The document provides an overview of the features and capabilities of Clicker 5, a writing support and multimedia tool that can be used to create activities and materials to support teaching and learning. It describes how Clicker 5 can be used to make talking books, presentations, labeling activities, and more. Quick tips are also provided on using various Clicker 5 features and functions.

1. By: Blair Thallmayer MCOM 585: Internship Office of Disability Services

2. Table of Contents What is Clicker 5? What is new? Clicker In Your Classroom Quick Tips Addition Information

3. What is

4. Introducing Clicker What is Clicker? Clicker is a writing support and multimedia tool for children of all abilities and people with special needs. Clicker can be used to support teaching and learning in any subject area. It has a talking word processor , called Clicker Writer , and can write in this without using the keyboard- simply click on the words in the on-screen Clicker Grid. Words are spoken aloud before and after writing. Clicker Grids have a variety of uses, such as talking books , multimedia presentations and labeling activities. Comes with high- quality picture support to rapidly make useful and attractive teaching materials. Its realistic speech support reinforces learning and enables effective literacy and language teaching. It’s such a versatile tool; the only limit is your imagination !

5. Writing support for all abilities Click on words to write in the word processor

6. Realistic UK English speech Highlights text when spoken – even real speech

7. Shift-click to edit a cell in the grid Then press Enter and click on the cell to write it

8. Make some cells inactive until others are used Helps you structure a piece of writing

9. Write with pictures - can appear as you write Comes with hundreds of illustrative pictures

10. Can also use animations Clicker Animations CD-ROM sold separately

11. Use full-screen grids without word processor Create talking books and presentations

12. Pop-up grids help students of all abilities to write talking books

13. Pop-up grids are also great for labelling exercises

14. Record your own sounds and add video clips Supports MP3, MPEG and the latest technology

15. Free resources at LearningGrids.com Search for and run resources within Clicker

16. Templates help you create your own grids Edit Mode makes it easy to modify grids

17. Clicker Explorer lets you manage grids easily Use Master Grids to edit many grids in one go

18. All Clicker Grids are switch accessible Use Mayer-Johnson PCS symbols for communication

19. What’s New In

20. Realistic UK English speech Highlights text when spoken – even real speech

21. Pop-up grids help students of all abilities to write talking books

22. Pop-up grids are also great for labelling exercises

23. Search LearningGrids.com within Clicker Run resources straight off the website

24. Clicker Explorer lets you manage grids easily Use Master Grids to edit many grids in one go

25. Edit Mode makes it easy to modify grids

26. Make some cells inactive until others are used Helps you structure a piece of writing

27. Detailed new picture library , with hundreds of illustrative pictures

28. Supports MP3 sound files and MPEG video – all the latest technology

29. In Your Classroom

30. Reads aloud any text, highlighting words Shows pictures above words Capitalises proper nouns and words at start of sentences In Your Classroom

31. Use linked sentence-building grids to build a piece of writing Move between grids using the arrows Text in Clicker Writer stays the same In Your Classroom

32. ‘ Forced order’ activities teach left-to-right sentence construction Only some cells are active at a time, ensuring grammatical sense In Your Classroom

33. Provide a model sentence See and hear the sentence before building it Hear your own sentence and compare visually and aurally In Your Classroom

34. ‘ Look-cover-write-check’ Click to view the sentence in a pop-up Must close the pop-up before constructing the sentence In Your Classroom

35. Use sentence starters and endings in the grid Match them together to build sentences In Your Classroom

36. Scaffold a whole piece of writing – not just a sentence Each grid has a small number of words Move to next grid to see words for next part of story In Your Classroom

37. Write using the grid AND the keyboard Grid provides sentence starters and vocabulary Use keyboard for any further text In Your Classroom

38. Use grids for word banks Enter words into the grid with the class A great interactive whiteboard activity for any subject In Your Classroom

39. Use a word bank as a ‘menu’ Click on a cell to go to writing grid Writing grid contains a word bank with relevant vocabulary In Your Classroom

40. Use word banks to record an account of an event Each grid focuses on a specific element In Your Classroom

41. Or use pop-up grids Starter sentences link to related pop-up word banks In Your Classroom

42. Extend vocabulary As a group, decide on alternatives for words Add the words to the word bank In Your Classroom

43. Word bank grids support keyboard writing Provide words that are difficult to spell Provide key words to complete all elements of a subject In Your Classroom

44. Writing frames guide learners through a writing activity Use to support discussion Provide sentence starters and links to supporting arguments In Your Classroom

45. Use for procedures Add your own words to blank cells Personalizes the information and vocabulary In Your Classroom

46. Use for procedures Add your own words to blank cells Personalizes the information and vocabulary In Your Classroom

47. Use for recounting Writing frames help learners structure their retelling of a familiar story In Your Classroom

48. Use for explanation Use a writing frame with links to blank word banks Add appropriate vocabulary to the blank cells In Your Classroom

49. Use a structured framework to provide alternative choices for constructing a story In Your Classroom

50. Organise information Use pop-up word banks and sentence starters In Your Classroom

51. Use Clicker to create talking books Add pictures, text, sound, and video Recall and share facts or events in an exciting way In Your Classroom

52. Learners can create their own talking books, selecting pictures, words or phrases from pop-up grids Create your own books to focus on a particular teaching point or vocabulary In Your Classroom

53. Relevant to any teaching topic Reluctant or struggling readers can click on a button to hear the text In Your Classroom

54. Engage disaffected readers Adapt text and images in a talking book to the interest and ability of the student In Your Classroom

55. Talking books provide opportunities for overlearning Highlight and reinforce key vocabulary In Your Classroom

56. A stimulus for further activities Use local photographs to encourage observation In Your Classroom

57. A stimulus for further activities Ask questions within books to encourage further discussion In Your Classroom

58. Create personalised resources Pupils’ personal copies provide useful records of their reading fluency and accuracy In Your Classroom

59. Provide alternative versions of books Differentiate using the same pictures/sound/video Learners have resources matched to their abilities In Your Classroom

60. Link reading and writing activities Learners become familiar with the text in the book, and then create their own books to consolidate their learning In Your Classroom

61. Link reading and writing activities Learners become familiar with the text in the book, and then create their own books to consolidate their learning In Your Classroom

62. Link reading and writing activities Learners become familiar with the text in the book, and then create their own books to consolidate their learning In Your Classroom

63. Record an instruction, comment or question Focuses the learner on a particular issue In Your Classroom

64. Create books to support other languages Many French and Spanish resources on the LearningGrids.com website In Your Classroom

65. Create books to support other languages Many French and Spanish resources on the LearningGrids.com website In Your Classroom

66. Write your own stories or accounts using pop-up grids Provide the words needed for emerging or struggling writers In Your Classroom

67. Reinforce vocabulary for reading and writing Use the same vocabulary in reading and writing versions of the same book In Your Classroom

68. Determine the order of the content of a book First choose a picture and then choose appropriate words or phrases In Your Classroom

69. Determine the order of the content of a book First choose a picture and then choose appropriate words or phrases In Your Classroom

70. Record your own account Use a microphone to record your own voice Speak the text on the page, or talk about the picture In Your Classroom

71. Use for labelling , sorting, matching, and sequencing Provides reinforcement of learning objectives Ideal for class, group, or individual work In Your Classroom

72. Use for labelling , sorting, matching, and sequencing Provides reinforcement of learning objectives Ideal for class, group, or individual work In Your Classroom

73. Use for labelling , sorting, matching, and sequencing Provides reinforcement of learning objectives Ideal for class, group, or individual work In Your Classroom

74. Labelling activities – click on a blank cell to view a pop-up, and select a word from the word bank pop-up Listen to the options in the word bank before you select In Your Classroom

75. Use Clicker’s high-quality graphics library, or your own photos Labelling activities are ideal for teaching foreign languages In Your Classroom

76. Reinforce and enhance numeracy Many free numeracy activities available at LearningGrids.com In Your Classroom

77. Label and classify objects Use two pop-up grids to both label AND classify a picture In Your Classroom

78. Label and classify objects Use two pop-up grids to both label AND classify a picture In Your Classroom

79. Engage a whole class or group in an interactive activity Pupils take turns to complete the chart In Your Classroom

80. Use complementary activities to provide a written record of the activity In Your Classroom

81. Let learners show understanding Pop-up grids can have as few or as many items as you like In Your Classroom

82. Let learners show understanding Pop-up grids can have as few or as many items as you like In Your Classroom

83. Let learners show understanding Pop-up grids can have as few or as many items as you like In Your Classroom

84. Develop phonic awareness using pictures and/or words Sort words or pictures according to their sounds Reinforcement activities offer visual and auditory cues In Your Classroom

85. Promote class or small group discussions Create open-ended activities to reinforce reasoning skills and develop speaking and listening skills In Your Classroom

86. Sort and classify information using word pop-ups Pop-ups can offer explanations of words Record a list of words and then categorise them In Your Classroom

87. Matching activities include: Picture matching In Your Classroom

88. Matching activities include: Word and picture matching In Your Classroom

89. Matching activities include: Number matching In Your Classroom

90. Sequencing activities include: Picture sequencing In Your Classroom

91. Sequencing activities include: Number sequencing In Your Classroom

92. Sequencing activities include: Sequencing sentences In Your Classroom

93. Sequencing activities include: Sequencing events or statements In Your Classroom

94. Sequencing activities include: Sequence learning by linking grids In Your Classroom

95. Quick Tips

96. Toggle between Run Mode and Edit Mode Double-click Run Mode or Edit Mode on the left of the status bar. Locate the Shared Clicker Files Open the Options menu and select Program Management . To go to the location, copy and paste the path into the Address bar of the My Computer window

97. 3. Change the ToolTip size Open the Options menu and select User Preferences . Click on the Appearance tab and then on the Choose Font button. 4. Copy and paste cells To Copy a cell, go to Edit Mode , right-click on the cell, and then select Copy . To Paste a cell ( in Edit Mode ), right-click on the grid background, and then select Paste . All the attributes of the cell will be pasted Cells can be copied and pasted between different grids

98. 5. Select multiple cells Hold down the Ctrl key and click on each cell or hold the Ctrl key and drag over cells. The selected cells can be moved, copied or resized together. 6. To resize multiple cells as a group Highlight the cells as in Tip 5. Hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys. Drag one of the hooks displayed with the red outline. A red outline is displayed around the selected cells.

99. 7. Change attributes on multiple grids Attributes can be changed on all the grids in a Grid Set that are based on the same Master Grid. In Edit Mode , go to Clicker Explorer , and scroll to the bottom of the window. Open the Master Grid and edit it. The changes made are applied to the grids in the Grid Set based on that Master Grid. If an individual grid has had an attribute changed already, changes made on the Master Grid are not applied.

100. 8. Print multiple grids on a single sheet Up to 8 grids can be printed on a single sheet. Open the File menu and select Print . In the Print options, select All grids in this sentence or All grids in this Grid Set . Click on the Grid Options tab and, from the drop-down list to the right of the thumbnail, select the required number of grids per page.

101. Save an activity as a template When a student makes changes to a Grid Set in activities such as labeling and sorting, it is important that they do not overwrite the original Grid Set. Save this type of activity as a Clicker Template . In the Save Grid Set As dialog, set the Save as type option to Clicker 5 Template . A student using this type of file will not overwrite the original Grid Set when saving. 10. Identifying Clicker 5 Templates In Clicker Explorer , the icon for Clicker 5 Templates has the letters CLKT in a blue band .

102. Additional Information

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