Williamstown 2009 Kurzweil 3000 Supports Writing
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An Introduction to Kurzweil 3000 software to support reading, writing, study skills and test-taking. Focus on how Kurzweil 3000's highlighters, graphic organizer, column notes, outliner, customizable writing rubric and ability to seemlessly move from reading content to writing can support students in the classroom.
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Williamstown 2009 Kurzweil 3000 Supports Writing
- 1. Kurzweil 3000: Supporting the Writing Process Presented by: Jennifer Edge-Savage
- 2.  … these inventions will produce forgetfulness in the souls of those who use it. They will not need to exercise their minds…It equips pupils with only a semblance of learning, not true learning. Thanks to these inventions, students will be without benefit of a teacher’s instruction… Plato - circa 387 b.c. This person was referring to BOOKS… A Criticism of New Technology… An adaptation of:
- 3. Technology is something invented AFTER you are born… What types of “technology” are your students using?”
- 4. Kurzweil 3000 – one part of the solution
- 5. An Introduction to Kurzweil 3000 Writing Phonological Awareness and Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Test-taking Comprehension
- 8. In an Ideal Classroom this would never happen : http://www.eeotrust.org.nz/recruitments/pdfs/makingthemost0802.pdf
- 9. Learning disabilities Attention Deficit Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorders Low Vision Hearing Impairment Physical Impairments English Language Learners Special Education General Education Inclusion ALL Children can Learn… Question: With a Universally Designed Classroom, could we level the playing field? Would “disabilities” be less apparent? … just not in the same way at the same time with the same old tools …
- 10. Does this look Familiar?
- 15. Prewriting & Planning Drafting Revising Editing Publishing Stages of the Writing Process
- 16. The Writing Path Brainstorm Outline Draft Splitscreen Review
- 19. Draft and SplitScreen Splitscreen allows you to see your Outline and Draft at the same time. Ideas from the outline can be dragged and dropped into the draft. Draft view for final publishing
- 22. Column Notes extracted to Outline: Reading-Writing Connection Take notes while reading using column notes – send notes into an outline and move through the Writing Path.
- 28. Ultimately, educational goals will not be about the mastery of content , but about the mastery of learning . Grace Meo jennifer@kurzweiledu.com Thank you.
Editor's Notes
- We can use specific product graphics for ICS, IKeys and K3000 – this could be the linking page to either product line. We can then add in a return to this page to continue.
- Access to age and grade appropriate content to promote fluency, develop vocabulary, practice proven comprehension strategies, write independently and flexibly, take tests independently. Once again, we can help support PA – but we really swoop in to support those students who need access to content through text-to-speech For extension – can go to supplementary slides. These screenshots correspond with later slides. Can also move directly to software using these files.
- From Stanovich research 1986
- YOU ARE NOT ALONE! From Stanovich research 1986 The fastest growing occupations demand far greater than average literacy skills (Barton, 2000) Students without strong literacy skills are at a disadvantage Socially Emotionally Occupationally There are Public Health and Civil costs to academic failure
- Stuck in rigid 5-paragraph format Learning to write vs. writing to learn
- Kurzweil 3000 Foundations Workshop
- First, provides reading and word supports to access content, build background knowledge…and have something to write about! Study skills tools to highlight important information, mark-up text, create outlines for writing, bookmark important points, conduct research using online tools – no longer staring at a blank page. Rich writing supports to independently Reading and Word Supports Online Reference tools Read the Web Study Skills Writing Talking Word Processing Tools Speaking Spell Check Custom subject specific Vocabulary Lists Word Prediction Mistake tolerant writing environment research shows that word processors are extremely effective in supporting the writing process, this is especially significant and true for struggling readers/writers (add speech, dictionaries, word prediction and vocabulary support and WOW) -"If students are to make knowledge their own, they must struggle with the details, wrestle with the facts, and rework raw information and dimly understood concepts into language they can communicate to someone else. In short, if students are to learn, they MUST write." Pre-writing supports: Bookmarks, extractable highlights, brainstorming, extractable notes Writing Toolbar – basic word processing tools Font , Size , Style , Alignment, Line Spacing Talking Word Processor Speak as typing Spell Checker Auditory support Reference Tools Digital Thesaurus, Digital Dictionary Vocabulary Lists Customizable, content-specific vocabulary lists Word Prediction Homonym and confusable word support, vocabulary support Increases writing production Writing mechanics – improves syntax, grammar, sentence construction and spelling Organization – helps create a connection from study skill strategies to writing performance Vocabulary development – provides students with reference tools to enhance vocabulary and limit word recall issues Facilitates Independence First, provides reading and word supports to access content, build background knowledge…and have something to write about! Study skills tools to highlight important information, mark-up text, create outlines for writing, bookmark important points, conduct research using online tools – no longer staring at a blank page. Rich writing supports to independently
- Version 11 builds on Kurzweil 3000 reading technology by incorporating powerful writing features that support the student at every stage of the writing process Kurzweil 3000 writing tools add value by giving the student access to print or electronic information and enable the student to work with that information through idea creation, planning, drafting, revising and finalizing steps. The result is that students can manage the complex tasks associated with writing so they can become better writers.
- Students can click on word to listen and drag and drop the word into the Draft. If the Word List has been set up with glossary definitions etc. (such as homophones, confusables, etc.), then student can access those definitions by double clicking. In Floating Word Lists, there is an option to highlight words in the word list that are used in the document.