Print Shop for MAC

Item Description:

The Print Shop for Mac now includes two CD-ROMs in one package: the original The Print Shop School Version for Macintosh and a new Mac OS X (Native) version with exclusive features!
The Print Shop for Mac empowers teachers and students to create a wide variety of real-world desktop publishing projects that enrich learning across the curriculum and enhance essential information organization, writing, design, and publishing skills. The Print Shop's renowned ease of use extends to the new Photo Workshop feature, which integrates powerful photo editing functionality into your classroom's desktop publishing.

Unique to this school version is an additional graphics library of over 3,500 premium graphics specially chosen for school use.* The accompanying Teacher Resource CD features 56 cross curricular lesson plans with supporting worksheets for grades 1-12, "Around the School" extra-curricular project ideas, a complete user's guide, and a curriculum matrix.

FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO NEW MAC OS X (NATIVE) VERSION

• Integration with iApps, including iPhoto, iTunes, iDVD, and iCal
• Save projects in PDF (portable document format)
• Scrapbook for storing often-used project pieces
• Help tags for each toolbar item
• Effects palette that speeds access to popular text and graphics tools
• Shape and line creator
• Anti-aliasing eliminates "jaggies" from text and graphics
• Controllable opacity for objects on design desk
• Drag-and-drop text within text boxes
• Semi-transparent "dragging" of text boxes and graphic elements aids in object placement
• Choose your desk pattern from a dozen surfaces such as oak, leather, papyrus, cement, stucco, or denim

FEATURES OF BOTH VERSIONS

• Easy-to-use, versatile interface with 14 project types
• 15,300+ premium graphics, including 3,500+ additional images chosen for school use*
• 4,500 professionally designed templates
• Powerful, integrated Photo Workshop editing tools
• Drag-and-drop objects between projects and other applications
• Spell checker
• Export projects as HTML
• Backward-compatible to The Print Shop Deluxe 1.0 (Mac)**
• Fully installable program
• Assign and track projects with personalized instructions to students or classes (ATS Network Version only)
• Teacher Resource CD featuring 56 ready-to-use cross-curricular lesson plans for grades 1-12, reproducible worksheets, "Around the School" extra curricular project ideas, a comprehensive User's Guide, and curriculum matrix

* 3,500 graphics in addition to the image library in The Print Shop Mac Edition from Broderbund.
** Does not support The Print Shop Deluxe Companion™

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• Provides real-world experience in desktop publishing
• Builds organizing, writing, and editing skills
• Develops ability to illustrate and communicate ideas
• Promotes proficiency in photo and image editing skills
• Increases understanding and appreciation of a range of artistic