Scholastic Keys 2007 (10-29 Users)

Scholastic Keys 2007 provides elementary students with a kid-friendly interface and educational enhancements for Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint® 2007. This software comes with a collection of lessons—including lesson plans, activity files, and worksheets — to help teachers integrate technology into their language arts, math, science, and social studies curriculum. Complete with drawing tools, hundreds of colorful graphics, sound effects, text-to-speech reader, and movies, this program provides an early introduction to using Microsoft Office now — and for years to come.

Meets State and National Standards
Your students will:

• Use productivity tools to facilitate learning throughout the curriculum

• Use technology tools for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom

• Use technology resources for problem solving and illustration of thoughts, ideas, and stories

Product Features:

• Over 70 activities in math, science, language arts, social studies, and technology; complete with lesson plans, template files, and worksheets

• Intuitive, kid-friendly interface

Includes creativity tools not found in Microsoft Office 2007:

• MaxPaint - a robust drawing and painting tool

• MaxRecorder - a customized audio recording tool

• A variety of pre-designed document layouts

• Text-to-speech reader - great for ELL students and early readers

• Clip art library with over 800 educational images

• A variety of pre-designed document layouts

• Easy to create and customize documents, spreadsheets, and presentations

• Import your own pictures, sounds, and movies

• Dozens of pre-recorded sound files

• Powerful management tools for customizing features and content for the needs of each student

• Easily share files with anyone who has Microsoft Office 2007

• Great for individual or whole-class use

Scholastic Keys 2007 is a suite of 3 great programs:

• MaxWrite for Word

• Engage students in writing by adding art & sound to documents with MaxPaint and MaxRecorder

• Students can self-check their writing by having Peedy the Parrot read it back to them

• Customize access to features to focus students on learning

MaxShow for PowerPoint

• Simple navigation makes it easy to present work to classmates, teachers, or parents

• Emerging writers and ELL students can use MaxRecorder to record their voices to supplement their writing

• Insert digital movies with the click of a button for captivating presentations

MaxCount for Excel

• Young students learn basic skills of graphing, counting, making tables, sorting, grouping, and matching

• Introduce students to graphing with fun, ready-to-go activities.