KooBits, as it is called, has caught on like wildfire in schools here and overseas. Three years ago, only four schools here used it; that number has now grown to 80. About 80,000 budding writers in Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia and China are users.

The program's appeal lies in its host of easy-to-use multimedia features, said teachers and students.

Read the full report in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.