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kReader PC

kReader PC software

The kReader PC from knfb Reading Technology is a
break-through in assisted reading and study skills software
for students. Developed under the direction of assistive
technology pioneer Ray Kurzweil, the kReader PC makes
reading fun for students with its engaging and easy to use
interface.

The kReader PC is perfect for every learner. Whether used in
a group or individually, books created using the kReader PC
will open up the world of reading to students, introduce new
genres, increase fluency, and allow students to read above
their independent reading level.

The software encourages and excites all students, especially
ELL, striving, and gifted readers. Student created multi-media
content provides an interactive way for students of all levels to
create their own stories and books. These activities are
effective for the striving reader and become a source of
creativity for the gifted reader. What the Apple iPod has done
for music, the kReader PC does for books.

The kReader PC allows you create books from printed
material and a variety of popular PC applications such as
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Acrobat and many
others. Advances in file format and conversion technology
make content acquisition fast and simple.

Compatible with any computer or interactive whiteboard
(SMART board, ActivBoard, eBeam, Mimio, and Webster), the
kReader PC makes learning fun and achievable!

Advantages for Students:

Advantages for Teachers:

Many students, particularly those with
difficulty reading, struggle with the
complicated document displays and
intricate navigation commonly found in
PC programs. kReader PC has
developed a clean, uncluttered
interface with a natural book-like
display of reading materials. Content
displayed in the 3D book format
features realistic animated page
turning - engaging the student and
enhancing the user experience. Study
and reference tools are easily
accessible. Reading is highlighted and
read aloud in high quality text to
speech. Word study tools such as
dictionary, thesaurus, translation,
internet search and other features are
immediately available for more detailed
study of words or phrases that are not
clear. Voice painting encourages
students to create documents with
multiple speaking characters -
inspiring creative writing at all levels.
Notes, even handwritten ones are
easily exported for later reference or
study.

Acquisition of content has always been
a time intensive labor issue for schools
who are creating alternate displays of
educational content for access by
students. kReader PC uses the most
advanced Microsoft file format, XPS, to
standardize file formats within the
program. The XPS file format is created
natively in MS Office 2007 and MS Office
2003. PDF and KES files are easily and
quickly converted to XPS with no errors.
Documents saved as XPS give an
exact, high quality image of the original
document. This standardized XPS
format allows the kReader PC to work
seamlessly with all MS Office
applications and does not require
introduction of specialized file formats.
For documents which are not available
electronically, kReader PC provides
Omnipage OCR for quick and easy
scanning into XPS.

Benefits and Features:

Perfect for reading in large groups, small groups,
and independently.
Display on interactive white boards, or use on
personal computers.
Reinforce fluency, comprehension, and
vocabulary skills.
Boost literacy for emergent, ELL, and striving
readers.
Easy to use, and applicable to every style of
learner
Curriculum Independent supports your existing
curriculum and lesson plans
Appropriate for elementary schools, middle
schools, high schools and colleges alike
Includes OmniPage, the leading desktop
scanning software ($499 value).
Includes RealSpeak voices, including voices for
Spanish and French for multilingual and ELL
content.
Includes the student versions of the Houghton
Mifflin American Heritage Dictionary and Roget's
Thesaurus.

Requirements:

Microsoft Windows XP (service pack 2) or Microsoft
Windows Vista (service pack1)

A Pentium processor-based PC or compatible computer
that meets the hardware requirements of Windows XP
Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista. 1 GHz 32-bit (x86)
processor. 1 GB of system memory. A DirectX 9
compatible graphics card (with 128 MB of graphics
memory (minimum). Audio output. Internet access for
certain features.

Get a free trial of kReader PC here.