Here is some news about an update to a program that enables children to write something and illustrate it. It was demonstrated at Bett.
news by Terry Freedman
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In the course of my correspondence with 2Simple they told me there was a new version of 2Publish coming. The new version will give users more flexibility to edit and customise templates. There will also be some improved functionality and layout to support children when using ready-made templates.
At the moment they’re working on updated user guides and a promotional video, but if you attended Bett you may have seen the new version being demonstrated. (I couldn’t so I didn’t. <sob>)
If you have a Purple Mash account you can see a demo of the new version here: Romans. And there’s a blank template here: Blank.
I’ve had a play and it’s pretty cool, so do check it out.