

#Contact kurzweil 3000 how to#
We are providing several short captioned videos (about five minutes each) on how to use Kurzweil. You can find that (45 minute) video here: Video: Guide to Kurzweil 3000. The Guide to Kurzweil 3000 is an especially helpful video that covers how to use the program as well as many of its features. You can find the Academy at Kurzweil Academy. The Kurzweil Academy contains many helpful videos regarding use of the program.

This program is available (at no cost) for use by all currently enrolled Cedar Crest students as well as faculty and staff members. Students who are interested in using Kurzweil and would like an account set up, please click on the following link and complete the request form: Kurzweil3000atCedarCrest( you must be logged into your Cedar Crest Office 365 account to access this form). You will receive an email containing your username and password, as well as helpful information about the program. Finally, this program has a Chrome extension, (Read the Web) that allows users to listen to information they can pull up using the Chrome browser. In addition, students may use the program to listen to papers they've written in order to hear issues with flow, grammar etc. Kurzweil has many other features that may help users understand new information and study (highlighting, sticky/text notes, dictionary, translation). Not only does use of this program benefit all users, it significantly improves access for persons with learning issues (learning disabilities) as well as English Language Learners (ELL). Kurzweil is available as a web-based software (Kurzweil Firefly), a downloadable application and an extension that allows information available on the internet to be read aloud. Kurzweil 3000 is a text-to-speech software that reads text aloud (to users) from most digital and print formats allowing users access to more advanced material while improving word recognition, comprehension and decoding.
