Clicker 5 ANZ (Australian/New Zealand Version)
by Crick Software
Clicker is a powerful yet easy-to-use writing support and multimedia tool that enables children to write with whole words, phrases or pictures
Over 150 new images have been drawn and will appear in a new library in addition to the standard Crick Picture Library. Many new activities and sample grids suitable for the Aus/NZ curriculum have been created too.
View more sample images from the new Clicker 5 ANZ version
Crick Software has launched an Australian/New Zealand section of the Clicker Grids for Learning website at www.learninggrids.com/ANZ allowing users to download more FREE Clicker classroom resources! This new, regularly updated site contains fully localised resources and is accessible both directly and through an integrated link in Clicker 5 ANZ Version will automatically load the new activities into your copy of Clicker 5 ANZ!
Clicker ANZ Key Features
- Graphics – 125 new graphics. A new library in addition to the standard Crick Picture Library.
- Example files – Updated Example files – localised for the Australian and New Zealand education settings
- Integrated link in Clicker 5 to LearningGrids ANZ resource site – This new, regularly updated, free to access site contains fully localised resources and is accessible both directly and through an integrated link in Clicker 5.
- LearningGrids ANZ – The LearningGrids ANZ website is now live, and there are three ways to access it:
- Go to http://www.learninggrids.com/ and choose ‘ANZ Site’ from the three links.
- Type http://www.learninggrids.com/ANZ into the address bar on your browser.
- Users with Clicker 5 ANZ can access the ANZ site through the LearningGrids Direct link in Clicker Explorer.
The LearningGrids ANZ site will be automatically updated with new Clicker 5 (or Clicker 5 with Paint) resources every two weeks, as is currently the case with the UK and US sites.
- Go to http://www.learninggrids.com/ and choose ‘ANZ Site’ from the three links.
- Localised Resources – Localisation of Clicker 5 resources from UK to ANZ have been updated on the ANZ site. However, they do not appear in the ‘What’s new’ section on the homepage, this is because updated resources retain their original publishing date.
The resources that do appear in the ‘What’s new’ section of the homepage are all resources that are brand new for ANZ specifically.
Clicker 5 is more advanced than Clicker 4, taking advantage of the latest technologies, yet it’s even easier to use! The interface will be familiar to those used to Clicker, plus Crick Software have added an editing mode to make creating grids even easier!
With Clicker 5, you can store many grids in a single file called a ‘Grid Set’, which can also store all their pictures, sounds and videos. So it’s really easy to share and move your grids! You can save your preferences with the Grid Set, too! And now with the ‘Edit’ mode it makes it incredibly easy to edit your grid sets. Grids in a sequence can be reordered just by dragging, and it’s really easy to add new buttons from the cell palette. You can even change the look of an entire set of grids in one go!
Clicker 5’s Elan Sayso UK English speech engine sounds incredibly realistic. Click here for a sound sample!
What’s more, you’ll be amazed at how human this speech sounds. And words are highlighted as they are spoken, enabling the student to follow the words as they are read. To listen to the word in the grid, point to it and right-click. Then just click to send the word into Clicker Writer. The complete sentence is read out when you put in the full stop.
Popup grids can hold words, phrases and pictures that can be sent into any cell or text box. Any cell can open a popup, and cells in popups have the same features as those in any grid, allowing all students to write into a talking book and select pictures for each page. Popups also enable other new ideas, such as labelling activities – just click on an empty label and then choose the word you want from the popup.
Click here for Clicker 5 screenshots.
The good news too is that if you already have Clicker 4, you’ll find that you can still use all of your existing Clicker activities in Clicker 5!
Clicker 5 in your classroom
The easy to use templates make it a breeze to create Clicker activities to support students of all ages and abilities in all curriculum areas.
- Sentence Building
Words can be organised left to right and in colour-coded groups to help students to build simple sentences. To listen to a word in the grid, just point to it and right-click (or Control-click on a Mac). Then a left-click sends the word into Clicker Writer. Read more about Sentence Building. - Word Banks
Students can use Clicker Writer like any other word processor. Type from the keyboard but use the Clicker Grids for more difficult words or to extend vocabulary. Read more about Word Banks. - Talking Books
Students of all abilities can create their own talking books, using the pop-up grids to enter text and choose pictures. Clicker 5 makes it easy to add digital photos, sounds and videos in a range of file formats. Read more about Talking Books. - Labelling
Clicker labelling activities can be used to support learning in any curriculum area. Add a picture to a labelling template and use the pop-up grids for your students to add words to the picture or diagram. Read more about Labelling Activities. - Writing Frames
Any grid you make in Clicker 5 can link to any number of other grids (to make a sequence). For example, a writing frame may link to a “words” bank and a “connectives” grid, providing appropriate scaffolding to write a discussion text. Read more about Writing Frames. - Communication Grids
With its graphics, speech, and the ability to link together an unlimited number of grids, Clicker 5 is now widely used as a communication aid. For symbol support, you can use the symbol set of your choice. Read more about Communication Grids. - Multimedia Presentations
You can create Clicker Grids that work on their own, without Clicker Writer, making them more like pages of digital books. This enables students to create multimedia presentations with digital photos, sounds and video in a range of file formats.
Click here to view an online Clicker 5 Guide.
Click here to download the Clicker 5 Guide in PDF format. To view this file, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Click here for Clicker teaching ideas
Want Clicker 5 to speak in other languages? Check out Speech Support for Modern Foreign Languages (MFL).
Clicker, ClozePro, Jigworks and Wordbar are supported by Crick Software’s free website of resources at LearningGrids ANZ and LearningGrids.com (UK and US) (over 70,000 registered users). The LearningGrids.com website provides ready-made materials for use in your classroom. Just register on the site, view images of the resources, then simply click to download..
To view our Clicker 5 – Beginner’s Hands-on Workshop Guide click here (half day workshop).
For a more in-depth guide, check out our Introduction to Clicker 5 – Hands-on Workshop Guide (full day workshop).
New Features in Clicker 5: Click here to see an MS PowerPoint presentation of What’s New in Clicker 5 (ppt 2.29 MB)
- Clicker Writer Click here for an example screenshot
Clicker Writer is a word processor which can:
- Read aloud any text, highlighting each word when spoken
- Show pictures above words
- Automatically capitalise proper nouns and words at the start of sentences
- You enter text into Clicker Writer using either your keyboard or a Clicker Grid.
- Clicker Grids Click here for an example screenshot
Clicker Grids enable students to become more independent and confident about constructing their writing. Grids have cells containing words, phrases or pictures.
To write in Clicker Writer, simply click on a word, phrase or picture in the Clicker Grid!
To check the word or phrase first, right-click on it (Mac: Ctrl-click) to hear it read aloud!- New cleaner, crisp, modern look
- Cells can have different shapes – squared corners, curved edges, or even circular!
- Easy to change grid background colours – and add patterns, or even pictures!
- Disable some cells until other cells are clicked on
- Play MPEG video and MP3 audio files
- Unlimited number of groups for cell group scanning
- New cleaner, crisp, modern look
- Clicker Explorer Click here for an example screenshot
- New XP-style look
- Task pane lets you find Grid Sets easily
- Direct access to LearningGrids ANZ – search for and run or download files without leaving Clicker!
- Drag and drop grids to create or reorder sequences
- ‘Master grids’ let you modify many grids in one go!
- Instant access to any grid in a set – simply double-click on it!
- New XP-style look
- Edit Mode Click here for an example screenshot
- Drag and resize cells
- Pop-up Editing Toolbox gives you easy access to all your editing tools
- Cell Palettes contain cells with different shapes and actions – simply drag them onto the grid!
- Picture, Sound and Video palettes too – simply drag to a cell to add a picture, sound or video!
- Can still Shift-click to edit cell text in Run mode
- Protects your grids from accidental editing in Run mode
- Drag and resize cells
- Pop-up Grids Click here for an example screenshot
- Click on a cell and open a pop-up grid!
- Use pop-up grids for word banks
- Create labelling exercises and sorting/matching activities.
- Use pop-up keyboards to enter text into a talking book
- Switch users can now write talking books!
Additional Clicker Features and Benefits
View latest features in the Clicker 5.2 update
- Picture Library
Clicker comes with a Picture Library of over 1,800 pictures, and it’s easy to use your own images – all the main graphic formats are supported, including digital photos. - Special Needs
Clicker is great for writers of all abilities, including reluctant writers and students with English as a Second Language (ESL). Clicker has extensive settings for users with low vision. For students with physical disabilities, Clicker is also fully switch accessible. - Accessibility for Students with Physical Disabilities
In Clicker, almost everything that you can do with a mouse can also be done with a switch. By installing Clicker’s accessibility options, Clicker Grids can scan. - Switch Accessibility
- Switch access is built in for word processing and writing activities; talking books and other multimedia; and communication grids
- Assess switching skills and understanding
- In Clicker, practically anything you can do with a mouse can be done with a switch. With version 5, switch access comes as an installable option on the standard CD!
Note: Crick USB Switch Interface, IntelliSwitch, JoyCable 2 or IntelliKeys USB is required – other switch interfaces are not supported at this time.Click here to read more about accessing Clicker 5 with switches
- Switch access is built in for word processing and writing activities; talking books and other multimedia; and communication grids
Looking for a quick and easy way for you AND YOUR STUDENTS to be able to create movies for Clicker 5? Click here to read more about the Digital Movie Creator 2.
Need to add word prediction into your Clicker 5 Grids?
Good news! Clicker 5 now works with Penfriend XP and Penfriend XL version 3.1 or later. If you have an older version of Penfriend XP or XL you can download an upgrade to the latest Penfriend version that will support Clicker (version 5.2 onwards); this upgrade can be downloaded from the Penfriend downloads website.
Click here for a Help Sheet on how to use Penfriend Word Prediction in Clicker 5.
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Requirements and ResourcesexpandClick to collapse
NETWORKING: All of Crick Software’s programs can be used on a network. To purchase for a network, simply buy the single user product, then the number of additional user licences required. The CD includes a network installation.
Minimum System Requirements for Windows Version
- Pentium II 400 MHz or greater
- Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, 98, NT, ME
- 128 MB RAM
- 400 MB hard disk space
- A sound card is required if you wish to use the speech
- CD ROM drive
- Crick USB Switch Interface, IntelliSwitch, JoyCable 2 or IntelliKeys USB is required for switch access
Minimum System Requirements for Macintosh Version
- Mac OS 10.3 – 10.5, now compatible with Mac OS 10.5 “Leopard” (Clicker 5 ANZ version 5.27 is now shipping which is compatible with Mac OS 10.5 “Leopard”. If you have an earlier version of Clicker 5 ANZ and wish to run it on Mac OS 10.5, contact Spectronics Technical Support.)
- PowerPC or Intel processor
- 128 MB RAM
- 400 MB free disk space
- Crick USB Switch Interface is required for switch access
Online Training by Spectronics is available for this product.
For more information on "Clicker 5 ANZ (Australian/New Zealand Version)" read the following articles:
- Clicker 5 Preview by Special Educational Needs Information Technology (SENIT, pdf)
- Clicker 5 - Winner at the Grid, Times Educational Supplement, January 2005 (pdf)
- Clicker 5 Review - Part 1
- Clicker 5 Review by Rik Ludlow, "The ICT Guide" section, Special Magazine, August 2005 (pdf 1.2 MB)
Clicker 5 ANZ (Australian/New Zealand Version) is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Early Childhood
- Early Primary
- Mid Primary
- Upper Primary
Clicker 5 ANZ (Australian/New Zealand Version) is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Early concepts
- Literacy
- Switch use
- Cause-and-effect
- Switch timing
- Choosing with a switch
Users can access Clicker 5 ANZ (Australian/New Zealand Version) in the following ways:
- Mouse/ Trackball/ Joystick
- Keyboard
- Touchscreen
- Single Switch
- Multiple Switches
For answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and technical support visit:
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