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Welcome to DocsPlus.

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In this video, I will walk you through the
basics of DocsPlus' writing support,

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the Supportive Word Processor,
WorkSpaces, Wordbars and the DocReader.

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To start, make sure you're on the Document
tab.

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Let's get started by typing a sentence.

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I'm using a physical keyboard, but you
may be accessing the on-screen keyboard.

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When you finish a sentence with
punctuation, DocsPlus reads it back to you.

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The Battle of Hastings was a decisive
victory for William of Normandy.

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Realistic speech feedback enables students
to listen back to their work and

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encourages them to proactively find and
correct errors for themselves.

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To hear a section, highlight it and select
the speaker icon.

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The Battle of Hastings

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To use a different
voice or to change any of the speech

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options, go here and choose the speech
tab.

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If a student makes a spelling error,
it is underlined in red.

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Select a spelling error to access the
spell check.

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If you need support reading
a suggestion, they can right

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click or use the sound shift
tool to hear it read aloud.

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Conquest This isn't always turned on by
default.

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Go here and choose the tools and controls
tab.

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Toggle on the Sound Shift to use this
tool.

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Select a suggestion to use it in your
writing.

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DocsPlus's spell check has a
phonetic element and suggests

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words based on the context
of the student's writing.

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Now let's take a look at the predictor.

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DocsPlus's intelligent predictor helps
students write more independently.

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It offers words that may logically come
next in the sentence.

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So just like the spell check, the
predictor suggests words based on the

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context of the student's writing,
enabling them to give their full attention

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to what they want to write and encouraging
them to use more adventurous vocabulary.

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Turn the predictor on here, then choose
the words as you type.

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Simply select a word to use it in the
sentence.

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These suggestions are speech supported
too, so right click England or use the

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SoundShift Tool to listen to a word read
aloud.

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England This led to the Norman Conquest in
England.

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Use of the predictor results in greatly
improved coherence, spelling and grammar,

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and helps to increase the writing
productivity of learners who struggle to

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transfer their knowledge and ideas to the
page.

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Next we'll look at Voice Notes.

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Voice Notes give students the opportunity
to record their own audio notes before

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they write, and then can be listened to
throughout the writing process.

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Voice Notes offer a powerful way to record
initial ideas, giving students who

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struggle to express themselves in the
written form an opportunity to capture

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their thoughts without being distracted or
held back by the mechanics of writing.

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It could also be used by members of staff to
record instructions or to provide verbal feedback.

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Go here to open the sound recorder.

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Use the red button to start recording.

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William won the Battle of Hastings because
his army used effective tactics.

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Choose stop when you have finished.

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You can listen back and
re-record if you need to, or

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select done when you are
happy with your recording.

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My Voice Note is stored in the speech
bubble to the left of the document.

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We can click or tap the speech bubble as
often as we need to to hear the recording.

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We can have up to six of these in a document and
they will each hold up to a minute of recording.

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Okay, that's the document.

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Now let's consider those learners who need
more support.

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We're going to look at the resources
available in DocsPlus now.

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There are two types of resources,
WorkSpaces and Wordbars.

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You can create these resources from
scratch, but you also have access to

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thousands of ready-made resources in
LearningGrids.

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Let's navigate there by selecting the file
icon and choosing LearningGrids resources.

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This is our bank of ready-made resources.

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I recommend anyone using DocsPlus spend
some time here in LearningGrids.

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I'll go to the History section and choose
Middle Ages.

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We'll start by looking at
WorkSpaces, so I'll filter

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for this resource using
the checkboxes on the left.

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I'll open this Norman Victory WorkSpace
using the green Open button here.

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WorkSpaces are a visual
organising tool, great for supporting

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students to organise and
structure their thoughts and ideas.

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Students can use this WorkSpace to create a
mind map, manipulating and linking their ideas.

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To add text, double click or tap and start
to type.

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If you're using a touch screen device,
you'll have access to the on-screen keyboard.

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Students also have the option of adding
Voice Notes to their mind map,

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expanding on their ideas, explaining and
justifying their reasoning.

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William was an experienced and skilled
commander with a strong control over his army.

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He carefully planned the invasion,
bringing ships, supplies and reinforcements.

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In contrast, Harold made rush decisions.

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All of DocsPlus's support features are
available within the WorkSpace.

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So you can listen to your text with the
speech tool.

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Powerful vocabulary Use the predictor to
support spelling and encourage a wider

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range of vocabulary, and correct any spelling
errors with the help of the spell check tool.

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Watch our tutorial to learn more about
creating and editing a WorkSpace.

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When they're ready to start writing,
students can instantly transform their

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WorkSpace into a Wordbar, the other
resource in DocsPlus.

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Go here and choose create Wordbar.

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This resource will sit at the bottom of
the document as they write, providing

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instant point and click access to key
vocabulary.

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The Wordbar will mimic the structure of
the mind map, helping students to organise

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their paragraphs and transfer their ideas
to the page in a logical order.

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William used clever tactics such as
pretending to retreat to trick English soldiers.

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We have loads of Wordbars already made in
LearningGrids.

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And this time I'm going to filter for word
bars.

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You can see there are a few different
types to choose from.

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Wordbars provide alphabetical or
topic-based word lists to use alongside

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the keyboard to support writing in
different subject areas.

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I'll open up the Battle of Hastings word
bar.

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Students can right-click on
any word to listen to it first,

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or use the SoundShift Tool
before using it in their writing.

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In this Wordbar, words are organised into
topic-based tabs.

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You can also organise Wordbars into
alphabetical tabs like this one.

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Another real learning curve
for students is understanding

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how to structure
different genres of writing.

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Using a Wordbar, you can teach them those
structures by offering paragraph starters

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and the relevant supporting vocabulary.

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You can easily edit Wordbars to add in
specific vocabulary by going into Edit View.

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To learn more about the changes that can
be made, or how to make your own,

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watch our tutorial video.

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Now, we've created our piece of writing in
the document, but as a teacher,

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wouldn't it be good to know how the
document was produced, and any

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difficulties the students faced while they
were working on it?

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DocsPlus's Analytics Tool provides you
with rich data, giving you a unique

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insight into each learner's writing
process.

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See at a glance how your students are using
the accommodations you've put into place for them.

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View the words they have entered using the
keyboard, using the suggestions made by

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the predictor, and the spellings corrected
with the spell check.

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Identify possible patterns so that you can
address specific spelling issues.

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You can also see which words were entered
from a Wordbar.

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Finally, let's have a look at the DocReader.

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The DocReader will read aloud any PDFs.

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To open a resource, go to the file icon
and browse through your file explorer.

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Select where you would like to start
reading from, and then select the play icon.

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During the Roman rule in Britain, which
lasted for approximately 400 years until 410 AD.

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You can highlight sections to be read aloud,
and each word will be highlighted as it is spoken.

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Go here to toggle on Dual View,
where students can access the Word

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Processor at the same time as the document
in the DocReader.

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Remember to visit the DocsPlus learning
hub to learn more about DocsPlus.