Introducing Kurzweil
Multimedia Educational Technology
Dr. Jun Wang
San Joaquin Delta College
Expected Learning Outcomes
• Be able to name at least five functions of Kurzweil 3000
that can help you in your kinesthetic learning
• Be able to retrieve your digitized textbook from box.net
with a user name and password
• Be able to navigate through the digitized textbook in
Kurzweil and get instructions through sticky notes,
bubble notes, and voice notes
• Be able to extract highlighted words or concepts into
column notes or footnotes
• Be able to download the trial application from Kurzweil
online or to locate computers with Kurzweil applications
on campus
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Functions of Kurzweil
Click on the question
mark to read or listen
to the bubble note
Click on the speaker to
listen to your
professor’s voice note
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Click on the upper arrow to move to the next page
Click on the down arrow to move to the previous page
Functions of Kurzweil (Cont.)
Click on “OK” to close the bubble note
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Place the cursor in front of a word or a section and click
on the Read button to have the text read to you.
Adjust the speed of the reading by clicking on the up
or down arrow
Functions of Kurzweil (Cont.)
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Functions of Kurzweil (Cont.)
• Place the cursor in front a new word
• click on Definition on the top menu to
get a definition from one of the
dictionaries in Kurzweil.
• Click on Synonym to display words with
similar meanings
• Click on Pronounce to listen how the
word is sounded
• Click on Syllables to find how many
syllables the word has
• Click on Spell to listen to the spelling of
the word (helpful to those who are
visually impaired)
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Translate a sentence into a foreign language
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Place the cursor in front a sentence
Click on Translate from the top menu
Select a foreign language from the dropdown language menu
Click on Translate
Click on Done to close the screen
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Functions of Kurzweil (Cont.)
Create or Display a hyperlink to a webpage
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Place the cursor in front of a word or phrase to be linked
Click on Hyperlink and add the URL to link the webpage to the chosen word or phrase
Click on the hyperlinked word or phrase to go to the webpage
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Functions of Kurzweil (Cont.)
Develop Your Study Skills Using Column Notes
• Use the highlighters to highlight words and definitions
or other categories
• Click on Column Notes to extract the highlighted words
or phrases into column notes
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Computers with Kurzweil 3000 Applications
& Demo Login
• On Campus Computers:
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Holt 201 (Reading and Writing Lab)
Shima 217 (Math and Science Lab)
DeRicco 115 (DSPS Lab)
Goleman Library (Single station by the
Reference Desk)
• Personal computers:
– Download and install Kurzweil 3000 application
(30-day free trial) onto your personal computer
• Demo login:
– User Name = TUser017
– Password = NeatFarm5
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Download the application from
<http://www.kurzweiledu.com/trialsignup.php>
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Retrieve Your Digitized Textbook Online
• Go to http://box.net and sign in
– User name: smartxt
– Password: smartxt
• Locate your textbook chapters by
collegeSemesterProfessor/Course Code
course namechapter number
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Utilize & Empower yourself with
Kurzweil 3000
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