WriteOnline is a new concept – offering an online writing support tool which allows students the option to access their work from school, home, anywhere! It has been developed by Crick Software as a logical progression for older students who are ready to move on from using Clicker 5 as their writing support tool. Clever features built into WriteOnline include:

• Integrated Wordbar for word banks and writing frames to support writing – with the option to automatically create Wordbars by cutting and pasting text from Internet pages or other documents!
• Integrated word prediction supportive of phonetic spellers – for use while writing or for when checking text after writing is complete
• Text-to-speech support within all documents, word prediction and Wordbars
• Integration with Moodle
• Doesn’t depend on an Internet connection while it’s running – it uses the power of your own computer, so it’s just as responsive as an installed application
• Switch access available for students with physical disabilities
• Works offline too! (When you first run WriteOnline on any computer, it invisibly caches the program on your computer and puts a shortcut on your desktop. You can start WriteOnline from this shortcut even if you have no Internet connection, as long as you have logged into the program within the past three days. So you get the best of both worlds – work anytime, anywhere, even when there’s no Internet connection!)

For more information about WriteOnline subscriptions visit Spectronics’ website and view the online video outlining the main features of the program.

Note that WriteOnline subscriptions are now available for individual single users as well as for Primary and Secondary School Site Licences. Spectronics is also now able to set up a 30-day trial of the program for you and your IT team to fully evaluate how well it will work for you school! To arrange for a 30-day trial to be set up – just email Greg O’Connor or phone Greg on (07) 3808 6833 to discuss options.

At Spectronics, we think this is a very clever concept and a logical progression along the writing continuum for Clicker users. Others think so too! Click here to read a recent review by ConnSENSE (Connecticut’s Special Education Network for Software Evaluation).