The Bank Street Writer for the Macintosh
Scholastic Software
A multimedia authoring program for Macintosh computers. It offers the same text-editing and checking features as many word-processing programs. It also has a hypertext function that allows students to create buttons to link users to information or to access student-created databases of information. It comes with a graphic gallery of pre-made art that students can use.

Creative Writer
Microsoft
A creative-writing and desktop-publishing program.

Classroom Publisher
Staz Software
An easy-to-use desktop-publishing program suitable for grades 3 and up.

HyperCard
Apple
A multimedia authoring tool used in schools.

HyperStudio
Roger Wagner
A multimedia authoring tool designed for use in schools. May be used to combine text, graphics, audio, and video, along with buttons to link users to various information in a presentation.

Imagination Express
RiverDeep
With this publishing program, students can make electronic books with sound effects and animation.

Inspiration and Kidspriation
Inspiration
Computer programs that facilitate the webbing of ideas, such as semantic webbing. They are also helpful for creating other forms of graphic organizers.

mPower
Multimedia Design Corporation
Software designed for creating presentations, such as slide shows that include art and sound.

Print Shop Deluxe
Broderbund (a division of RiverDeep)
This program allows students to produce signs, posters, and banners, as well as to combine text and graphics to customize reports.