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Co:Writer 4000 adds word prediction, grammar and vocabulary support capabilities to any word processor or email program.
From the first letter a user types, Co:Writer 4000 generates possibilities for the word the student is thinking. Industry-leading technology generates these predictions by combining knowledge of spelling (phonetic and dictionary), grammar rules, context clues, student history and letter cues. With this writing and typing support, students overcome mechanical barriers which then allows them to focus on conveying ideas
Students write better
• Emerging phonetic spellers get the word they want.
• Developing writers create good first sentences that are grammatically
correct.
• Struggling students find the right word with fewer cues.
• All students build vocabulary.
More writing support:
• Speaks predicted words and completed sentences
• Allows adjustments to the number of words predicted
• Allows changes to background and text colors
• Capitalizes first word in sentences
• Places spaces after words in sentences
• Saves individual student's preferences for later use
• Works with Draft:Builder
• Works with Write:OutLoud
Teachers have demonstrated time and again that Kurzweil 3000 provides students the tools they need to improve their reading speed and comprehension, plus a suite of features that make it possible for them to learn and study independently. In this way, it has helped improve their academic experience, their ability to function effectively in the workplace and the quality of their daily lives.
In addition, the product is proving instrumental for both classroom and standardized assessments. Kurzweil 3000 not only reads questions and answers aloud, it allows students to type answers directly onto the image of a scanned test, thereby offering more independence for both the student and teacher.
The Kurzweil 3000 for Windows product line consists of three different products.
Kurzweil 3000 for Windows Color Professional
provides for the creation and delivery of electronic documents. Documents
can be scanned in color or black and white or opened from another application
and saved into Kurzweil 3000 proprietary format. Kurzweil 3000 users
who only have one copy of the product typically find it best to have
a Kurzweil 3000 Professional which allows them to create and prepare
documents as well as use the powerful reading, writing and learning
tools.Some of the features unique to the Kurzweil 3000
Professional version include:One-button scanning
Optical character recognition (OCR)
Edit Underlying Text
Zone Editing
Kurzweil Virtual Printer
Kurzweil 3000 for Windows Black and White Professional
provides the same features as the Color Professional product,
but documents can be scanned in black and white only. Documents scanned
in color using the Color Professional product can be displayed in color
in the Black and White Professional and LearnStation products.
Kurzweil 3000 for Windows LearnStation allows users to open previously scanned documents as well as other electronic documents. Kurzweil 3000 LearnStation provides the same powerful reading, writing and learning tools as the Kurzweil 3000 Professional product. Users who have more than one copy of the product often have a combination of Kurzweil 3000 Professionals and Kurzweil 3000 LearnStations.
Single Professional Color
$1,495
SingleProfessional Black/White
$1,095
Single LearnStation
$395
Online Flash Demos available at website.
TestTalker is used for both test preparation and standardized tests. To assist our users with test creation, Freedom Scientific's Learning Systems Group is pleased to introduce a partnership between Don Johnston's Start-to-Finish® Books and LSG's TestTalker. Users of the popular Start-to-Finish Books will be able to download quizzes in TestTalker format, free of charge.
TestTalker is a software solution to help individuals be more successful with test taking, worksheet completion, and with study materials. It can also help people complete forms electronically. TestTalker provides a computerized version of a test, worksheet, or other form that can talk. TestTalker uses the same bimodal approach-simultaneously highlighting words as they are spoken aloud-that is used in WYNN, the Learning Systems Group's other product.
With mandated requirements for standardized testing and accountability, this is an option that teachers and students will find welcome and useful.
TestTalker maintains the integrity of the written test by not modifying the test. TestTalker is an accommodation tool that provides a bimodal presentation of the unmodified written information.
TestTalker has two modules: the Teacher Edition, a test-creating module designed for teachers; and the Student Edition, a test-taking module. The Teacher Edition scans pre-printed tests and allows teachers to configure them so students can complete the tests electronically. The Student Edition reads the test aloud and allows students to answer the questions. Teachers and students can print the blank or completed tests if they wish.
TestTalker supports True/False, Multiple Choice, Fill-in, and Extended Answer tests. The product includes a PDF (Adobe® Portable Document Format) converter so teachers can simply open a PDF file in TestTalker without needing to scan.
TestTalker is valuable in helping students become better prepared
for test-taking. TestTalker enables students to become familiar with
specific testing formats. It provides a bimodal approach, which enhances
learning for many students and helps empower students to feel successful.
TestTalker also better prepares students for taking tests on the computer.
Considering the increasing popularity of this method of test delivery,
it serves as a tool for individuals to practice completing tests by
computer.
TEACHER EDITION
(includes 1 free Student Edition with each Teacher Edition)
1 to 9 Copies $399
STUDENT EDITION
5-pack $249
Super Pack
A timed TestTalker Evaluation is downloadable from the website.
Talking Word Processor© V7.0
Premier Assistive Technology
"Now Includes Talking Word Prediction and A Talking Spell Checker"
Talking Word Processor© is an easy-to-use word processing program designed to help people who have difficulty with reading and writing. We wanted to design a word processor that was easy to use as well as having speech capabilities.
Click Here To see how Predictor Pro Works
Virtually any standard word processor file is compatible with Talking Word Processor©, including the latest versions of Microsoft Word, standard text, and rich text formats. With the press of a single key, you can hear text as you type it. The “word repeat” feature repeats the word after it’s been typed. This lets you know immediately if you misspell a word.
"Word Pause" is a new technology unique to Talking Word Processor©. This feature allows you to slow down the reading of your words without distorting the way the words are spoken. You can increase or decrease the time between each word. This lets you hear the words at your own pace. It’s a great feature if you or your children are learning to read or studying a new language.
Two versions available
WYNN is available in two versions: WYNN Wizard and WYNN Reader. Both versions read text aloud while highlighting spoken words, include the four color-coded toolbars, and provide reading, writing, studying, productivity, and Internet features.
WYNN Wizard, our premier product, includes optical
character recognition (OCR), the ability to scan printed pages and convert
them into electronic text. Speech synthesis enables this scanned text
to be read aloud. Additionally, WYNN Wizard can read word processing documents,
PDF files, text files, and the Internet.
WYNN Reader includes all features of WYNN Wizard except OCR, or scanning.
Additionally, files that have been previously scanned and saved using
WYNN Wizard can be read with WYNN Reader.
WYNN Wizard $995.00
WYNN Reader
$425.00
WYNN 3 Timed Evaluation CD can be ordered from the website.
Yak-Yak
The software is, in fact, an entirely new tool to deal with certain problems. A newspaper headline compared it to what eye-glasses can do for you, if you need them.
Yak-Yak has been extensively tested, by a wide range of users, in real-life situations.
The user workspace is a simple, calm environment dedicated to writing. It is easily adapted to individual needs, and each user may choose a preferred language for his personal workspace. Everything can be spoken by excellent synthetic voices - also text the user is preparing. Given instruction, users do not need to know computers beforehand.