WEBVTT 00:00:00.100 --> 00:00:01.500 Welcome to DocsPlus. 00:00:02.300 --> 00:00:06.960 In this video, I will walk you through the basics of DocsPlus's writing support, 00:00:07.560 --> 00:00:13.680 the Supportive Word Processor, WorkSpaces, Wordbars and the DocReader. 00:00:15.140 --> 00:00:18.060 To start, make sure you're on the Document tab. 00:00:19.040 --> 00:00:21.480 Let's get started by typing a sentence. 00:00:39.000 --> 00:00:44.161 When you finish a sentence with punctuation, DocsPlus reads it back to you. 00:00:44.186 --> 00:00:46.819 The Battle of Hastings was a decisive victory 00:00:46.844 --> 00:00:48.472 for William of Normandy. 00:00:48.499 --> 00:00:53.720 Realistic speech feedback enables students to listen back to their work and 00:00:53.721 --> 00:00:57.600 encourages them to proactively find and correct errors for themselves. 00:00:58.460 --> 00:01:00.920 To hear an individual word, click it. 00:01:01.373 --> 00:01:02.613 decisive 00:01:02.953 --> 00:01:08.306 To hear a section, highlight it and select the speaker icon. 00:01:09.720 --> 00:01:11.473 The Battle of Hastings 00:01:11.498 --> 00:01:15.771 To use a different voice or to change any of the speech options 00:01:15.796 --> 00:01:20.614 go to Options, then Speech. 00:01:22.819 --> 00:01:26.920 If a student makes a spelling error, it is underlined in red. 00:01:33.470 --> 00:01:36.550 Right-click a spelling error to access the spell check. 00:01:37.530 --> 00:01:42.631 If they need support reading a suggestion, they can right-click to hear it read aloud. 00:01:45.260 --> 00:01:50.771 You can use right-click practically anywhere in DocsPlus to hear a word read aloud. 00:01:51.130 --> 00:01:53.550 Select a suggestion to use it in your writing. 00:01:54.790 --> 00:01:56.970 You can also access the spell check here. 00:01:58.690 --> 00:02:02.300 DocsPlus's spell check has a phonetic element and suggests 00:02:02.301 --> 00:02:05.290 words based on the context of the student's writing. 00:02:06.610 --> 00:02:08.190 Now let's take a look at the Predictor. 00:02:09.550 --> 00:02:13.430 DocsPlus's Intelligent Predictor helps students write more independently. 00:02:14.170 --> 00:02:18.570 It offers words that may logically come next in the sentence, so just like the 00:02:18.571 --> 00:02:24.470 spell check, the Predictor suggests words based on the context of the student's 00:02:24.545 --> 00:02:28.570 writing, enabling them to give their full attention to what they want to write and 00:02:28.571 --> 00:02:31.330 encouraging them to use more adventurous vocabulary. 00:02:32.910 --> 00:02:36.990 Turn the Predictor on here, then choose the words as you type. 00:02:37.730 --> 00:02:40.410 Simply click a word to use it in the sentence. 00:02:42.110 --> 00:02:46.690 Use of the Predictor results in greatly improved coherence, spelling and grammar. 00:02:47.215 --> 00:02:51.210 And helps to increase the writing productivity of learners who struggle to 00:02:51.211 --> 00:02:53.390 transfer their knowledge and ideas to the page. 00:02:54.970 --> 00:03:00.171 These suggestions are speech supported too, so right click to listen to a word read aloud. 00:03:02.690 --> 00:03:03.690 England. 00:03:05.270 --> 00:03:08.170 This led to the Norman Conquest in England. 00:03:09.270 --> 00:03:11.290 Next we'll look at Voice Notes. 00:03:11.990 --> 00:03:17.010 Voice Notes give students the opportunity to record their own audio notes before 00:03:17.011 --> 00:03:21.370 they write, and then can be listened to throughout the writing process. 00:03:22.390 --> 00:03:27.910 Voice Notes offer a powerful way to record initial ideas, giving students who 00:03:27.911 --> 00:03:32.150 struggle to express themselves in the written form an opportunity to capture 00:03:32.151 --> 00:03:36.670 their thoughts without being distracted or held back by the mechanics of writing. 00:03:38.095 --> 00:03:43.750 It could also be used by members of staff to record instructions or to provide verbal feedback. 00:03:44.590 --> 00:03:46.670 Click here to open the sound recorder. 00:03:47.190 --> 00:03:49.430 Use the red button to start recording. 00:03:50.790 --> 00:03:55.310 William won the battle of Hastings because his army used effective tactics. 00:03:56.550 --> 00:03:58.230 Click stop when you have finished. 00:03:58.630 --> 00:04:01.476 You can listen back and re-record if you need to, 00:04:01.477 --> 00:04:04.211 or click done when you're happy with your recording. 00:04:05.330 --> 00:04:08.870 My Voice Note is stored in the speech bubble to the left of the document. 00:04:09.640 --> 00:04:13.650 We can click the speech bubble as often as we need to to hear the recording. 00:04:14.610 --> 00:04:18.130 Or we can right click to re-record or delete it. 00:04:19.110 --> 00:04:23.950 We can have up to six of these in a document, and they will each hold up to a minute of recording. 00:04:25.370 --> 00:04:27.010 Okay, that's the document. 00:04:27.390 --> 00:04:30.130 Now let's consider those learners who need more support. 00:04:30.930 --> 00:04:34.010 We're going to look at the resources available in DocsPlus now. 00:04:34.410 --> 00:04:38.550 There are two types of WorksSpaces and Wordbars. 00:04:39.210 --> 00:04:43.270 You can create these resources from scratch, but you also have access to 00:04:43.271 --> 00:04:46.250 thousands of ready-made resources in LearningGrids. 00:04:47.190 --> 00:04:53.091 Let's navigate there by selecting the file icon and choosing LearningGrids Resources. 00:04:53.870 --> 00:04:56.130 This is our bank of ready-made resources. 00:04:56.850 --> 00:05:01.310 I recommend anyone using DocsPlus spend some time here in LearningGrids. 00:05:02.110 --> 00:05:06.410 I'll go to the History section and choose Middle Ages. 00:05:06.870 --> 00:05:09.878 We'll start by looking at WorkSpaces, so I'll filter 00:05:09.879 --> 00:05:12.990 for this resource using the checkboxes on the left. 00:05:14.170 --> 00:05:18.720 I'll open this Norman Victory WorkSpace using the green Open button here. 00:05:20.350 --> 00:05:26.190 WorkSpaces are a visual organising tool, great for supporting students to organise 00:05:26.770 --> 00:05:34.770 and create a mind map, manipulating and linking their ideas. 00:05:35.830 --> 00:05:39.030 To add text, double click and start to type. 00:06:06.270 --> 00:06:09.690 Students also have the option of adding Voice Notes to their mind map, 00:06:10.270 --> 00:06:14.050 expanding on their ideas, explaining and justifying their reasoning. 00:06:16.310 --> 00:06:20.930 William was an experienced and skilled commander with a strong control over his army. 00:06:21.470 --> 00:06:26.050 He carefully planned the invasion, bringing ships, supplies and reinforcements. 00:06:26.370 --> 00:06:29.330 In contrast, Harold made rush decisions. 00:06:31.050 --> 00:06:34.930 All of DocsPlus's support features are available within the WorkSpace. 00:06:35.530 --> 00:06:38.090 So you can listen to your text with the speech tool, 00:06:43.490 --> 00:06:47.470 use the predictor to support spelling and encourage a wider range of vocabulary, 00:06:48.350 --> 00:06:51.450 and correct any spelling errors with the help of the spell check tool. 00:06:52.535 --> 00:06:56.590 Watch our tutorial to learn more about creating and editing a WorkSpace. 00:06:58.130 --> 00:07:02.050 When they're ready to start writing, students can instantly transform their 00:07:02.051 --> 00:07:05.950 WorkSpace into a Wordbar, the other resource in DocsPlus. 00:07:06.710 --> 00:07:09.730 Go here and choose create Wordbar. 00:07:10.830 --> 00:07:14.850 This resource will sit at the bottom of the document as they write, providing 00:07:14.851 --> 00:07:17.730 instant point and click access to key vocabulary. 00:07:20.890 --> 00:07:25.490 The Wordbar will mimic the structure of the mind map, helping students to organise 00:07:25.491 --> 00:07:29.990 their paragraphs and transfer their ideas to the page in a logical order. 00:07:40.470 --> 00:07:43.530 We have loads of Wordbars already made in LearningGrids. 00:07:46.500 --> 00:07:48.740 And this time I'm going to filter for Wordbars. 00:07:49.640 --> 00:07:51.961 You can see there are a few different types to choose from. 00:07:53.360 --> 00:07:58.640 Wordbars provide alphabetical or topic-based word lists to use alongside 00:07:58.641 --> 00:08:02.120 the keyboard to support writing in different subject areas. 00:08:03.040 --> 00:08:05.900 I'll open up the Battle of Hastings Wordbar. 00:08:07.740 --> 00:08:12.641 Students can right click on any word to listen to it first before using it in their writing. 00:08:15.495 --> 00:08:19.160 In this Wordbar, words are organised into topic-based tabs. 00:08:20.175 --> 00:08:24.520 You can also organise Wordbars into alphabetical tabs, like this one. 00:08:25.760 --> 00:08:28.537 Another real learning curve for students is understanding 00:08:28.538 --> 00:08:31.040 how to structure different genres of writing. 00:08:31.920 --> 00:08:36.600 Using a Wordbar, you can teach them those structures by offering paragraph starters 00:08:37.000 --> 00:08:38.960 and the relevant supporting vocabulary. 00:08:41.650 --> 00:08:47.241 You can easily edit Wordbars to add in specific vocabulary by going into edit view. 00:08:58.810 --> 00:09:02.940 To learn more about the changes that can be made, or how to make your own, 00:09:03.280 --> 00:09:05.080 watch our tutorial video. 00:09:06.955 --> 00:09:11.160 Now, we've created our piece of writing in the document, but as a teacher, 00:09:11.280 --> 00:09:15.100 wouldn't it be good to know how the document was produced and any difficulties 00:09:15.101 --> 00:09:18.020 the students faced while they were working on it? 00:09:18.480 --> 00:09:23.320 DocsPlus's Analytics Tool provides you with rich data, giving you a unique 00:09:23.321 --> 00:09:26.120 insight into each learner's writing process. 00:09:26.840 --> 00:09:32.161 See at a glance how your students are using the accommodations you've put into place for them. 00:09:33.080 --> 00:09:38.060 View the words they have entered using the keyboard, using the suggestions made by 00:09:38.061 --> 00:09:41.640 the predictor and the spellings corrected with the spell check. 00:09:42.600 --> 00:09:46.960 Identify possible patterns so that you can address specific spelling issues. 00:09:47.700 --> 00:09:50.580 You can also see which words were entered from a Wordbar. 00:09:51.940 --> 00:09:54.180 Finally, let's have a look at the DocReader. 00:09:55.270 --> 00:09:59.280 The DocReader will read aloud any pdf or word document. 00:10:00.300 --> 00:10:05.040 To open a resource, go to the file icon and browse through your file explorer. 00:10:11.230 --> 00:10:15.250 Select where you would like to start reading from and click the play icon. 00:10:16.000 --> 00:10:22.450 During the Roman rule in Britain, which lasted for approximately 400 years until 410 AD. 00:10:25.040 --> 00:10:30.751 You can highlight sections to be read aloud and each word will be highlighted as it is spoken. 00:10:31.290 --> 00:10:34.970 This left behind a population consisting of Roman civilians. 00:10:36.810 --> 00:10:41.750 Go here to toggle on Dual View where students can access the Word Processor at 00:10:41.751 --> 00:10:44.230 the same time as the document in the DocReader. 00:10:45.885 --> 00:10:49.950 Remember to visit the DocsPlus Learning Hub to learn more about DocsPlus.