................................................14

ExploretheWebapp-https://www.kurzweil3000.com...........................................................15

LaunchingandUsingtheiPadapp..............................................................................................20

Resources...................................................................................................................................22


FirstStepsWhatdoyouwanttodo? Howcank3000help? Suggestedtoolstouse…1. Openk3000

DoubleClickthek3000icononyourdesktop.ORPutthek3000iconinyourDockbydraggingitfromtheapplicationsfolder.Login:YourusernameandpasswordisthesameforALLk3000components.IfyouaretheKurzweilsiteadministrator–loginisemailedtoyouinyourwelcomepackagefromKurzweil’sCustomerServiceteam.Ifyouareateacherorstudent–checkwiththeKurzweilsiteadministratorforyourschool/districttoobtainyourusernameandpassword.

LoginMac:

2. K3000willopenwitha“TipoftheDay”

Whenyoufirstopenk3000theTipoftheDaywindowwillappear.YoucanhavethetipreadtoyoubyclickingtheReadbuttonontheReaderpalette.

3. Explorethek3000UniversalLibrary(cloudstorage)

TheUniversalLibrarywillshow• YourPrivateandPublicfolders• Foldersofyourk3000administrator• Foldersofyourstudents• ClassicLiteraturefolder(1800+titles)• Helpfilesfolder• Non-FictionBookbagfoldercontaining

15titlesforgrades3through8• Samplefilesfolder

4. OpenafilefromtheUniversalLibrary

GotoFile>OpenfromLibraryOr,ifyou’reusingaStandaloneorNetworkversion,gotoFile>OpenandexploretheSampleDocumentsfolder.

5. SaveafiletotheUniversal

Library

k3000’s“Cloud”storageNOTE:FilessavedtotheUniversalLibrarycanbeopenedfromanydevicewithanyplatformofk3000.

k3000filesarejustfileswitha.kesextension.Savethemanywhere:• KurzweilWebUniversalLibrary(Only

availablewithweblicense)• AnyfolderonyourComputer• Anywhereonyournetwork• OnaUSBdrive• Uploadthemtoawebsite(Edmodo,

Moodle,wiki,Googledrive,etc.)

TosavetoUniversalLibrary:File>SavetoLibraryAllchangesandannotationswillbesaved.


Bringingcontentandfilesintok3000Whatdoyouwanttodo? Howcank3000help? Suggestedtoolstouse…Thereareavarietyofwaystobringdocumentsintok3000.Justafewaredescribedbelow.Onceadocumentisbroughtintothek3000software,itcanbesavedlocally,orsavedtotheUniversalLibrary(UL).FilessavedintheULareaccessiblefromthek3000software,thek3000webappandthek3000iPadapp.1. OpenaPDF

k3000canautomaticallyrecognizePDFfilesandturntheminto.kesfiles.

• Fromwithink3000selectopen• Browsetoyourfile• Openthefileandselectthepage

rangeyouwouldlikeconvertedtok3000

• Thefilewillappearink3000• Savethefile

Openbutton(zO)

2. Convertexistingdigitalfiles(worddocuments,webpages,PowerPointslides,etc.)toak3000(.kes)format.

Opendigitalfilesyoucreatedinanyotherprograms(test,worksheets,graphicorganizers,etc.)andturnthemintoKurzweilfiles.NOTE:Ifyoucanprintthefile,youcanturnitintoaKurzweilfile!

TheOpenasPDFfeatureink3000allowsyoutoopenafileinanyotherprogramand“print”itusingk3000toturnitintoa.kesfile.• Opentheotherprogram• Openthefileyoucreatedwiththat

program• File>Print• ClickPDF• SelectOpenasPDFink3000fromthe

pull-downmenu.• ClickOK• Thenewfilewillappearink3000• Savethisnew.kesfile

Fromwithinanynon-k3000program:File>Print>PDF>OpenasPDFinKurzweil3000

NOTE:AnytoolsonyourToolsPalettecannowbeusedtomark-upthisnew.kesfile.Thecontentofthefilecannotbeedited.

3. Scan

Wheretofindfilestouseink3000:FIRST:Don’tbeafraidtoaskthepublisherforanaccessibledigitalversionoftext.Ifyourcontentisnotavailableinadigitalformatdirectlyfromthepublisher,therearenumerousotherwaystofinditdetailedbelow.IfyourdocumentisstillNOTavailabledigitally,youcaneasilyturnpapercurriculummaterialsintodigitalcontentbyscanning.

k3000makesiteasyforyoutoscaninnewmaterials.• ScanusingANYtypicalscanneror

scanningappandsaveasaPDFtoopenink3000.OR

• Openk3000Professionalonacomputerconnectedtoanordinaryscanner

• Placedocument(s)onflatbedorinsheetfeeder

• ClicktheScanbuttononyourStartingPointswindow

• ORSelectScan>ScanNewDocument• Thefilewillappearinanewk3000

Window.• Savethefile.NOTE:UseZoneEditand/orEditUnderlyingTextfeaturestocorrectanytext-to-speechmistakes.Step-bystepsavailableinHelporhttps://www.kurzweiledu.com/TrainingResources.php

Scanbutton(z1)

OR:Scan>ScannewdocumentNOTE:Ifyouhavealargevolumeoftexttoscan,consider:• ScanningtoPDFusingascanner

withsheetfeeder• ORuseaNetworkedcopymachine

toscanandsavefilesasPDF• Don’tbeafraidtoliberateabook

fromitsbindingtomakescanningeasier!

NOTE:OnlyEpsonandCanonScannersarecompatiblewithk3000.Multi-pagescanningdirectlytok3000isnotavailable.ScanningtoPDFisthebestwaytoscanfilesforusewithk3000Mac.

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Bringingcontentandfilesintok3000Whatdoyouwanttodo? Howcank3000help? Suggestedtoolstouse…4. ReadtheWeb

Readwebpagesdirectlyusingaminik3000ToolbarembeddedinyourFirefoxBrowserNote:forChrome,seethe“UseChrome….”section

k3000canreadwebpagesusingMozillaFirefoxbrowserONLY.

• ClicktheRead-the-Webbutton• k3000automaticallyopensMozilla

Firefoxandprovidesamini-Kurzwei3000toolbar

• Clickmousewhereveryouwouldliketobeginreading

• ClicktheReadbuttononyourminik3000toolbar.

ReadtheWeb(z1)

NOTE:Thefirsttimethisfeatureisused,youwillbeguidedtoinstallthek3000plug-inforFirefox.

5. OpenanexistingDocument

NOTE:MoreandmorecurriculummaterialsareALREADYdigitalandchancesarek3000canreadthem!

k3000canopenandreadmostdigitalfilesincluding.doc,.pdf,.txt,.rtf,.kes,.html,fileformats.(k3000cannotreadvideooraudiofiles.)

• FromtheStartingPointswindowselectOpen

• ORFile>Open• Browsetoyourfile• ClickOpen• Thefilewillappearink3000• Youcaneditthetextinthesefiles

Openbutton(zO)ORFile>Open

NOTE:IfyoudoNOTwantthetexttobeeditable.UseOpenasPDFinsteadofOpenandsaveasa.kesfile.

6. Readtextinanyapplication

k3000’sDragtoDocktoolcanhelpyoureadtextinanyapplication:

• Makesureyouhaveputthek3000icononyourDockbydraggingitfromyourapplicationsfolderandplacingitontheDock.

• DraganddropselectedtextfromanyprogramontotheKurzweilicononyourdock.

• ADialogboxwillopenandthecontentwillbereadtoyou.

SelectTextandDragtoDock

7. Istherecontentalreadyavailableink3000format?

YES!

• Over1800publicdomainClassicLiteraturetitles

• MetroNon-FictionBookbag• ReadingA-Zleveledreaders(800+

titles)• Language!(Voyager)

FormoreinformationabouttheseandotherContentResources:https://www.kurzweiledu.com/content-resources.html

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ExploreReadingWhatdoyouwanttodo? Howcank3000help? Suggestedtoolstouse…1. ReadTextAloud

k3000’sTexttospeechtechnologycorrectlyreadstextselectionsaloud,modelsfluentreading,andsupportsdifficultieswithdecoding.ClickanywherewithinthetextandclickontheReadbuttontostartreading.Fortextdocumentsonly(i.e.notimagedocuments),OpenDyslexicfontisnowavailableforeasierreading.

Reader:Read(zR/z.)

2. ChangeVoiceNEW:AcapelavoicesavailableforFREEdownload:https://www.kurzweiledu.com/k3mac

Youcanchangethereadingvoicetosuityourpreference.Tochangethevoice:

• Makesurethek3000Readerisshowing(Window>ShowReader)

• ClickonDetailstoexpandReaderChoices

• ClickonthedownarrowontheVoicebutton

• Selectavoice

K3000willaccesstheMacspeechenginesonyourcomputer.Inaddition,thereisanadditionalinstallationofhigherqualityAcapelaVoices.

Reader:Details>Voicebutton

NOTE:NEWForEnglishLanguageLearnersandforreadingtextinforeignlanguages:23newvoicesand10languagessupported!

3. ChangeSpeed

TheReadingSpeedWPMcanbeincreasedordecreasedtosupporttheneedsoftheuserandthedensityofthetextbeingreadTochangethereadingspeed:


• ClickonDetailstoexpandReaderChoices

• ClicktheUPorDOWNarrowsonyourWordsperMinutebutton.

• ORClickintheboxonyourSpeedbuttonandtypethedesiredreadingrate

Reader:WordsPerMinuteWindow

Click“up”or“down”arrowstoincreaseordecreasereadingspeed.

4. Changesizeoftext

Tosupportuserswithlowvision,youcaneasilyincreaseordecreasethesizeofadocumentviewedink3000bychangingtheZoomvalue:

• Atthebottomofthedocumentusetheslidertochangetextsize

•

DocumentWindow:ZoomSlider

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ExploreReadingWhatdoyouwanttodo? Howcank3000help? Suggestedtoolstouse…5. ChangetheReadingPace

AdjusttheReadingPaceorModeShowthek3000Reader(Window>ShowReader)• ClickDetailstoexpandReaderChoices• ClickthedownarrowontheMode

button• SelectaMode:

Continuous:continuousreadingfrompagetopage.SelfPaced:forpausingreadingattheendofeachunit.ClicktheReadbuttontobeginreadingagain.WordbyWord:forreadingasinglewordatatime.Activatereadingtobeginreadingagain.

Reader:Mode

6. ChangesizeofUnitHighlighted

k3000highlightsaspecifiedUnitoftextwhenreading.Youcanadjustthetextthatishighlightedwhenreading:• Makesurethek3000Readerisshowing

(Window>ShowReader)• ClickonDetailstoexpandtheReader• ClickonUnitbutton• Selectoneofthefollowing:

• Word• Phrase• Line• Sentence• HighlightsOnly

Reader:Unit

7. Turnoffspeech,butcontinuetohighlightwordstokeepontaskwhenreadingindependently.

Toturnoffspeechandpracticesilentreadingororalreadingfluencyskillswithk3000:


• ClickonDetailstoexpandReader• SelectReadSilently

Reader:ReadAloudandReadSilentlyOptions


UseChrometoaccessthek3000WebAppandReadtheWebIfyouuseChromeasyourdefaultwebbrowser,Kurzweilhasbothanappandanextension.Usethek3000Chromeapptoquicklyaccessthewebapploginpage.UsetheKurzweilReadtheWebextensiontoaddareadingtoolbarandreadingoptionstoyourbrowser.

• LaunchChrome• GototheChromeAppStoreandsearchfor“Kurzweil”or“k3000”

ClickAddtoChromeforboththek3000appandtheReadtheWebextension.(Note:k3000doesnotneedtobeinstalledonthecomputertouseeithertheapporextension.Justyourk3000loginisrequired.)

Thek3000ChromeappwillbeaddedtoyourAppspage. Clickittogodirectlytothek3000WebApploginpage–https://www.kurzweil3000.com



TheKurzweilReadtheWebextensionwilladdtheKurzweilicontotheupperrightcornerofChrome.

Whenyoubrowsetoapagewithreadabletext,youwillbeabletoclicktheiconandloginusingyourk3000usernameandpassword.

Thenyouwillhaveaccesstoreadingtools

andreadingoptions


Clicktheicon andloginusingyourk3000usernameandpassword.

Therearenowreadingbuttonsforyoutouseonanywebpage.

ClicktheOptionsbuttonforallofthesamereadingoptionsyouuseink3000,thewebappandtheiPadapp.


ExploretheVocabularytoolsWhatdoyouwanttodo? Howcank3000help? Suggestedtoolstouse…1. SupportVocabulary

DevelopmentNOTE:Anywordstudytoolcontentcanbecopiedandpastedintootherdocumentstocreatevocabularyjournals,supportnote-taking,etc.

k3000hasseveralWordStudytoolsavailabletoensureunderstandingofnewvocabularywordsandtosupportreadingcomprehension.Thesereferencetoolsarevisualandauditorytosupportindependentlearning,unlimitedrepetition,andreinforcement:

• Dictionaries• Thesaurus• Syllables• Spell• NEWPictureDictionary

o 12,000WidgitSymbols• Online>Translate• NEWCCSSAcademicVocabList•

Reader:WordLookupbutton(⌘L)

LookupWindowAppearsWithWord

StudyOptions:

2. GetDefinitionofaWordNEWupdatedAmericanHeritageDictionaries.

Togetthedefinitionofanyword:• Placeyourcursorjustbeforeaword

ordoubleclickonawordtoselectit• ClickontheWordLookupbuttonin

thek3000Reader• WordLookupWindowwillappear• ClickReadbuttononk3000Readerto

readdefinitionsaloud•

Reader:WordLookupbutton>WordLookupWindow>Definition(zL)

3. FindsynonymsofaWordtosupportcomprehensionortoexpandword-choiceswhenwriting.

ADigitalRoget’sThesaurusandConciseOxfordThesaurusarebuiltintok3000:

• Selectawordandclickwordlookup• FromtheWordLookUpwindow

selecttheSynonymsbutton•

Reader:WordLookupWindow>Synonyms(zL)

4. Translatetext k3000usesGoogleTranslate• SelectTextyouwouldliketotranslate• Online>Translate• SelectLanguageFrom/To• ClickTranslate• ClickRead• NEW70+Languagessupported

Online>Translate

5. GetaPictureofawordNEWbuilt-inpicturedictionaryusing12,000WidgitSymbols

k3000MacnowhasPicturesupport• Placeyourcursorjustbeforeaword

ordoubleclickonawordtoselectit• FromtheWordLookUpwindow

selectthePicturebutton•

Reader:Picture


ExploreTestTakingWhatdoyouwanttodo? Howcank3000help? Suggestedtoolstouse…1. CreateaTest,Quiz,

Worksheet

Afteryouhavecreatedyourtest,quizorworksheetinanyotherprogram:youcansendittok3000.

Createthetest,quiz,worksheet,orothersupplementarycurriculummaterialusingwhateverprogramyounormallyuse.

• Opentheprograminwhichyoucreatedthefile

• Openthefile• SelectPrint• SelectPDF• SelectOpenasPDFink3000• Filewillopenink3000• AddanyneededTextNotes,orother

annotations.• NameandSavethefile.• Itisnowa.kesfiletobeshared

Createoropenyourfileinanyothernon-k3000program.Sendtok3000byselecting:Print>PDF>OpenasPDFinKurzweil3000.NOTE:AnytoolsonyourToolsPalettecannowbeusedtomark-upthisnew.kesfile.Thecontentofthefilecannotbeedited.

2. AnswerQuestionsonatestorworksheet

AnyStudySkillsToolscanbeusedtomarkanswerstoatestorquiz.TextNotesarethemostpopularforansweringquestionsina.kestestorquizfile.Theyhaveatransparentbackground–greatforfill-in-the-blanks.

• ClickontheTextNotebutton• Clickanywhereonyouropen

document• BeginTyping• ORuseHighlights,Circles,Voice

Notesorothernotetoolstoindicateananswer.

ToolsPalette:TextNotetool(^zT)

NOTE:notavailableintextdocumentsOR

3. Disablefeaturesforatest

FeaturessuchasVocabularysupports,spellcheckandotherscanbedisabledatthecomputerlevel.

• SelectKurzweil3000>LockFeatures

• Selectthedesiredfeaturesyouwouldliketoblock

• ClickontheLockbuttontopasswordprotectlocks

• CloseWindow

Kurzweil3000>LockFeatures

4. Printadocument

YoucanPrintanydocumentyouopenink3000.

• ClickthePrintbuttononyourDocumenttoolbar

• ORselectFile>Print

File>Print(zP)ORDocumentToolbar:


ExploretheWritingtoolsWhatdoyouwanttodo? Howcank3000help? Suggestedtoolstouse…1. StartWriting

k3000hastoolstosupportallstagesoftheWritingProcess.Nomatterwhattypeoflearningstyle,therearemultipleentrypointsintoandthroughthewritingpathaspartofthemulti-draftcyclicalprocessofwriting.

• ClickNewbuttononStartingPoints• ORFile>New• AnewBlankDocumentwillopenwith

writingtoolsdisplayedinthedocumenttoolbar

• BeginTyping

StartingPoints:Newbutton(zN)ORFile>NewtostartanewblankDraft.

2. Listentomywrittenwork

Usingk3000’stalkingwordprocessortoreadtextoutloudcanbeextremelyhelpfulwitheditingandrevisingwrittenwork.

• Placeyourcursoratthebeginningoftextyouwouldliketoread

• ClicktheReadbuttonOR

• Read>StartReading

Reader:Read(zR)

3. ChangeFont,size,style,alignment,etc.

Basictoolsforstyleareavailable:• Font–NEWOpenDyslexic• Size• Style• Alignment• Color

DocumentToolbar:StyleTools

ORFormat>Font/Text

4. CheckSpellingofaword

TochecktheSpellingofanywordyoutype:• ClickontheSpellCheckbuttonon

yourDocumentToolbar• Aspellcheckboxwillopen• Clickoneachchoicetohearyour

options• SelectcorrectoptionandClickChange

Documenttoolbar:SpellCheck(z;)

5. GethelpwithpredictingwordsasItype

WordPredictionwillguesswordsastheyaretypedbasedonfrequencyandrecency.

• ClickontheWordPredictionbuttoninDocumentToolbar

• Begintypingyourdraft• Wordswillbeofferedasyoutype• ClickontheNumberofthewordto

insertintoyourtext.

DocumentToolbar:WordPrediction(zY)

6. Createcustomwordlistsforwordprediction

NEWCCSSalignedAcademicVocabListadded

WordListscanpromptstudentstousecontentspecificwordsandvarytheirwordchoices.

• -Edit>VocabularyLists• Click+tocreateandnamewordlist• ClickEdittoaddwordstolist• Click+toaddnewwords

Edit>VocabularyLists:


ExploretheWebapp-https://www.kurzweil3000.com

Onlineaccesstoyourk3000Files:Open,Upload,Organize,ReadandWriteGotohttps://www.kurzweil3000.com• Enteryourk3000usernameandpassword

Usethesamepasswordfork3000,theiPadappandthewebapp

• FromhereyoucannavigatetoyourUniversalLibrary(Home),AccountManagementorHelp

Openafilefromyourcomputer• Clicktheiconandbrowseforanyfileonyour

computerthatyouwouldliketoconvertto.kesformat.

• FilewillbesavedautomaticallytotheRecentlyOpenedFilesfolderinyourUniversalLibrary.

UploadaFilefromyourcomputer• Openyourpublicorprivatefolders

(orfolderswithin)• Selectthefolderwhereyouwanttosavethefile• ClicktheorangeUploadAFilebutton• Browseforyourfile• Uploada.pdf,.doc,.docx,.rtf.txt,ora.kesfiletothe

UniversalLibrary.

Uploadafilefromwww.Bookshare.org• HaveyourBookshare.orgloginready• ClicktheiconandsearchBooksharefilesbyauthoror

title• Clicktoselectdesiredtile• Filewillbereadytoread!

UploadafilefromGoogleDrive• HaveGoogledriveloginready• ClicktheiconandsearchyourGoogleDrive• Clicktoselectdesiredtile

TheUniversalLibraryYourUniversalLibrarycontains3defaultfolders:• Private(notaccessiblebystudents)• Public(studentscanaccessthecontent)• Recently_opened_local_files

(notaccessiblebystudents)

Italsocontainsseveralpre-loadedfolders:• ClassicLiterature• Nonfictionbookbag• ReadingA-Z

(onlyifyouownasubscriptiontoLearningA-Z)• Samples

Navigatetoanydocumentyouwishtoopen.





Onlineaccesstoyourk3000Files:Open,Upload,Organize,ReadandWriteCopyorMoveaDocumentbetweenfoldersintheUniversalLibrary• SelectafolderinyourLibrary• Clickthecheckboxtotheleftofthedocumentname• ClicktheCopyorMovebutton• Selectthefolderyouarecopyingormovingittoand

clickCopyorMove

DeleteaDocumentfromtheUniversalLibrary• SelectafolderinyourLibrary• Clickthecheckboxtotheleftofthedocumentname• ClicktheDeletebutton• Confirmthatyouwanttodeletethedocument

AudioOptions:OpenafiletoexploretheAudioOptionsavailabletomodifyandpersonalizethereadingexperience.• Readingspeed

• Unit(Word,line,sentence,paragraph)• Mode(Continuous,self-paced,word-by-word)• Voice

• Toolbarlocation(toporbottomofscreen)

AudioOptions:

Zoomtool

• UncheckFitWidthtozoominorout

Zoom:



Onlineaccesstoyourk3000Files:Open,Upload,Organize,ReadandWriteHighlighttext

• Chooseahighlighterandmarkupthedocument• Anyhighlightsyouaddwithinthewebappwill

alsobevisiblewhenyouopenthedocumentinthek3000webclient,andvice-versa.

DictionaryandTranslatetools.ForDefinition:• Simplyplacecursorbeforethewordyouwouldlike

definedandclicktheDefinitionbutton.• Areadabledialogboxwillpop-upForTranslation:• Selectthetextyouwouldliketranslatedandclickon

theTranslatebutton.• Adialogboxwillpopupallowingyoutoselectthe

desiredlanguagefordetectionandtranslation.ClicktheLibrarybuttontoreturntomainmenus.

Dictionary:

Translation:

NotesToolsCreate,selectordeleteStickyandTextnotesinyourdocuments.

• Youcanchoosetodisplayonlyoneorbothtypesofnotes

• TomoveaNoteholdthemousebuttondownanywhereinsideanddragonscreen,toresize,holdthemousebuttondownonthelowerrightcorneranddrag



Onlineaccesstoyourk3000Files:Open,Upload,Organize,ReadandWriteExtractHighlightsYoucanextractyourhighlightsintoadraftdocumentinoutlineform.• Highlighttextinyourdocumentusingthedifferent

highlightertools• ClicktheToolsbuttonandchooseExtract• ClickOKtosimplyextracttheyhighlightsintoatext

documentinoutlineformorclicktheAdvancedbuttonformoreoptions

Note:ThewebappwillautomaticallysaveyouroutlinetoyourRecently_Opened_Local_Filesfolderandnameitthesameastheoriginaldocumentwith“extractedoutline”tackedontheendofthefilename.

AdvancedOptionsforExtractingClicktheAdvancedbutton.Hereyoucan:• ChoosetoextractTextNotesand/orStickyNotes• Changetheoutlineindentforeachhighlightercolor• Changetheoutlineprefixforeachhighlightercolor

ExtractNotesWhenyouchoosetoextractbothnotesandhighlightsyournotesareincludedwiththeoutline.

CreateaNewDraft(writingdocument)• ChoosethefolderinyourUniversalLibrarywhereyou

wanttosavethenewdraft• ClicktheNewDraftbutton• Nameit,chooseCreate



Onlineaccesstoyourk3000Files:Open,Upload,Organize,ReadandWriteWritinginthewebappInyournewDraftdocument,youhaveatoolbarwithwritingandformattingtools:• Bold,ItalicandUnderlinedtext• Left,CenterandRightjustification• Fontandsize• UndoandRedo

ToolsInadraftdocument,alongwithExtract,thereare2additionaltools:SpellCheckandWordPrediction

TalkingSpellcheck• Placeyourcursoranywhereinthedocument• GototheToolsdropdownandchooseSpellCheck• Clickthespeakerbuttonnexttoeachsuggestionto

hearitreadaloud• Clickthecorrectwordtoreplacethemisspellingin

yourtext

WordPredictionForsuggestionsasyoutype,chooseWordPredictionfromtheToolsdropdown• Clickthewordyouwouldliketousetoplaceitinyour

documentOr• Clickthespeakerbuttonnexttothewordtohearit

readaloud


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)

AtthistimeyoucannotaddfilestotheUniversalLibraryfromtheiPadapp.

UniversalLibrary

Note:Anyfiles(pdf,doc,docx,rft,txtorkes)thataresavedinyourUniversalLibrarythroughk3000desktopversionorviathewebappwillautomaticallybeavailableinyourUniversalLibraryandaccessibleviayouriPadapp.

Readafile• TaptheGreenbuttontobegin/pausereading.

Noticewordsarehighlightedastheyareread.• TypicaliPadconventionswillworkwithinthek3000iPadapp:

o Swipethroughpageso Twofingerpinchtozoomino Twofingerspreadtozoomouto UseLibrarybuttontoreturntoyourUniversalLibraryfiles

iPadappreading


LaunchingandUsingtheiPadappExploretheReadingOption

TaptheOptionsbuttontoexplorethek3000iPadappinterfaceandtoolstomodifythereadingexperience:• ReadingPace• ReadingVoice• ReadingUnit/Highlight• ReadingMode• ViewStickyandTextnotes

iPadappOptions

SelectTextforTranslation,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.


ResourcesWhatdoyouwanttodo? ResourcesforHelp: Suggestedtoolstouse…VisittheKurzweilEducationwebsite

Forproductinformation,overviewandhow-tovideos,customertestimonials,productflyersandMORE…

https://www.KurzweilEdu.com

GetTrainingCurriculumIntegration,usewithothertechtools,advancedskills,etc.

CustomerSuccessDepartmentCall:1-800-894-5374x626Email:[email protected]:• ImplementationPartnershipsfor

ongoingconsultation• LiveOnlineWorkshops• PrivateOnsiteTrainings• In-classroomcoaching

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