Storybook Weaver Deluxe 2004

Item Description:

Storybook Weaver Deluxe is now ready for your 21st-century language arts curriculum.
A completely updated user interface, thousands of graphics (including 350 new ones), libraries of "story starters," and compliance with the latest Macintosh® OS X and Windows® XP operating systems mean that Storybook Weaver Deluxe will be a powerful creative writing tool in your classroom for years to come.

A time-tested favorite, Storybook Weaver Deluxe inspires and motivates students to author and illustrate their own multimedia story with an easy-to-use word processor and variety of graphic tools. Story ideas that range from fantasy adventures to personal events to historical fiction, and an extensive array of multicultural images from around the world, make Storybook Weaver Deluxe the perfect tool for a wide range of cross-curricular projects. It's also bilingual, so students can write and hear their story's text read aloud in either English or Spanish.

FEATURES

• Completely updated user interface 
• Thousands of graphics drawn from the folklore of many cultures and the modern-day world, including 350 new ones
• English/Spanish spell checker
• Thesaurus
• Library of sound effects and music
• Bilingual text-to-speech capability
• Library of "story starters" to inspire the writing process
• Audio record function
• Teacher Resource CD includes teacher guide, user guide, lesson plans, and more
• Print in storybook format or save as a Web document
• Full-install option
• New Riverdeep Network Version (RNV) available

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• Builds writing and story telling skills
• Encourages students to personalize their stories and share writing with an audience
• Promotes individual or collaborative writing
• Develops story-sequencing skills
• Provides opportunity to integrate written and spoken language with illustrations
• Bilingual text-to-speech capability empowers ESL learners
• Supports the five-step writing process