Scholastic+Keys

toc = = =What is Scholastic Keys?=

Scholastic Keys is a powerful program designed to run overtop of Microsoft Office. Easy to use buttons and icons, along with built in activities and lessons, make using Office Programs both easier and more productive for elementary age students. When students open a Scholastic Keys program, the Microsoft Office counterpart will open first, and then the Scholastic Keys menu and tool bars will open over the Office icons.

=Activities=



=Lesson Plans= Standards-aligned lesson plans available in a Scholastic Keys in the Classroom for Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Technology. Most Technology Coordinators have a spiral bound copy of over 50 lessons for grades K-5. It should also be available on your computer when you click on the Activities icon and then on the smaller 1,2,3 icon in the blue window and [|online]!

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=Curriculum Connections=


 * Create original stories, journals, letters, or personal narratives
 * Create factual paragraphs
 * Have students use the newsletter template to share factual information that they learned
 * Use graphic organizers and mini books
 * Create kid-friendly PowerPoint presentations
 * Show the relationship between charts and graphs in Max Count

=Reading Feature=

Parrot character reads any text back to students in Max Write and Max Show. (Parrot does not read Word Art or words in pictures or images).
 * Great for proofreading and editing
 * Students can independently check their writing
 * One-to-one recognition of word and sound
 * Can be adjusted to read faster/slower

=4 Programs=

Max Write
Engage students in writing with features such as adding original artwork (MaxPaint) and sound (MaxRecorder) to documents.
 * Microsoft Word Documents**



Max Show
Create slideshows with kid friendly features not included in PowerPoint such as easy voice narration (MaxRecorder) and inserting of digital movies with one click.
 * Microsoft PowerPoint Slideshows**

Max Count
Introduce students to graphing, counting, making tables, sorting, grouping and matching with ready-made activities.
 * Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets**



Max Data
Use three levels of programming which allow older students to learn data handling such as fields, field types, records, tables, and filters.
 * Microsoft Access Databases**

=Resources= Want step-by-step directions? [|Quick Guide to Max Write, Count, and Show]

[|Online Curriculum Integration] (Easy drop-down menu with lesson plans, templates, and student work!)

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