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- Read text by word, line, sentence or paragraph
- Customize reading to continuous, word by word or self paced
- Increase or decrease size of display
- Look up definitions of words
- Translate Text
- Customize Reading Speed
- Choose from 4 different high quality voices
- Choose location of toolbar
- Cloud storage for digital files
- Flexible user management system
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Description
Anytime, anywhere access to digital, text-based content, supplemented by powerful literacy tools that enable individuals with the cognitive ability, but not the literacy skills, to achieve their academic or personal goals.
firefly is the newest member of the Kurzweil Educational Systems product line and was developed based on years of experience producing the award-winning Kurzweil 3000 software. firefly gives you the ability to use many of the great features of Kurzweil 3000 from anywhere you have an internet connection.
Technical
Operating System- Windows: XP, Vista, 7
- Macintosh: OS 10.4
Internet Connection
- Internet Browser (latest version recommended):
- Windows: Internet Explorer 7.0, Firefox 3.0, Chrome
- Macintosh: Firefox 3.0 or Safari 3.0
- Cookies must be enabled
- Minimum bandwidth of 512kbps for each active firefly session
- Network Connectivity Firewalls, proxy servers, and content filters must all permit access:
- HTTP (TCP port 80)
- HTTP and HTTPS (TCP port 443)
- RTMP (port 80)
Additional Software (latest version required)
- Adobe Flash 10.0
- Adobe Reader 8.0
Hardware
- Printer with the latest printer driver installed
- Speakers or earphones for audible books
- Microphone for recording feature
- Sound Card
Kurzweil 3000 Web License client software, for Windows or Macintosh, is required in order to add/remove files from the shared firefly Universal Library.
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