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Clicker 5

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  • Product Names: Clicker
  • Manufacturer/Publisher: Crick Software Ltd
  • Model: v5.2
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Writing support tool for younger children - winner of 5 BETT awards.

This writing support tool provides on-screen word banks with integrated speech, within an easy-to-use talking word processor. The simple approach to building new grids means it can be used throughout the curriculum with a variety of different abilities and ages. The on-screen grids comprise of up to 100 cells, which hold letters, words, phrases and pictures.

Users can listen to text using the built-in speech software or record their own voices and sounds as well as import digital images and video to develop multi-media projects.

  • Write with words, phrases or pictures by clicking on cells in the grid
  • Words in the grid can be read aloud while written text within the word processor can also be spoken
  • Link grids together to offer staged support through a writing task or to form book
  • Curriculum picture library
  • Instant creation and editing of grids
  • Enter text from keyboard or grid
  • Option to hide grid for full word processor view
  • Listen to text in grid before writing
  • Link any number of grids
  • Record your own sounds
  • Log on facility for easy customisation for individuals
  • Instant access to alphabetically sorted personalised wordlists
  • User-friendly customisable toolbars
  • Create your own talking books
  • Create integrated reading and writing activities
  • Send any key presses from the grid to the word processor
  • Develop your own grids quickly and easily or download free grids from www.learninggrids.com (also available on CD)

Clicker 5.2 - release

New Features:

  • Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Vista compatibility
  • Penfriend Integration
  • Improved functionality of Crick Picture Library
  • Sapi 5 Speech engine compliance
  • Pronunciation control of specific vocabulary
  • Improved MFL (Modern Foreign Language) and EAL (English as an Additional Language) support
  • Alphabetisation of cells in a grid - sorting function

Powerpoint Display available

To download the following PowerPoint Presentation of Clicker5 (1.93MB)

  • Right click on the link provided
  • Select “Save Target (or Link) As”
  • You will be prompted to save your file on your hard drive. Choose a location and click the “Save” button.

N.B. This is only available if you have Microsoft PowerPoint software.

You will need:

  • Windows 98 or later
  • Mac OSX 10.2 or later
  • 128MB RAM
  • 400MB hard disk space

N.B. These licences require activation so are special order items and therefore non-refundable, unless faulty.

  • elc approved
  • Windows OS
  • Vista Compatible
  • Mac OS
  • Age KS1/4-7
  • Age KS2/7-11
  • Age KS3/11-14
  • Use for Learning
  • Access Tool
  • Whiteboard compatible
  • Home User

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