Read&Write GOLD for Mac assists
with research as well as studying. The Research features make
it easy to collect, collate, and present research for assignments.
The Study Skills tools facilitate active reading, writing, and
learning.
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Fact Finder
Fact Finder is a web search tool that makes finding information
on the internet easier and faster. If you wish to find out more
information about a topic, simply highlight the word and click on
the Fact Finder. Read&Write GOLD then displays the online
search results for your word so you can continue your research. It
is a quick and easy way of conducting research and gathering
information for reports.
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"Read&Write GOLD allows students to efficiently collect
specific information from sources and export that information into
a document. This has been a huge resource for students that are
collecting research, and has allowed the research process to become
more organized and
meaningful."
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Fact Mapper
Mind mapping is a perfect tool for when you are brainstorming,
mapping out ideas, and creating outlines for essays. With
Fact Mapper, you build your own visual mind map - adding elements,
sticky notes, and imagery, including custom images and images from
Widgit's Symbols library. You can then easily export the elements
into an outline in Microsoft Word. This visual map is important for
organizing and preparing work before starting to write and is
especially helpful to visual learners.
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"Recently our students were studying the Civil War and needed to
research battlefields and important people for reports they were
doing. Several of our students were able to be totally engaged and
successful in the project simply because of the support given by
Read&Write
GOLD."
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Study Skills
Highlighters
Read&Write GOLD has colored
highlighters that you can use to highlight words or sections of
text, such as main ideas, supporting details, and vocabulary words.
You can extract highlighted text to create study guides, outlines,
or complete assignments. Highlights from documents or web pages
will be collected into a single document. This is useful when
gathering information for a project from many different sources and
makes it easy to collate related information.
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"Using the highlighters with Read&Write GOLD allows students to
efficiently collect specific information from sources and export
that information into a document. This has been a huge resource for
students that are collecting research, and has allowed the research
process to become more organized and
meaningful."
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NEW! Vocabulary List
Builder
You can easily build a vocabulary list by highlighting
words in a document or web page or by entering words manually.
The Vocabulary List Builder is automatically created in a Word or
Pages document with the vocabulary words, definitions, and images
representing each word. This tool is easy to use for both teachers
and students and helps to improve and expand students' vocabulary
skills!
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"The
feature that has helped me the most is the vocabulary list builder.
My vocabulary is weak because I am hard of hearing and it is said
that you must hear words over and over a number of times before you
can fully understand its meaning. In college, professors expect a
bigger and more complete vocabulary and I have been able to expand
and understand vocabulary much better. Thank you for all you
do!"
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Calculator
You can easily access the Mac calculator from the Read&Write
GOLD toolbar!
"Other assistive
technology programs are like a black and white TV. Using
Read&Write GOLD is like going from that black and white TV to
one that is color."
