Students of all ages easily develop desktop publishing skills
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 Binder features 56 cross-curricular lesson plans with supporting reproducible 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, Win and Mac
- Easy-to-use, versatile interface with 14 project types
- 15,300+ premium graphics, including 3,500+ additional images chose 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 Binder 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(tm))
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
- Increases understanding and appreciation of a range of artistic styles
Packaging
- School Editions will have two program CDs and one Teacher Resource CD.
- Lab Packs will have six program CDS and one Teacher Resource CD.
- Networks will have one Network CD, one Standalone CD, and one Teacher Resource CD.
- All packs will contain a printed Quickstart Guide.
- Teacher and User Guides in pdf format on a Teacher Resource CD.
- Flexible Site Licenses require a minimum of 25 CD (Workstation) purchase - per site.
System Requirements
MacintoshMac OS X (Native) Version Requires:
OS X 1.5 or later
350 MHz GS processor or faster
192 MB RAM (256 recommended)
Minimum 150 MB hard-disk space (570 MB additional space required for full install)
800x600 display, Thousands of Colors
CD-ROM
An e-mail application is required to send online greetings. Internet browser is required to access Technical Support. User is responsible for all Internet access fees and phone charges. Supports most color and black & white printers.
OS 8.1-9.x, OS X (Classic)
120 MHz or faster
32 MB, (24 MB free)* RAM
792 MB available disk space
800x600, thousands of colors
CD-ROM
An e-mail application is required to send online greetings. Web browser is required for registration to view Help in OS 8.1. User is responsible for all Internet access fees and phone charges. Supports most color and black & white printers. A web browser is required to view Help in OS 8.1.
Network Requirements***
Appleshare IP 6.3; Novell Netware 4.11/5.0; Windows 2000; Windows NT w/SP 5
96 MB RAM (674 MB on client workstations)
729 MB server free disk space, and 1 MB/student on server and client workstation (This does not include space for students' saved work)
*** NOTE: The Network Version of The Print Shop for Mac is compatible with Macintosh OS 8.1 to OS X (Classic), but not Mac OS X (Native), nor does not include any of the features exclusive to the Mac OS X (Native) version.
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