Audrey Harvey (ICT Cluster Facilitator, New Zealand)
After seeing Newsmaker demonstrated at the ULearn 08 conference in Christchurch, I was excited to see if it all worked in a practical way in a classroom.  As soon as I introduced it to the students, they were asking to be able to use it.  News was collected, written up and edited independently; teachers were interviewed and videoed; and all was recorded and presented to other classes – who in turn wanted to be able to use it also.  

I was delighted to see the progress of the students who used it – their self confidence grew with the addition of props that masked their true identity, their presentation skills blossomed and they were very keen to share their learning with others.   Of the schools in my cluster, over half of them purchased the programme and continue to use it on a regular basis.  This is what I would list as the number one programme for primary schools to use as it blends all the literacy skills of writing, reading, speaking, listening, presenting and viewing into one very easy and effective programme that is self motivating for students.”

Ann-Marie Palmer (Teacher, Arizona, United States)
It has been so much fun to use Newsmaker in my after school English Language Development program. Students are comfortable working independently within minutes and completely engaged in the process. I have never seen students so willing to edit, revise, and present themselves publicly. As a teacher of English language learners, I especially appreciate how Newsmaker easily incorporates all the language areas: oral language, reading, writing, vocabulary and grammar. 

Col Thompson (Director of Information Services, Queensland, Australia)
At Whitsunday Anglican School we use Newsmaker across all year levels, from the raw excitement of early Junior School students developing news articles on Tolerance which they present to assemblies, through to Senior School Year 11/12 Multimedia and Business students preparing alternative style oral presentations.  The package is so intuitive to use but with sufficient options and capabilities that there is no need to focus on the use of the software but more on the task at hand.

In short, Newsmaker allows students to integrate ICTs in a way that, as a teacher, I have been looking for in software a long time.  Because it is so easy to use, the software becomes the tool to develop a valid product not the learning focus itself.

Natalie Wellsted (8 years old, Perth Montessori, Perth, Australia)
It was fun trying on different costumes on the computer. It was funny hearing my voice playing back on the computer. My voice was very soft. I liked talking into the headphones. I really enjoyed it and it was very fun.

Felicity Linquist (6 years old, Perth Montessori, Perth, Australia)
It was funny adding special effects. I thought that the parrot hair was silly and funny. I enjoyed recording my voice. It was easy and I am good at it.

Christine Hong (Teacher, Chia-Yi City, Taiwan)
在2007年初，嘉義市崇文國小為增加學生們的國際觀，上網尋找有著相同理念的學校。非常榮幸的，新加坡的育能小學給予善意的回應並介紹我們一套由EyePower Games Private Limited所開發的軟體—NewsMaker。學生們可以藉由NewsMaker製作具有個人特色的短片，並加強自己的語文表達與資訊能力。

因此在EyePower Games Private Limited的協助下，崇文國小將在96學年度開始(2007年九月)，正式於六年級英語與資訊課堂中，教導學生使用NewsMaker製作新聞播報型的短片，並與新加坡的育能小學展開一連串的合作與文化交流學習活動。雙方的小學生將針對特定的主題(如:節慶、俚語、學校生活與活動、地方特色)，進行介紹與探討。

本校英語教師洪妙如老師及陳輿偲老師試驗過後發現NewsMaker這個軟體雖然是英語的介面，卻很容易上手並能讓學生們以任何的語言方式輸入他們所要播報的文稿。除此之外，NewsMaker的介面有著讓小學生喜愛的美工背景，以及具備有趣好玩的動畫插入模式，學生們可在學習一些英語指令的同時，享受有趣的程式功能，在遊戲中學習,藉此達到學生 "做中學" 的目的。

Lim Swee Beng (Head of Department, Singapore)
我校秉承教育部‘少教多学’的教学指导原则和理念，在加强学生听、说、读、写的语文技能及巩固学生的语文能力的同时，也想方设法激发学生学习华文的兴趣，维持他们学习华文的热忱。老师们在上华文课时，除了完成教育部所指定的教学课程外，也教导学生华族文化及历史，务使学生对自身的根源有更深一层的认识。

近几年来，随着科技的蓬勃发展，老师科技知识的日益丰富，科技教学早已成为老师教学的必备活动。我校老师巧妙地把音乐、动画、博客、梦得教学平台运用在教学中，使教学过程生动活泼有趣，学生获益不浅。NewsMaker是本校今年初刻意引进的科技教学工具，其目地是在为老师提供另类的教学管道，加强教学效果。它是以学生为教学中心，利用录音及录影，结合了听、说、读、‘写’的功能，引发学生学习华文的兴趣。老师和学生多次在课堂上使用NewsMaker之后，均给予正面的肯定和回馈。本校未来的发展方向是加深及加强其教学效果，以确保学生深受其益。