Name of Program: ______________________________________________________________
Publisher: _____________________________________________________________________
Version: HOME / SCHOOL
Directions: In the left column, place a checkmark next to all features that are contained in the program. In the right column, provide details to help you remember the program later.
PLANNING AND ORGANIZING - IDEA GENERATION FEATURES
_____ Stimulus Pictures ______________________________________________________
_____ Clip Art _____________________________________________________________
_____ Scene Creation Tools __________________________________________________
_____ Drawing and Painting Tools _____________________________________________
_____ Multimedia Authoring __________________________________________________
_____ Brainstorming and Freewriting ____________________________________________
_____ Mixed-Up Phrases ____________________________________________________
_____ Idea Lists ___________________________________________________________
_____ Story Starters ________________________________________________________
_____ On-screen Notepad ___________________________________________________
PLANNING AND ORGANIZING - ORGANIZATIONAL AID FEATURES
_____ Graphic Organizers ____________________________________________________
_____ Outliner _____________________________________________________________
_____ Prompted Writing _____________________________________________________
_____ Templates ___________________________________________________________
DRAFTING FEATURES
_____ Picture Symbols _______________________________________________________
_____ Word Cueing and Prediction _____________________________________________
_____ Abbreviation Expansion and Macros _______________________________________
_____ Collaborative Writing ___________________________________________________
_____ Speech Recognition ____________________________________________________
REVISING AND EDITING FEATURES
_____ Standard Editing Tools _________________________________________________
_____ Thesaurus Tool _______________________________________________________
_____ Rhyming Word Tool ___________________________________________________
_____ Spelling Checker ______________________________________________________
_____ Homonym Checker ____________________________________________________
_____ Grammar and Style Checker _____________________________________________
_____ Speech Synthesis _____________________________________________________
_____ On-Screen Manual ____________________________________________________
PUBLISHING - DESKTOP PUBLISHING FEATURES
_____ Desktop Publishing Features _____________________________________________
_____ Book Formatting ______________________________________________________
_____ Alternative Publishing Formats ____________________________________________
PUBLISHING - DESKTOP PRESENTATION FEATURES
_____ Multimedia Options ____________________________________________________
_____ Electronic Book Formatting ______________________________________________
_____ Publishing on the World Wide Web ________________________________________
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Platform: _____ Macintosh _____ PowerPC _____ PC (Windows)
Format: _____ 3.5" disk _____ CD-ROM _____ Mac/Windows CD-ROM
Operating System: _____ Mac OS Version ____________
_____ Windows 3.1 _____ Windows 95 _____ Windows 98
Memory Required: _____ Mb _____ Gb
Price: _____ Home _____ School
_____ Single _____ Lab Pack _____ Site License _____ Network