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Sifting Through the Features:
Comparison of Kurzweil 3000, WYNN
and Texthelp Read & Write Gold
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Target Audience
This workshop is for special and general educators, ESOL teachers, technology coordinators, child study team members, and disability support providers. 

Description of Experience
Scan and Read Programs are not just for testing accommodation! They are extremely powerful instructional tools for students who struggle with reading, writing, and study skills.

They scan. They read aloud. They highlight. They help students write. But no two products are created equal. Participants will explore the many features of three popular scan-read programs side by side:   Kurzweil 3000, WYNN and TextHELP Read & Write Gold. This comparison will afford them the opportunity to see first-hand which software is most appropriate for their differing learners.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the technology behind scan-read systems (OCR technology)
• Explore WYNN, K3000 & TextHELP RWG for:
• Reading
• Online
• Textbooks
• Writing
• Scanning
• Study Skills
• Notetaking
• Understand the implementation issues surrounding scan-read systems;
• Understand the benefits/concerns of using e-Text
• Identify multiple online resources for obtaining e-Text
• Fee resources
• Free resources
• Membership-only resources
• Scan a traditional textbook using various scan-read programs

Thursday June 25, 2009 9:45 am - 1:45 pm
"Beat the Bus" Session - $79 for a single session, $69 for 2 sessions
Registration Deadline: June 17th

Location: All workshops are presented at AT:LAST's Assistive Technology Educational Center located in Columbia, Maryland. Google Map Directions

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