December-2017-Updates-Kurzweil 3000 Handout

Sep 13, 2026

December 2017 updates handout for Kurzweil 3000 introduces smoother student and teacher file sharing through “Shared with me” in Google Drive, plus new web-app drafting workflows for Brainstorm, Outline, and Draft with consistent outlining tools and the ability to toggle views. It adds brainstorm templates, spell check within Brainstorm bubbles, CSV downloads for user lists, and improved Google Drive saving across Mac and iPad. Support expands to additional image types (.jpeg, .png) and highlights KurzweilEdu Academy for daily, searchable how-to resources.

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December 2017 Updates - Kurzweil 3000

Shared with me and Google Drive access

Outlining tools and Brainstorm templates

Spell check and CSV downloads

Save and import to Google Drive (Mac, iPad)

Supported image formats and KurzweilEdu Academy

1. "Shared with me" in Google Drive- If you share a file with someone, or a file is shared with you in Google Drive, you will find a file in your Google Drive folder called "Shared with me" – which is [now accessible through www.kurzweil3000.com](now accessible through www.kurzweil3000.com). This makes it quick and easy for a student to find and open a file in k3000 Win or the web app that a teacher has shared with the student or with the class, without having to search in other folders for the file. Choosing Open from Google Drive and signing into Google Drive if needed will display the option as shown in the image above. 2. Outlining Tools in [kurzweil3000.com](kurzweil3000.com-from the)[-from the](kurzweil3000.com-from the) initial log-in screen choosing the Write button displays options to now choose starting a new Brainstorm , Outline or Draft document. While in either of those environments you can toggle to the other within the same document by choosing the View menu. The Outline options and menu icons are exactly the same as those in the installed version, allowing you to create, rearrange and reorganize main ideas and supporting details all within the k3000 Web App. 3. Brainstorming Templates in [kurzweil3000.com](kurzweil3000.com-There)[-There](kurzweil3000.com-There) is a new folder in the Shared folders of the Universal Library listing called templates, available to both students and teachers. Inside are brainstorm templates that can utilized by selecting a template in either folder, choosing Copy, choosing one of your own folders and choosing paste. You can then open and use it. Templates include book report, science experiments, research and more. You can also copy/paste files from the other shared folders such as the Classic Literature or samples folders. 4. Spell Check is now available in [kurzweil3000.com](kurzweil3000.com)’s Brainstorm Tools-any text added into any of the Brainstorm bubble can now be spell checked by choosing Spell Check from the Tools menu. Once one brainstorm bubble has been spell checked it will move on to the next until they have all been spell checked. 5. Downloading lists as CSV files-You can now download either a list of All Students, Teachers, Deleted Users or members of your Team from the Users menu in [kurzweil3000.com. If you](kurzweil3000.com. If you) are in the My Team tab choosing Download Team List will provide you with a list of all the students in your team, their name, user name, password and other information. 6. Save to Google Drive in k3000 Mac-Draft documents can now be saved into your Google Drive folders by choosing the file menu, Save a Copy to Google Drive. To save it in a file format that can be opened by Google Docs first choose File, Save As and save it as a Word file format, then choose Save a Copy to Google Drive. Otherwise, simply saving the file to Google Drive will allow you to download it from Google Drive and open in either the installed version k3000 . 7. Import from Google Drive option in the k3000 iPad App – you can import a file from Google Drive from the iPad App. Choose the Import icon at the top left, choose Import from Google Drive, then search your Google Drive folders for the file to open. File formats that can opened include JPG, doc, ePub, PNG, PDF and others. 8. Support for Google Drive now includes .jpeg and .png as supported file types Searching for files in your Google Drive account will now display and allow you to open.jpeg and . png image files into k3000 Win, and [kurzweil3000.com. These](kurzweil3000.com. These) are two of the standard formats a file might be saved for example when taking an image of a printed page with your cell phone, iPad or other tablet. 9. KurzweilEdu Academy-Watch for links on the [KurzweilEdu.com](KurzweilEdu.com) website for new howto’s on many of the basic options and features in k3000 that a student might use on a daily basis; such as working with text-to-

FAQs

How can students quickly find files shared with them in Kurzweil 3000?

Students can use the “Shared with me” folder in Google Drive. Opening from Google Drive in k3000 (win or web) makes the shared file easy to locate without searching other folders.

What new writing and outlining capabilities are available in the Kurzweil 3000 web app?

On the initial login screen, the Write button offers options to start a new Brainstorm, Outline, or Draft. Within the same document, the View menu lets users toggle between these environments using outlining tools and menu icons consistent with the installed version.

What additional tools and features are introduced for Brainstorm and user management?

Spell check is available for text inside any Brainstorm bubble via the Tools menu, moving bubble-by-bubble through the document. The Users menu in the web app also enables downloading lists (students, teachers, deleted users, or team members) as CSV, including team list details like usernames and passwords.

Sep 13, 2026

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