1. “Unlock the Kid power in Microsoft Office!”
Scholastic Keys
“Unlock the Kid power in Microsoft Office!”

2. 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.

3. Where is it located?
Installed in most Elementary School computer labs, the four scholastic keys programs will be found on the Application Menu under the “Productivity” folder.
For the exact location of this program in your school, please contact your Tech Coordinator.

4. How does it work?
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.

5. Activities and Lesson Plans— pre-made templates and lessons

6. Reading Feature
Parrot reads any text back to students in Max Write and Show
Great for proofreading and editing
One-to-one recognition of word and sound
Can be adjusted to read faster/slower
Parrot does not read Word Art or words in pictures or images

7. Microsoft Word Documents
Max Write
Microsoft Word Documents

8. Paint and draw make illustrations to match writing 350 stamps
drawing tools
clipart gallery includes over 800 images
Import from Microsoft Word
upload your own

9. Adding Backgrounds Over 70 backgrounds
Click on a background and then in the blank space to insert
Create changes with Max Paint icon

10. Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation
Max Show
Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation

11. Voice Recorder
Records student voice for narration of slideshows in Max Recorder
Save and then Attach Sound

12. Insert Sound
Attach Sound to add to slides

13. Run Slideshow with Sound
Parrot will read all of text during slideshow

14. Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet
Max Count
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet

15. Excel but easier Toolbar is simple Great pre-made activities
Click on fx yellow arrow icon to see formulas appear

16. Microsoft Access Database
Max Data
Microsoft Access Database

17. Difference to Other Max Programs
Won’t open in Access or Excel
It is like a hybrid of both programs, but Excel is the “engine”

18. 3 Levels
Green (easy and basic)
Red (saves)
Blue (highest level)