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Click the picture icon in the toolbar to see three choices.

Adding an image is a great way for pupils to enhance their writing or be creative with their documents.

1. Browse pictures on your computer or network.

2. Use Clicker Paint to draw or paint a picture.

3. Take a photograph with a webcam.

1. Browsing pictures on your computer or network lets pupils find images from the Crick Picture Library. The search box lets you find pictures by their file name.

Click the image wanted and then click insert to add it to

the document.

2. Choosing Clicker Paint lets pupils create their own pictures to add to a document.

Choose from the different

tools available.

Select the brush size and type.

Choose from solid colours, blends, patterns and the

colour mixer.

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How to: add a picture, painting or webcam photograph to a document

Add the finished picture to the

document.

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Don’t forget, the image is moved to the left, right or centre of the document by dragging.

3. Choosing the webcam lets pupils take photographs directly from the computer, and add them to their document.

Once a picture, painting or photograph has been added to a document, it can be resized by dragging one of the corner handles.

Add a caption to an image by right-clicking the picture and selecting Add Caption.

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The preview shows an example of what the finished activity will look like.

How to: create a quick matching activity

Choose Make a Clicker Set

from the Clicker Explorer.

The Quick Grid and Page Wizards are a fast and easy way to create a range of personalized activities.

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Select Matching from the New Clicker Set screen.

Choose whether the activity is made up of

pictures, sounds, words or a combination.

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Don’t forget to save the finished activity from the Clicker Set menu.

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More Options includes the option to customize the background of the grid and the font that is used.

Once all of the settings are chosen, click Create and the matching activity is instantly made.

Add or Remove pictures to be included in the

activity.

Select how many answers there will be to choose from.

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From Clicker Explorer, select the Files tab.

LearningGrids contains hundreds of professionally made Clicker Sets that are free to open, edit and save.

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How to: open ready-made Clicker Sets from LearningGrids

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Select the Free Resources button.

Enter keywords to search for.

Narrow your search by age

range.

Look through the different categories for appropriate Clicker Sets.

Clicker Sets labelled with require Clicker 6 to work. Clicker Sets labelled with work with Clicker 5 and Clicker 6.

Don’t forget you can save any ready-made Clicker Set from the Clicker Set menu.

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Click the title of any Clicker Set to find out more information about it and to see a screenshot.

Click Run Now to open the Clicker Set.

The first screen of the Clicker Set contains an information button telling you about the grid, including ideas for how to use it with children and information about other sets available on

the same topic.

How to: personalize and save Clicker 6’s user preferences

It is easy to personalize and save Clicker 6’s user preferences for pupils to access easily from the Quick Start menu.

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Go to the Options menu and click User Preferences.

Select the Document tab

• Choose if appropriate words are automatically capitalized and if incorrectly spelled words are underlined.

• Select the default font and font size, and what file type is used when documents are saved.

Select the Speech tab

Select the Media tab

Select the Clicker Sets tab

• Select the speech engine and the speed at which it reads. • Choose if, and how, the text is highlighted as it is read aloud. • Choose when the text is read aloud.

• Choose where instant pictures are used. • Select the size of instant pictures in the document. • Choose the libraries you wish Clicker 6 to search for pictures and

symbols in.

• Choose if Edit Mode will be available. • Select the preferred on-screen keyboard. • Choose if the keyboard opens automatically when Clicker 6 starts.

Don’t forget if a pupil has their own network login, their user preferences will follow them to whichever computer they log onto.


Select the Predictor tab

Select the Look and Feel tab

• Move the slider to choose a predictor level or select Custom Level to adapt the settings further.

• Select how words are sent from the predictor to the document. • Choose if SoundsLike prediction is used.

• Select which tools are shown in the document toolbar and the grid toolbar.

• Choose the size of the tools and tabs.

Once all of the settings have been chosen, save the user preferences by going to the Options menu, selecting Import and Export, and then Export User Options. You will be asked to name your user options.

Your user options will appear in this list on the Quick Start screen for pupils to access

easily.

How to: personalize the word predictor settings


Customize the settings of the word predictor so that each pupil benefits from a personalized level of support.

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Click the Predictor tab.

Move the slider to use one of the pre-

set levels or click Custom Level to create your own

(see below).

See the features of the current level

chosen.

Choose how words are sent from the predictor to the

document.

Choose if SoundsLike prediction is used.

Clicking Custom Level allows you to make the following choices.

Select how many words to list in the

predictor.

Choose the font settings.

Select the size of database that the words

are chosen from.

Set the minimum length of words predicted, whether to predict words from the Clicker Set and whether to

predict the next word.

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Don’t forget the predictor window is resized by dragging the bottom right corner.

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Once the settings are chosen, the Show Predictor icon in the toolbar switches the predictor on and off.

If you wish to have pictures or symbols automatically appear in the predictor, click the Media tab.

Select this option.

Select the libraries that you wish Clicker 6 to search for pictures and symbols in.

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How to: create a quick picture bank


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Select Picture Bank from the New Clicker Set screen.

Click Add Pictures to open the picture browser.

Navigate to a folder of pictures on your desktop or network, or use images from the new Crick Picture Library 3.



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Click each image to be added to the picture bank. Click again to deselect a picture.

Click Insert to add the pictures, and then Close

the screen.

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Add more pictures.

Choose how the pictures are ordered,

and if the picture name is displayed.

Make layout choices.


Once all the settings have been chosen, click Create and the picture bank is instantly made.

Don’t forget to save the picture bank from the Clicker Set menu.

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Clicker 6 comes with a range of example Clicker Sets that are ready to use straight away!

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How to: open & use the example Clicker Sets: ages 4 to 6 - Ourselves

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Then select the Examples folder.

Double click the folder labelled Ages 4 to 6 – Ourselves.

There are 8 Clicker Sets in this folder which demonstrate the types of activities that can be made with Clicker 6.

I Can – Recording An on-screen book where pupils read about things

that different children are able to do and answer the questions “Can you?” about each activity. On each page they can read the text and record their

response.

My Things – Then and Now A sorting activity where pupils decide if items are things they use now or when they were a baby.

They can also paint pictures to add their own items to each category.

Don’t forget you can edit any of the ready-made Clicker Sets to include your own words and pictures.


These are just some of the ready-made Clicker Sets available. Search LearningGrids for more, or make your own with the Quick Grid and Quick Page Wizards!

Now I Am Older – Write a Book Pupils create their own book about what they can

do now that they are older. On each page, they write a sentence about what they can do and paint

a picture to illustrate it.

Read about Sam An on-screen book about a boy called Sam, which gives simple information about Sam’s life such as his age, family and pets. On each page they can

listen to the text and then record the information themselves.

Sam Sentences A sentence building activity about a boy called

Sam. There are three levels of activity so that pupils can write the sentences with the appropriate

support.

The Body – Picture Match A picture matching activity based on parts of the

body. Each page shows a target picture and then a choice of three other pictures, from which to select a match. Pupils can only make the correct matches.

The Head – Read and find A word to picture matching set based on parts of

the head. Each page shows a target word and then a choice of ten pictures, from which to select a

match. Pupils can only make the correct matches.

What I Do – Writing An activity where pupils write about the activities

they might do within the context of everyday situations. They can write about things they do at

home, at school, at the park, at the shopping centre and at the beach.

Go to the Options menu and click Media Libraries.

Registering your own media libraries enables your images to instantly appear in documents and Clicker Sets.

Your current libraries that are

already registered.

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How to: register your own media library

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Click Register New Library to get started.

Give your library a name and click Next.

Clicker Browse and navigate to the folder of images on your

computer or network and click Next.

Don’t forget to name your photographs appropriately for Clicker to find them.


Use the default identifier if you wish and click Next.

Select whether you want to embed media within Clicker Sets, and then

select whether to always use the library with instant pictures.

Click Create.

Your media library will appear in the list.

Photographs in your registered media library will appear when you use Clicker’s instant pictures feature.

How to: show instant pictures in a document


Why not register your own digital pictures to use in your documents?

Clicker’s instant pictures feature enables images to automatically appear when words are typed into the document.

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Click the Media tab.

Select the libraries that you wish

Clicker 6 to search for pictures and

symbols in.

Choose In the document.

Select the size of the images when

they appear in the document.

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As pupils type, instant pictures appear above the words in the document.

How to: show pictures or symbols in the word predictor


Showing pictures or symbols alongside the words in the predictor helps pupils to recognize the words they want to use.

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Click the Media tab.

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Don’t forget the predictor window is resized by dragging the bottom right corner.

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Once the settings are chosen, the Show Predictor icon in the toolbar switches the predictor on and off.

Select this option.

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Select the libraries you wish Clicker to search for pictures and symbols in.

How to: add topic words to the word predictor

First, use the Quick Grid Word Bank Wizard to create a topic word bank.

It is easy to include topic specific vocabulary in the word predictor to support pupils’ writing across the whole curriculum.

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Type or paste your text into the box.

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Select alphabetic tabs or have all of the words on one grid.

Choose the number of common English words to leave out of the word bank.

Once the word bank is made check the word predictor’s settings by going to the Options menu and clicking User Preferences.

Don’t forget you can have multiple word banks open at the same time.

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Choose Predictor.

Ensure Predict words from the

Clicker Set is displayed. If not,

click Custom Level and select it from

there.

Click the Show Predictor icon in the toolbar to switch the predictor on and off.

Words from the Clicker Set are still

included in the word predictor

even if it is minimized.

How to: create a quick sentence building activity


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Select Sentence Building from the New Clicker Set screen.

Paste your sentences here, or type them directly into

the box. Start each sentence on a

new line.



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Don’t forget to save the sentence building activity from the Clicker Set menu.

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Choose if the sentence is displayed as a model on the grid, as a pop-up or not at all.

Choose whether the

grid will contain a cell

for a picture or not

Format the text and the way it appears in the

activity.

More Options includes choosing the order of the words in the grid, the option to customize the background of the grid and the font that is used.

Once all of the settings have been chosen, click Create and the sentence building activity is instantly made.

See a preview of the activity

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How to: open & use the example Clicker Sets: ages 6 to 7 - People at Work

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Double click the folder labelled Ages 6 to 7 – People at Work.


Find Out about People at Work An on-screen book about jobs, focusing on where people work and what they do. Each page features a different worker, giving simple information about

their workplace and their role.

People at Work – Picture Pairs This is a picture association activity based on

workers and their places of work. Each page shows a target workplace picture and then a choice of

three worker pictures, from which to select a match.




People at Work – Questions This is a comprehension activity where pupils

answer questions about different jobs. They choose a picture in response to each question and then

write the answers.

People at Work – Write a Book In this activity, pupils create their own book about

people at work. Each page offers support in writing about a different worker, with a focus on where

they work and what their job involves.

Pronouns – Workers In this activity, pupils use third person singular

pronouns to complete sentences about a range of people at work. Each page displays a sentence about a named worker. The pupil chooses the correct pronoun (He or She) for the start of a

d t b t th k

Talk about Workers This is an open-ended speaking activity where

pupils record information about different jobs. It is an ideal group activity which can also be

completed by individuals. Pupils can use the set to present to the class.

Workers Sentences This is a sentence building set about the jobs that

some people do. It focuses on compound sentences containing the conjunction “and”. Within

the set there are three levels of activity so that pupils can write the sentences with the appropriate

amount of support.

Write about Jobs In this activity, pupils write about different jobs, considering the skills and qualities required for

each one. They write about what each job would enable them to do and whether or not they would

enjoy it, giving their reasons why (or why not).

How to: open, change and personalize the on-screen keyboard

Go to the View menu and click Show Keyboard.

Clicker has an integrated on-screen keyboard, enabling pupils to type directly from a touch screen or interactive whiteboard.

Access the accented characters for typing in other languages.

Close the keyboard.

Access capital letters and alternative symbols.

Minimize the keyboard.


The default option is a Qwerty keyboard. To select a different keyboard, go to the Options menu and select User Preferences.

Don’t forget the keyboard can also be switched on and off with the Show Keyboard button in the grid toolbar.


Choose Clicker Sets.

Select your chosen keyboard

from the list.

Use this option to automatically

open a keyboard when Clicker 6

starts.

Personalize any keyboard by editing it and then selecting Save Keyboard As from the Clicker Set menu.

How to: create a quick word bank


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Select Word Bank from the New Clicker Set screen.

Paste text from any website or worksheet

into the box.



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Don’t forget to save the word bank from the Clicker Set menu.

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Choose the number of common English words to leave out of the word bank.

Depending on the length of your text, decide to have all of

the words on one grid or on separate

alphabetic tabs.

More Options includes the choice to use instant pictures in the cells, the option to customize the background of

the grid, and to choose the font that is used.

Once all of the settings have been chosen, click Create and the word bank is instantly made.

See a preview of the activity.

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How to: open & use the example Clicker Sets: ages 7 to 9 - Animals

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Double click the folder labelled Ages 7 to 9 – Animals.


Animal Habitats A - Z This is a word bank to support writing about

habitats of animals around the world and some of the animals found in these places. The words are

arranged in alphabetical tabs.

Animal Habitats Words This is a word bank to support writing about a

range of habitats and some of the animals that live in them. The set contains vocabulary under the

following headings: Desert, Savannah, Rainforest, Ocean, Polar and Wetlands.




Frog Life Cycle – Read This is an on-screen book about the life cycle of a

frog. The book looks at how a frog develops, describing the changes that happen at each stage of the life cycle – from the start of life in the egg,

the hatching of the tadpole and the metamorphosis into the adult frog.

Frog Life Cycle – Tell the Story In this open-ended speaking activity, pupils create an oral report about the life cycle of a frog. It is an ideal group activity which can also be completed by individuals. Pupils can use the set to present to

the class.

Frog Life Cycle – Writing This writing activity enables pupils to write an

information text about the life cycle of a frog. The set contains sentence starters and word banks,

offering structure and support for pupils to write about each stage of the life cycle.

Powerful Animal Verbs In this activity, pupils are encouraged to use

powerful verbs within sentences related to animals. They complete sentences by selecting verbs

associated with eating, movement and sound. They are also provided with the verbs used in the activity

so they can use them in their own sentences

Vertebrates – Read This is an on-screen book about five vertebrates,

each from a different animal group. The book explores the habitat, diet and special characteristics

of lions, alligators, toads, eagles and trout.

Vertebrates – Write a Book In this set, pupils create their own book about five

vertebrates – lions, alligators, toads, eagles and trout. Each page offers support in writing about each animal’s group, its habitat, its diet and its

special characteristics.

How to: create a quick Listen & Say activity




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Select Listen & Say from the New Clicker Set screen.

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Add Pictures to be included in

the pages of the activity.


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Once all of the settings are chosen, click Create and the Listen & Say activity is instantly made.

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Add a title for the activity. The preview shows an example of what the

finished activity will look like.



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How to: open & use the example Clicker Sets: ages 9 to 11 - Food

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Double click the folder labelled Ages 9 to 11 – Food.


Food A - Z This is a word bank to support writing about food

and healthy eating. The words are arranged in alphabetical tabs.

Food Groups Pictures This is a picture bank containing images related to

food groups. The pictures are arranged in food group categories under the following headings:

Fruit, Vegetables, Starchy Foods, Meat, Fish, Eggs & Pulses, Milk & Dairy Foods and Fats & Sugars.




Food Groups Words This word bank supports writing about food groups

and healthy eating. The set contains vocabulary under the following headings: Fruit, Vegetables, Starchy Foods, Meat, Fish, Eggs & Pulses, Milk &

Dairy Foods and Fats & Sugars.

Junk Food – Viewpoints This is an on-screen book which explores different points of view on the subject of a ban on junk food

in schools. The pages offer a range of arguments and opinions from the viewpoints of different

people, including teachers, parents and children.

Junk Food – Writing This writing frame enables pupils to write a

persuasive text on the issue of a ban on junk food in schools. The set contains a frame to help

structure the writing, a bank of topic-related vocabulary and a bank of connecting words.

Seeds to Bread – Read This is an on-screen book related to the stages of

bread production. The book covers the main stages of the process – from the farm, to the flour mill, to

the bakery.

Seeds to Bread – Tell the Story This is an open-ended speaking activity where pupils explain the stages of bread production –

from the farm, to the flour mill, to the bakery. It is an idea group activity which can also be completed by individuals. Pupils can use the set to present to

the class

Seeds to Bread – Write a Book In this set, pupils create their own book about the stages of bread production – from the farm, to the

flour mill, to the bakery. They write about each stage, using sentence starters and a word bank.

How to: create a quick Story Telling activity




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Select Tell the Story from the New Clicker

Set screen.

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Add Pictures to be included in

the pages of the activity.


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Once all of the settings are chosen, click Create and the story telling activity is instantly made.

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How to: create a quick Talk About activity




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Select Talk About from the New Clicker Set screen.

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Add Pictures to be included in the pages

of the activity.


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Once all of the settings are chosen, click Create and the Talk About activity is instantly made.

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How to: create a quick Writing Book activity

Choose Make a Clicker Set from Clicker Explorer.


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Then select Writing book from the New Clicker Set screen.

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Select how pupils will add text to their book.

Choose how the words are ordered

in the pop-up.

Select how pupils will add pictures to their

book.

Once your settings are chosen, click Next.

If you have chosen to provide words in a pop-up, the following screen will appear.


Type or paste the words for the pop-up.

Tip: to include more than one word in a

cell put [square brackets] around the

words.


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Once all of the settings are chosen, click Create and the writing book template is instantly made.

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If you have chosen to provide pictures in a pop-up, the following screen will appear.

Choose how the pictures are ordered

in the pop-up.


Click Add Pictures to open the picture

browser.

Choose the sound options for each

page of the book.

Select the number of pages to provide.

Choose the layout of the pages.

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