Technologies known collectively as Web 2.0 have spread widely among consumers over the past five years. Social-networking Web sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, now attract more than 100 million visitors a month. As the popularity of Web 2.0 has grown, companies have noted the intense consumer engagement and creativity surrounding these technologies. Many organizations, keen to harness Web 2.0 internally, are experimenting with the tools or deploying them on a trial basis.
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Kid Pix® Deluxe 4™ for Schools is a major update of the best-selling education and creativity program. It was designed with extensive input from teachers and students to be the best personal productivity and creativity tool for every K–8 classroom.
In this version, teachers can control which graphic libraries are active for a project. This is ideal for theme-based teaching or special needs students. Teachers can add instructions to project templates, which students can listen to with the bilingual text-to-speech function.
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