Incorporating rich text, graphics, and sound, as well as interactivity, ITRC developers have produced professional-quality CD applications for education and marketing purposes. Options include bundling installable software, making offline versions of websites, and producing completely standalone applications that run automatically, require no installation, and deliver multimedia content to the user. Published by Bonus Books in 1999, the CD-ROM augments the book with question ranging from multiple choice to open response.
Teachers can use it in writing labs and to fashion graded exercises.
The many examples on the CD challenge students to diagnose poor writing and correct it, and to write broadcast news stories that are short, sharp, and strong.