Product Details
You talk, and it types; Dragon NaturallySpeaking can help students quickly and easily transfer ideas from their minds onto paper, simplifying what can prove to be a challenging process for some students. This edition consists a full version with the added advantage of discounted pricing for education and charity.
NOTE – student ID or Charity details will be required to activate and use this product (via online validation)
Why Speech Recognition?
Speech Recognition software significantly boosts excitement and enthusiasm for writing and learning amongst students who were previously unable to write or produce written work due to problems with learning disabilities, physical disabilities or other challenges.
Students with language-based learning problems, such as dyslexia, can benefit from using voice recognition software to transfer their ideas into print. Research suggests that the use of speech recognition by dyslexic students has actually generated significant improvement in reading, decoding, spelling and comprehension. It gives students the opportunity to practice their reading skills and can positively influence sound-character awareness.
Preferred 10 Key Features
- Accuracy: Up to 99% accuracy rate when using Dragon version 10
- Language support: using dragon it is not possible to make a spelling mistake (unless the user manually inputs an incorrect addition to its vocabulary).
- Speed: Boost productivity. People speak much more quickly than they type!
- Basic voice commands e.g. open and close applications by voice. Note: For more advanced commands, macro creation and customisation capability, the professional Edition may be required.
- Easy to Use: Dragon version 10 installs quickly and easily and requires no special script reading. New on screen help and tutorials within the version 10 release make you an expert in no time at all!
Dragon NaturallySpeaking also offers speech output capabilities so that students can have text read aloud to them. Alternatively, packages such as TextHELP! Read & Write may be used in conjunction with Dragon to provide enhanced support when listening back, checking work and pinpointing the words or meanings required. VoicePower also supplies the KeyStone SpeechMaster solution; a combination of Dragon NaturallySpeaking with text-to-speech screen reader, homophone checker and advanced spell checker. To find out more, please contact us.
Will Preferred Suffice?
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Education is also available in a Professional copy. The Professional version is required where hands free control of the computer is a requirement or where the software is to run in conjunction with non standard applications.
To ensure Preferred is the correct choice for you please check you DO NOT require the below functionality:
- Third party correction
- Advanced scripting, macros and shortcut command creation
- Roaming profile options (option for users to access voice profile from various workstations on a network)
- Navigation of the web, databases and office programmes by voice alone
If any of these features are amongst your requirements, please see Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional version 10 Educational Edition
Training, Installation & Support
VoicePower offers a full assessment, set, up, installation, 
training and support service to end users. For further detail regarding this, please refer to our Training Services Brochure or Website Training Information
Multiple Users
If you have more than 5 users within the one organisation wishing to use Dragon, Contact Us for a volume discount price quotation or refer to Preferred Education Multi User Licence.
NOTE: FOR SITES REQUIRING LARGE NUMBERS OF LICENCES, EDUCATIONAL SITE LICENCES ARE AVAILABLE. PLEASE CONTACT VOICEPOWER DIRECTLY FOR DETAILS
Recommended System Specification:
Intel® Pentium® / 2.4 GHz processor (1.6 GHz dual core processor) or equivalent AMD processor. Faster processors will yield faster performance. 1 GB RAM (Windows Vista™ will benefit from as much memory as possible). Free hard disk space: 2 GB, DVD-ROM drive (required for installation). Nuance-approved noise-cancelling headset microphone (included) - other models and hand-held input devices available. A web connection is required for activation.
Supported Operating Systems:
Windows Server 2003, Win XP SP2 or higher - 32 bit - Home & Prof, Win 2000 SP4 or higher, Windows Vista™ or Windows Vista™ SP1, 32-bit (all 4 editions) - Please note that Dragon is not compatible with 64 bit processors. L2 Cache: 1 MB. Additional OS Support for Professional, Legal, and Medical Editions.
Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 4.0 or 4.5. During the install process, the software checks to make sure your system meets these minimum requirements. If your PC does not meet the requirements, the software will not be installed. The absolute minimum the software will load onto is: Intel® Pentium® / 1 GHz processor or equivalent AMD processor, 512 MB RAM or 1 GB RAM for Windows Vista™