Jan.18.training

=Special Education Workshop - Kurzweil 3000, Inspiration 8.0, MSWord and Bookshare=

=March 23, 2011=

8:15: Introduction to Kurzweil 3000 web-based version - Reading

 * ===Review of the Main Toolbar and Reading Toolbar - New Feature: Assignment===
 * ===Introduction to the Web Universal Library (Handout)===
 * ===Hands-on Activity - Exploring Reading Controls ("Condor" file)===
 * ===Saving Student Preferences - Customizing Reading Supports (Tools menu -> Options)===
 * ===Locating and Reading Books from Bookshare===
 * ===Reading Web Pages using Kurzweil 3000===

9:15: Introduction to Kurzweil 3000 web-based version - Study Skills and Key Three Routine

 * ===Review of the Study Skills Toolbar===
 * ===Highlighters - Labeling (Yellow - Topic or sub-topic; Green - Main Idea; Blue - Supporting Details; pink - New Vocabulary)===
 * ===Hands-on Activity - Highlighting and Extracting to Column Notes using "Condor" file===
 * ===Note Features - Foot Note, Text Note, Sticky Note, Text Note, Voice Note and Bubble Note===
 * ===Hands-on Activity - Using "Time Traveler" file with Notes===
 * ===Bookmark feature===

10:30 Introduction to Kurzweil 3000 web-based version - Test taking

 * ===Test taking Tool Bar===
 * ===Hands-on Activity - Creating a Test and Virtual Printing===
 * ===Hands-on Activity - Preparing and Creating a Test===

1:00 Introduction to Inspiration 8.0

 * ===Review of Inspiration Toolbars, Diagram and Outline View and Built-in Templates===
 * ===Activity - Autobiographical Event: Adapting and Using the Template [[file:Inspiration 8 Activity.docx]]===
 * ===Original template [[file:Autobiographical Event.isf]]===
 * ===Adapted template [[file:Autobiographical Event.Adapted.isf]]===
 * ===Add a Note feature===
 * ===Exporting Inspiration to MSWord===
 * ===Activity - Autobiographical Essay: MSWord and Kurzweil 3000 Writing Tools===
 * ===Building paragraphs and initial editing in MSWord===
 * ===Saving essay file===
 * ===Importing file to Kurzweil 3000 for proofreading and editing - Introduction to Kurzweil 3000 Writing Tools===

Workshop Resources

 * ===Kurzweil 3000, Version 12 Reference Guide: [[file:Kurzweil 3000 Reference Guide.v12.pdf]]===


 * ===Inspiration 8.0 Getting Started Guide: [[file:Inspiration.ver8.Getting Started.pdf]]===


 * ===Inspiration 8.0 User's Manual: [[file:Inspiration.ver8.User's Manual.pdf]]===


 * ===A Guide in Using Bookshare with Windows 7: [[file:Using Bookshare with Kurzweil 3000.Windows 7 version.Jan2011.pdf]]===