Kurzweil 3000 Version 7: Kurzweil Educational Systems. (new products).www.kurzweiledu.com, Single unit $349-$1,095, 5-student Lab packs $1,895-$2,695 (volume discounts available) The latest version of this software for students with learning and visual disabilities allows teachers to selectively link classroom and standardized tests A standardized test is a test administered and scored in a standard manner. The tests are designed in such a way that the "questions, conditions for administering, scoring procedures, and interpretations are consistent" [1] to a range of additional, customizable accommodations. These include writing and decoding de·code tr.v. de·cod·ed, de·cod·ing, de·codes 1. To convert from code into plain text. 2. To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one. 3. tools such as annotations, voice notes, definitions, personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. toolbars and word prediction. Among other new features, the software automatically resizes text fields forlong or short answers to help students focus on the content of their responses. Answer blanks are highlighted by color and an audible A protected MP3 file format from the Audible.com audio download service. See Audible.com. pause, helping to ensure that students respond to all questions. To simplify note-taking, students can drag-and-drop In computer graphical user interfaces, drag-and-drop is the action of (or support for the action of) clicking on a virtual object and dragging it to a different location or onto another virtual object. from an image document directly into a waiting notes field or an external text document. Global spell checking and a search-and-replace function for both text and images were also added. The software can automatically search multiple Web sites for electronic text materials, including Bookshare.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. , a site with more than 10,000 public domain and copyrighted books for people with reading-related disabilities. Also new from Kurzweil is a professional development program designed to help districts integrate Kurzweil 3000 into the classroom. The on-site workshops for approximately 20 teachers cost $2,000 for a half-day or $2,500 for a full day. CIRCLE #511 FOR INFORMATION |
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