Kurzweil+3000

=Objectives= At the conclusion of this workshop participants will be familiar with basic operations used in the Kurzweil 3000 program. The following features will be covered: · quick access to word meanings · comprehensive study skills tools · instructional support tools Participants will also be given a demo of Kurzweil 3000’s unique, customizable testing accommodations conforming to individual IEP requirements, learning styles, and preferences.

Brochure Handouts [|Version 10 Quick Reference Guide] [|Document Preparation Guide] [|Test Preparation and Administration Guide]

=**[|Bookshare.org] has great news!!!**= The the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. federal Department of Education made a major five-year award of $32 million to Bookshare.org. This will further the objectives of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), by supplying high quality textbooks and educational materials to students with special needs. "This funding is to fully support all schools and students with qualifying print disabilities in the United States, K-12 and post-secondary, with access to the entire Bookshare.org collection of accessible electronic books and to software for reading those books. As of October 1, 2007, we will cease charging these schools and students anything to join Bookshare.org. We also expect to add over 100,000 new educational titles in high quality DAISY and Braille formats over the next five years, getting students the terrific quality textbooks they need for academic success!" Bookshare.org For information on how to determine who qualifies check these websites [|http://nimas.cast.org/about /faq/index.html#q5.1]

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Other sites to get e-text

**[|Accessible Book Collection]**
(Paid site)

[|Project Gutenberg Consortia Center]
(Free) = =

[|Arthur's Classic Novels]
[|Audio Books for Free] [|Bartleby](free etext) [|Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic]