Writing and creativity program that inspires and empowers young writers



Network Version (Up to 25 Users from a single server within the same building)

Ultimate Writing & Creativity Center - 25 User Edition Includes the following

• User's Guide - Provides all the information needed to run the program, including illustrations and directions for all menu .
  
• Teacher's Guide - The teacher's guide is designed to help you plan for computer use, manage technology projects and connect the Educational Software and Educational Pc Games content of the software program to your classroom curriculum. Many of the School Editions offer strategies and activities and Pc Games developed in keeping with approaches advocated in the National Standards.
• Curriculum Matrix - Matches all related curriculum areas with each lesson plan
• Additional Resources - A bonus resource such as a book, audio tape, hands-on manipulative, templates or challenge cards is offered in many of the School Editions. Selected for its strong correlation to the content of the program and the lessons in the teacher's guide, it provides further suggestions and support for integrating the computer experience with the classroom curriculum.
• Annotated Bibliography - Suggested Reading and reading (learn to read) software lesson for teachers and students. This Ultimate Writing & Creativity Center - 25 User Edition Includes related children's literature, coordinating instructional materials, teacher resource books, Internet sites and other materials to help extend the concepts presented in the program.
• User's Guide - Provides all the information needed to run the program, including illustrations and directions for all menu .
• Technical Tips & Student Tutorials - Tips and tricks for teachers, and guided tours of the programs for students. Written specifically for teachers using the program in the classroom or lab setting, they contain practical and extremely valuable advice specific to each program. A sort of "Heloise" for technology.

Ultimate Writing & Creativity Center - 25 User Edition Description

Ultimate Writing & Creativity Center is a powerful writing software and creativity tool designed to stimulate and support children as they learn to write.

Gives young writers exciting technological tools to use in writing software , illustrating, and presenting their ideas with clarity and imagination.

Ultimate Writing & Creativity Center combines an easy-to-use word Computer Processor with creativity tools enhanced by special Educational Software and Educational Pc Games features. Students can transform them into multimedia presentations complete with sound, music, and animation. Cross-curricular student activities and Pc Games in the Teacher's Guide help reinforce the five steps of the writing software process. 

Paint your own pictures, or add clip art, photos, sound, music, and animation to brilliant backgrounds such as Tropical Rain Forest, Southwestern Desert, Pacific Ocean, and Space.  Also, you are provided with interesting facts about each background.

It shows this program to be for ages 6-10, but as you will see within the , it is pretty involved and even adults can benefit from all that this program has to offer!

Best Features Ultimate Writing & Creativity Center - 25 User Edition The Best Price

• Easy-to-use word Computer Processor
• 1,000 writing software projects and ideas
• Spoken help on the writing software process
• 900 Clip-art pictures
• Paint program
• Spelling checker

Educational software Best Features Ultimate Writing & Creativity Center - 25 User Edition

"Did You Know Facts" Include

• What is Prewriting software
• What is Brainstorming
• What should I think about before I start writing software
• How do I choose an idea
• What is an audience
• What does purpose mean
• How do I get information
• What should I do when I interview someone
• What do I need to know about drafting
• What is drafting
• How do I start drafting
• What should I do about my audience
• What should I do about my purpose
• What should I do if I get stuck
• What is revising
• How do I start revising
• How can I tell if my writing software makes sense
• Should I ask other people for help
• How do I figure out where to start new paragraphs
• How can can the dictionary help me
• How can the the sources help me
• How will I know whether I left something out
• How do I figure what to take it out
• What is editing
• How should I get started editing
• Should I ask other people for help
• What kind of mistakes should I look for
• What is presenting
• What will different fonts and style do for my writing software
• Should I add sound and music to my work
• Should I add color
• How can I share my work
• Mistakes Lots of People Make
  • Various words that sound alike (e.g., accept, except, by buy, its, it's, etc.)
  • Capitalization
  • Commas
• Idea Organizers
  • Cluster
  • List
  • Observation Chart
  • Outline
  • Story Map
  • Topic Focuser
  • and more
• Game Mode ls to think about
  • Bibliography
  • Biography
  • Book Report
  • Business Letter
  • Character Sketch
  • Comparison Contrast
  • Description
  • Friendly Letter
  • Instructions
  • Journal Entry
  • New Story
  • Personal Narrative
  • Persuasive Writing
  • Research Report
  • Rhyming Poems
  • Scene from a Play
  • Story

   

Ultimate Writing & Creativity Center - 25 User Edition cd Software software or game Requirements for PC use

• 486DX/33 MHz or better (233MHz for XP)
• Microsoft windows 95, 98, Me, XP
• 8MB of RAM (72MB of RAM for XP)
• Hard drivewith 30MB free disk space
• 2X Computer cd disc drive
• 640x480 VGA monitor 
• Microsoft windows Computer Sound Card and speakers
• Optional Any Microsoft windows- printer (excluding plotters)

Macintosh Ultimate Writing & Creativity Center - 25 User Edition cd Software software or game Requirements for PC use

• Mac OS 7.0.1 to 9.2, OS X Classic mode
• 68040/33 MHz or faster
• 12MB of RAM (16MB for PowerMac)
• 15MB free hard drive space
• 640x480 monitor, 256 colors
• 2X cd Drive