WEBVTT 00:00:01.465 --> 00:00:02.530 Welcome to Clicker. 00:00:03.050 --> 00:00:06.410 In this video, I'll walk you through the basics of Clicker's writing support, 00:00:07.090 --> 00:00:11.390 the support of word processor, Writing Grids, and Clicker Boards. 00:00:12.450 --> 00:00:16.711 With your Clicker subscription, you have access to all three of the Clicker Apps. 00:00:17.170 --> 00:00:23.010 That's Clicker Writer, Clicker Books, and Clicker Talk. 00:00:23.970 --> 00:00:27.890 In this video, we'll be focusing on Clicker Writer, but check out our other 00:00:27.891 --> 00:00:31.090 tutorials to learn more about Clicker Books and Clicker Talk. 00:00:32.270 --> 00:00:34.710 To start, make sure you're on the Document tab. 00:00:35.510 --> 00:00:37.650 Let's get started by typing a sentence. 00:00:38.510 --> 00:00:43.131 I'm using a physical keyboard, but you may be accessing the on-screen keyboard. 00:00:51.770 --> 00:00:55.910 When you finish a sentence with punctuation, Clicker reads it back to you. 00:00:56.060 --> 00:00:59.230 There are thousands of earthquakes across the world each day. 00:01:00.230 --> 00:01:05.051 This encourages children to review their writing as they go, and to make their own corrections. 00:01:05.750 --> 00:01:09.081 To use a different voice, or to change any of the speech 00:01:09.082 --> 00:01:13.130 options, open your app settings here, and choose Speech. 00:01:16.410 --> 00:01:19.290 If a pupil makes a spelling error, it's underlined in red. 00:01:20.370 --> 00:01:22.730 Click a spelling error to access the spell check. 00:01:24.270 --> 00:01:28.330 If pupils need help reading the word, right-click to hear it read aloud. 00:01:29.030 --> 00:01:30.610 Or use Sound Shift. 00:01:32.010 --> 00:01:36.530 Tap here to turn Sound Shift on, then tap the word you want to listen to. 00:01:38.410 --> 00:01:43.651 You can use right-click or Sound Shift practically anywhere in Clicker to have a word read aloud. 00:01:44.210 --> 00:01:46.090 Click a word to use it in your document. 00:01:47.190 --> 00:01:51.671 Clicker's spell checker is phonetic, so it will offer child-friendly suggestions. 00:01:52.270 --> 00:01:54.830 Now let's take a look at the Predictor. 00:01:55.230 --> 00:01:57.150 This is Clicker's predictive text tool. 00:01:57.710 --> 00:02:00.610 It offers words that may logically come next in your sentence. 00:02:01.770 --> 00:02:03.550 Turn the Predictor on here. 00:02:05.190 --> 00:02:07.730 Then choose the word you want as you type. 00:02:08.650 --> 00:02:11.210 Simply click a word to use it in your sentence. 00:02:13.170 --> 00:02:16.170 The Predictor also has a useful phonetic element to it. 00:02:17.030 --> 00:02:19.310 These suggestions are speech supported too. 00:02:19.710 --> 00:02:22.990 Right-click or Sound Shift to listen to a word read aloud. 00:02:26.840 --> 00:02:28.750 Next, we'll look at Voice Notes. 00:02:29.490 --> 00:02:33.130 Voice Notes enable us to add an audio recording to a document that can be 00:02:33.255 --> 00:02:35.030 listened to throughout the writing process. 00:02:35.950 --> 00:02:39.330 This could be a pupil rehearsing a sentence or planning out ideas, 00:02:39.950 --> 00:02:43.950 or a member of staff recording an instruction or providing verbal feedback. 00:02:45.150 --> 00:02:47.170 Go here to open the voice input menu. 00:02:48.430 --> 00:02:54.271 You can dictate to the document here, but I'll select Record Voice Note to open my sound recorder. 00:02:55.050 --> 00:02:57.770 Use the red button to start and stop the recording. 00:02:59.650 --> 00:03:02.030 A tsunami is a series of huge waves. 00:03:04.070 --> 00:03:09.811 You can listen back and re-record if needed, and choose Done when you're happy with your recording. 00:03:10.850 --> 00:03:13.270 My voice note is stored in the speech bubble here. 00:03:14.380 --> 00:03:16.270 Click the speech bubble to hear your recording. 00:03:17.570 --> 00:03:19.842 Voice notes can hold up to a minute of recording, and 00:03:19.843 --> 00:03:22.270 you can add multiple voice notes to your document. 00:03:23.710 --> 00:03:26.330 You can add picture support to your writing here. 00:03:27.910 --> 00:03:33.310 Picturize is click as instant visual support, great for encouraging learners' independence. 00:03:33.530 --> 00:03:36.666 You can choose to Picturize with CrickPix, click as library 00:03:36.667 --> 00:03:40.190 of artists drawn realistic images, or Widgit Symbols. 00:03:40.840 --> 00:03:44.310 A library of 10,000 Widgit Symbols is included in Clicker Writer. 00:03:45.690 --> 00:03:47.010 I'll choose Widgit Symbols. 00:03:48.310 --> 00:03:53.550 Then I can choose whether I want to ignore high-frequency words or not, and I'll 00:03:53.825 --> 00:03:55.050 select Picturize again. 00:03:56.530 --> 00:03:59.710 Clicker has now added corresponding symbols into the document. 00:04:00.730 --> 00:04:05.790 For additional picture settings, open the app settings and choose Pictures. 00:04:06.770 --> 00:04:12.130 Here, you can choose to add picture support to the spell check and the Predictor. 00:04:17.520 --> 00:04:22.801 OK, we'll clear our document, and now let's consider those learners who need more support. 00:04:23.780 --> 00:04:25.220 We're going to look at Clicker Sets. 00:04:25.560 --> 00:04:27.280 These are the resources in Clicker. 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:30.365 There are a range of different Clicker Sets across 00:04:30.366 --> 00:04:32.980 the Clicker apps to support learners of all abilities. 00:04:33.740 --> 00:04:36.460 In this video, we'll be focusing on the writing resources. 00:04:37.630 --> 00:04:41.540 You can create any Clicker Set from scratch, but you also have access to a 00:04:41.890 --> 00:04:44.640 bank of thousands of ready-made resources in LearningGrids. 00:04:45.840 --> 00:04:50.780 Let's navigate there by selecting the file explorer icon and choosing LearningGrids. 00:04:51.920 --> 00:04:54.020 This is our bank of ready-made resources. 00:04:54.500 --> 00:04:57.860 I recommend anyone using Clicker spend some time in LearningGrids. 00:04:59.040 --> 00:05:02.240 I'll go to the science section and choose plants. 00:05:05.230 --> 00:05:07.140 We'll start by looking at Sentence Sets. 00:05:07.540 --> 00:05:11.320 So I'll filter for this resource using the checkboxes on the left. 00:05:13.440 --> 00:05:18.240 I'll open this About Plants resource by using the green open button. 00:05:20.360 --> 00:05:22.300 Writing Grids sit beneath your document and provide 00:05:22.301 --> 00:05:25.380 writing support with various levels of scaffolding. 00:05:26.150 --> 00:05:29.440 Sentence Sets are great for early writers working on sentence structure. 00:05:30.300 --> 00:05:33.420 We can build a simple sentence word by word. 00:05:34.700 --> 00:05:40.121 Writing Grids are speech supported too, so you can listen to any vocabulary to hear it read aloud. 00:05:45.540 --> 00:05:48.770 When you select words in the grid, they get sent to the document. 00:05:49.490 --> 00:05:54.390 Punctuation is offered in the grid too, so we can finish our sentence and listen to it read aloud. 00:05:57.890 --> 00:06:02.350 The forward arrow takes you to the next grid, so you can create another sentence. 00:06:03.975 --> 00:06:07.134 A Sentence Set typically contains lots of grids, so you can 00:06:07.135 --> 00:06:11.090 create a meaningful piece of writing one sentence at a time. 00:06:11.890 --> 00:06:16.431 For an extra layer of support, sentence sets can include a model sentence. 00:06:17.070 --> 00:06:22.391 By tapping here, I can rehearse the sentence before I attempt it independently. 00:06:24.690 --> 00:06:28.150 All Clicker Sets are editable by going to Edit View here. 00:06:29.550 --> 00:06:34.210 For example, you might want to change the word order in a Sentence Set, or use a 00:06:34.360 --> 00:06:35.360 different model sentence. 00:06:36.410 --> 00:06:41.871 You can also customise the vocabulary, colours and image support in any Writing Grid. 00:06:42.350 --> 00:06:46.410 Watch our other tutorials to learn more about creating and editing resources. 00:06:47.730 --> 00:06:50.590 Ok, now let's open a different kind of Clicker Set. 00:06:51.430 --> 00:06:52.950 We'll head back to LearningGrids. 00:06:54.385 --> 00:06:57.130 And this time, we'll filter by Connect Sets. 00:07:09.220 --> 00:07:12.620 This resource sits beneath the document, just like the Sentence Set. 00:07:13.340 --> 00:07:16.760 And we can click or tap the words to add them to the Document. 00:07:19.360 --> 00:07:21.720 Connect Sets provide more open-ended activities. 00:07:22.040 --> 00:07:26.690 It's still scaffolded writing, but children have more words and phrases to choose from. 00:07:27.600 --> 00:07:30.020 Choose the words or phrases to create your sentence. 00:07:30.670 --> 00:07:34.520 Listen to vocabulary read aloud using right click or Sound Shift. 00:07:35.860 --> 00:07:39.080 Then, move onto the next grid using the forward arrow. 00:07:40.440 --> 00:07:44.060 Next, let's clear our documents and take a look at Word Banks. 00:07:44.840 --> 00:07:46.600 I'll head back to LearningGrids. 00:07:54.560 --> 00:07:56.520 This time, I'll filter by Word Banks. 00:07:59.760 --> 00:08:02.980 You can see there are a few different types to choose from. 00:08:04.550 --> 00:08:08.980 Word Banks provide alphabetical or topic-based word lists to use alongside 00:08:09.105 --> 00:08:11.980 the keyboard to support writing in any subject area. 00:08:13.040 --> 00:08:17.581 They're great for providing spelling and vocabulary support for more independent writers. 00:08:18.580 --> 00:08:22.640 Remember, you can right click or sound shift to hear a word read aloud. 00:08:27.110 --> 00:08:29.210 And just click to add it to your document. 00:08:30.920 --> 00:08:34.630 In this Word Bank, words are organised into topic-based tabs. 00:08:35.190 --> 00:08:39.450 You can also organise Word Banks into alphabetical tabs, like this one. 00:08:40.370 --> 00:08:45.250 Or as a quick words, like this one, for one grid of key vocabulary. 00:08:46.590 --> 00:08:51.470 With any Writing Grid, you can easily add picture or symbol support in Edit View. 00:08:52.430 --> 00:08:58.911 Select the picture icon and choose to Picturize with CrickPix or Widgit Symbols. 00:08:59.965 --> 00:09:03.670 Choose your settings, then hit Picturize again. 00:09:04.930 --> 00:09:08.210 This is such a quick way to add visual support to a resource. 00:09:10.050 --> 00:09:12.090 There are lots of changes you can make in Edit View. 00:09:12.530 --> 00:09:14.870 You can learn more about this in our other tutorials. 00:09:16.930 --> 00:09:20.410 Finally, we'll look at Clicker Board, a supportive planning tool. 00:09:21.450 --> 00:09:23.990 Clicker Board is available within the Clicker Writer app. 00:09:25.530 --> 00:09:27.590 I'll select the Clicker Board tab here. 00:09:27.890 --> 00:09:31.050 We have some great ready-made resources in LearningGrids. 00:09:31.310 --> 00:09:36.730 Or you can create your own by going here and choosing New Clicker Board. 00:09:38.510 --> 00:09:39.510 I'll pick a template. 00:09:40.370 --> 00:09:42.330 Let's create a mind map for this example. 00:09:43.430 --> 00:09:46.450 Now we can collate ideas or plan a piece of writing. 00:09:47.430 --> 00:09:49.190 Double-click a cell to add text. 00:09:54.050 --> 00:09:58.621 If you're using a touchscreen device, you'll have access to the on-screen keyboard. 00:10:02.260 --> 00:10:04.730 You can add Voice Notes to your board here. 00:10:07.630 --> 00:10:10.230 Go here to add picture support into a Clicker Board. 00:10:15.720 --> 00:10:18.698 You can send a Clicker Board to your documents or turn it 00:10:18.748 --> 00:10:21.320 into a web bank to continue providing writing support. 00:10:22.440 --> 00:10:25.040 Watch our Clicker Board tutorial for more information. 00:10:27.600 --> 00:10:30.580 In this video, we've looked at a small sample of Clicker Sets. 00:10:31.410 --> 00:10:35.560 Your subscription gives you free access to thousands of ready-made Clicker Sets for a 00:10:35.561 --> 00:10:39.300 whole range of subjects, including speaking and listening activities in 00:10:39.475 --> 00:10:43.660 Clicker Talk, and on-screen speech-supported books in Clicker Books. 00:10:44.820 --> 00:10:47.300 Remember to visit LearningGrids to explore the resources. 00:10:48.860 --> 00:10:49.860 Thanks for watching. 00:10:50.160 --> 00:10:52.640 Check out our other tutorials for more Clicker features.