Tag Archives: clicker 5
LCD Touchscreens: Beginning of the end for Interactive Whiteboards?
Posted in New Technologies
Barbara Landsberg November 28, 2011
Barbara Landsberg November 28, 2011
Just add a laptop or an iPad 2! No data projector needed. No shadows. Fully height-adjustable. Even project wirelessly from your iPad 2 (using an Apple TV unit and a WiFi connection)! We have been looking for an attractive alternative to interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in the classroom for many years. We think we have found it now! The 65″ and 55″ EDUSS Multi-touch Interactive …
TRY this – Rugby World Cup 2011
Posted in Tools & Resources
Charlene Cullen September 8, 2011
Charlene Cullen September 8, 2011
It all starts this weekend with the kick off for the Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand beginning with New Zealand vs Tonga on Friday night. Be prepared for late nights (or early mornings) and lots of yelling at the television! We have created some exciting interactive activities using our popular Boardmaker and Clicker 5 software. You can use these fantastic resources to …
Onset Rime: Developing early literacy with Boardmaker and Clicker 5
Posted in Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg December 20, 2010
Barbara Landsberg December 20, 2010
After Spectronics’ recent series of workshops in New Zealand, many participants enthusiastically requested more information about onset rime activities and their importance in literacy development. So we thought it would also be good to share them with you here in our blog. Onset rime has been shown to be one of the most effective ways of improving phonological awareness. Phonological awareness is an important …
30,000 new images for Clicker 5!
Posted in Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg October 12, 2010
Barbara Landsberg October 12, 2010
We are often asked about how to add MORE pictures and symbols into Clicker 5 and for some time, we have not been able to offer you any solutions which automatically appear within the program. Last year we built an instruction sheet about how to set up an image library to import the Widgit Literacy Symbols and told you that the PCS symbols for …
FREE Online Training – new sessions for you!
Posted in Events, Permanent Resources, Techniques & Tips, Web links, Workshops
Katie Lyon June 25, 2010
Katie Lyon June 25, 2010
You may be aware of our FREE Online Training Sessions that are available for a number of different software programs including Boardmaker, Communicate: Symwriter, Clicker 5 and Texthelp Read and Write Gold. The sessions go for about an hour and are delivered by either one of our teachers or speech pathologists who have had experience using the software. You can attend as many as …
Spectronics Activity Exchange – and the World Cup
Posted in Tools & Resources
Jane Farrall April 16, 2010
Jane Farrall April 16, 2010
The Spectronics Activity Exchange has been around for a while – but recently we have been working hard, revamping and re-organising the Activity Exchange and adding lots of new activities. Now when you visit our Activity Exhange at http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/activities you will see a wider range of assistive technologies covered. These include Boardmaker, Boardmaker Plus, Clicker 5, the Widgit Communicate Series and DynaVox V and …
Clicker 5 SuperDrive – Save over $7000 on 62 titles all on one drive!
Posted in New Technologies, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg April 1, 2010
Barbara Landsberg April 1, 2010
The Clicker SuperDrive is an incredibly convenient and affordable way to own the entire collection of “Powered by Clicker” curriculum titles (titles released up until 1st January 2010). Gain instant access to Crick Software’s vast range of acclaimed titles to develop literacy skills across your school. Install on your network for access by all computers on your school site or simply connect the SuperDrive …
WriteOnline: Online writing support for upper primary and secondary school students
Posted in New Technologies, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg September 25, 2009
Barbara Landsberg September 25, 2009
 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.
How do I see more pictures/symbols in Clicker 5?
Posted in Techniques & Tips, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg September 18, 2009
Barbara Landsberg September 18, 2009
 Clicker 5 is a very popular writing support tool for primary school students – and comes with over 2000 engaging pictures to support and motivate younger students’ writing. One of the most commonly asked questions from Special Education settings however is, “My students need more pictures to support their writing. Can I import the Boardmaker symbols in Clicker 5?â€
