In creating a story, students design a series of pages using text, paint, sound, and clip art tools. An on-screen control bar displays the five main options of the program. Sound can be inserted into pages using an on-screen control pad similar to the controls of a cassette recorder. The program needs a considerable amount of RAM to operate quickly and smoothly.
Students can use only the clip art that is included or purchased from the producer.
Paint and write components of the program offer limited options. The program offers a simple means of incorporating speech and sounds into stories. Kid's Studio is best used for creative writing activities in primary grades or as a means of introducing multimedia authoring to young students. The slide show component enables children to create presentations as alternatives to pencil and paper reports. How Multimedia Computers Work is an interactive introduction to the inner world of computers and how all the parts function.