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E-Book Capabilities

• Has a bookshelf that is read-aloud.
• Alter font size and zoom in view options.
• Accessible on multiple digital devices.
• Easy navigation through text.
• Color code your annotations.
• Flashcards and other review options.

E-Book Capabilities

• Have your books read to you on any of your devices.
• Highlight and take notes based on selected text.
• Access to tutors on hundreds of subjects.
• Access to flashcards.

E-Book Capabilities

• Has a cloud-based eReader with anywhere access.
• Highlight and take notes based on selected text.
• Build flashcards and study guides.
• Collaborate with fellow users to share notes and highlights.

 

E-Book Capabilities

• Listen to books.
• Read braille or large font.
• Customize your reading experience

Steps to Sign Up for the Bookshare Student Membership

1. Go to Bookshare.org and click "SIGN UP TODAY".
2. Select "Sign up Individual" then check the boxes verifying disability and age.
3. SKIP the Activation I.D. and Promo Code boxes.
4. Fill in your personal information. (Leave the "Plans" portion blank.)
5. Click Create Account.
6. You will now be given the option to print your PROOF of DISABILITY FORM. Print or send this form to Student Disability Services. They will email the form to Bookshare to complete the creation of your account.
7. You will then receive a follow-up email from Bookshare to set up your account.

Bookshare is a free membership for accessible media for you and you alone. Consequences for sharing your account include termination of your student account, or termination of the entire 香蕉直播 account.

We can offer electronic versions of textbooks using  .  The student must first purchase the necessary textbooks, fill out the Book Request Form and provide SDS with the book and the receipt of purchase.  If SDS already has the book on file (you can always email me the title and edition and see if we already have the book on file), it could be a 48-hour turnaround time for the textbook to be added to Kurzweil.  In either case, SDS will upload the textbook to the student鈥檚 Kurzweil account (where he/she will have a virtual bookshelf to access textbooks). 

Directions for Students

1. First, if you have an older version of Kurzweil, uninstall the original program by searching for it in your PC's search engine, right-clicking it and clicking Uninstall.
2. Go to the
3. Select the link Version 16 (subscription/web license) and allow the file to download. Open it.
4. Click Run. In the window that pops up, click Install.
5. In installation window, choose Web Licensing Software.
6. Next window, click Install Web Licensing Software.
7. On welcome screen, click Next.
8. Read license agreement, choose 鈥淚 accept the terms鈥︹��, and click Next.
9. In the customer information window, type your name for the user name and Texas Tech University for the organization name.
10. In the Setup Type screen, choose Complete, and click Next.
11. In the Ready to Install screen, click Install.
12. In the Guest Login Account screen, click Skip.
13. You should then have a window that states 鈥淚nstallation Wizard Complete鈥�, click Finish.
14. When your computer asks to restart, click Yes.

Once your computer restarts, you are ready to go.  You should see the shortcut for Kurzweil 3000 on your desktop, double click this icon to open Kurzweil.

When prompted, enter user name and password.

• In order to receive a username and password directly from Kurzweil you MUST have an account setup through the SDS office.
• You do not need to change the License type; just click OK.

To Use Kurzweil After Installation: ALWAYS BE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET.  When Kurzweil is open, click File, then click Open from Universal Library and open the file you wish to have Kurzweil read.