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About Crick Software

Contents NEW 3 Clicker 7 8

Clicker Apps

12 WriteOnline 13 WriteOnline App 14 LearningGrids 16 Clicker SuperDrive 18 Clicker French 18 Clicker Spanish

Who we are

What others say about us

We are 30 people committed to creating great software for pupils of all abilities, especially those who struggle with reading or writing, have special needs or who are learning English. Many of us are former teachers, including the founders John & Ann Crick, and we’ve been creating software for more than 20 years.

Both the company and our products have received numerous awards, including many Bett and ERA Awards. We get great reviews in the press, and we are proud of all the success stories we receive from schools using our software, many of which are on our website.

How we can help you

Where we are

If you’re a primary teacher, we’d like to tell you about Clicker 7, the Clicker Apps and the Powered by Clicker resources.

Most of us are based in Northampton, England and we also have an office in Westport, Connecticut. Our products are used all over the world; in particular the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and we also have translations in many languages.

If you’re a secondary teacher, we’d like to tell you about WriteOnline and the WriteOnline App.

What we do

We are best known for Clicker, the most popular literacy software in UK primary schools. We are also known for WriteOnline, which is widely used to help struggling writers in secondary schools. Our software works on Windows, Mac and iPad.

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Clicker 7 p3 Clicker Apps p8 WriteOnline p12 Clicker SuperDrive p16 Clicker Curriculum Content p18-27

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22 Find Out & Write About 24 Clicker Phonics 25 Clicker Tales 26 Oxford Reading Tree for Clicker 27 Trackers for Clicker 28 Clicker Communicator 29 SuperKeys 30 Symbols for Clicker 31 Clicker 7 Accessibility 31 Crick USB Switch Box 32 Pricing 32 System Requirements 34 Upgrades 34 Licensing and Ordering 35 Training

Use the very best technology to support your pupils with special needs in all curriculum areas. All our software includes extensive support for learners with special needs whatever their age, including those with: 

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Phone: Fax: Email: Internet:

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Special Educational Needs

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We have a team of education consultants who run free seminars, visit schools and deliver training. To find out more, give us a call on 01604 671691.

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reading and writing difficulties dyslexia learning difficulties autism

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physical disabilities language and communication difficulties Down’s syndrome low vision

Winner of 11 BETT Awards

Crick Software Ltd, Crick House, Boarden Close, Moulton Park, Northampton, NN3 6LF, UK WriteOnline is a trademark and Clicker, Wordbar and Find Out & Write About are registered trademarks.

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English Language Learners

Get your English language learners understanding, speaking, reading and writing in fluent English.

ALL our software includes support for English language learners.

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Every child I have used Clicker with produces work of greater quantity and a higher quality now that this support is in place.

Clicker 7 the complete literacy toolkit From planning, to writing, to proofing - Clicker includes all the tools your pupils need to succeed.

Clicker 7 makes it easier than ever for teachers to provide differentiated curriculum resources and create a classroom of independent, enthusiastic learners.

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What’s new?

More Pupil Support       

Clicker Board Voice Notes Realistic children’s voices Targeted spelling intervention Enhanced word prediction Engaging CrickPix Library Use Clicker at school and at home

More Teacher Support   

Easier activity creation wizards ‘Getting started’ step-by-step guides Customisable pronunciation

More Access Support    

SuperKeys: new access method Eye gaze access Touch screen friendly Streamlined switch access

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Raise literacy standards with Clicker 7 What sets Clicker apart from other word processors is the extensive support it offers to emergent, developing and struggling readers and writers.

Clicker 7 builds on previous versions of this much-loved software to provide the ultimate cross-curricular literacy toolkit.

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Build confidence with Clicker Grid Sets Grid Sets enable children to write with whole words, helping them to write independently. Clicker 7 makes it even easier to create and edit your own Clicker Grid Sets, and there are hundreds of ready-

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made sets to choose from.

Review writing with clear children’s voices Clicker’s brand new children’s voices give pupils the opportunity to hear their work read back to them in a friendly, age-appropriate voice that they can identify with. This realistic speech feedback encourages them to actively review and self-correct their work.

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Develop vocabulary and spelling with word prediction Upgraded for version 7, Clicker’s intelligent word predictor suggests words that fit the context of pupils’ writing, encouraging them to use more adventurous vocabulary. Children are able to create flowing pieces of text with accurate spelling and grammatically correct sentences.

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I love the way Clicker 7 links up different powerful elements of teaching and removes tech issues. Using Clicker Boards and placing the vocabulary into a Clicker Set is amazing!

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Organise ideas with Clicker Board

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Clicker Board is a new, child-friendly planning and

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Dave Presky, Little Reddings Primary School

Capture thoughts and rehearse sentences with Voice Notes Voice Notes are a new and powerful way for children to capture their thoughts and ideas. Use Voice Notes

organising tool, where pupils manipulate words, pictures

to rehearse sentences

and sounds. Easily flick between the board and the

before writing, or to

document while writing, or instantly transform the board

capture ideas on the fly.

into a word bank. It’s great for individuals, for groups

They are saved with the document, so they’re

and for the whiteboard.

still there when you come back!

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Provide personalised writing support with Word Pool What happens when children need to include unusual words in their writing? With the new Word Pool, you can add any word to Clicker’s knowledge base and ensure it’s pronounced properly by the speech engine, picked up by the predictor and accepted by the spellchecker. Word Pool can also be used to tackle specific spelling patterns pupils are really struggling with.

3500 curriculum-focused graphics

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Make the curriculum accessible for all We are committed to providing software that enables every pupil to access the curriculum and achieve success.

Clicker 7 has more accessibility features than ever before,

The new CrickPix Library has 40% more pictures, and

including SuperKeys and eye gaze. Find out more about

an all-round improvement in quality.

Clicker 7 accessibility on page 31!

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Build writing confidence with Clicker 7 Hundreds of ready-made Clicker Sets included - see page 14

Clicker Sets support children of all ages and abilities, from beginning writers to developing writers. Clicker 7 makes editing Clicker Sets easier than ever - it knows what sort of set you are using, and acts accordingly.

Sentence Sets Each grid in a Sentence Set contains all the words you need to build a sentence. A model sentence can be shown on the grid or in a pop-up to provide the appropriate level of support. You can create a Sentence Set for your pupils by simply typing or pasting your sentences.

Connect Sets Connect Sets take sentence building a step further, by allowing children to choose from clusters of words for each section of the sentence. The new Edit View makes it easy to create Connect Sets to support writing on any topic.

Word Banks When children are ready to write using the keyboard, they may still need support with the more difficult words. Build Word Banks to support any curriculum area - just paste

Sentence Set.

relevant text and let Clicker do the rest, automatically removing the high frequency words.

Clicker Board Clicker Board is Clicker 7’s new and intuitive tool for children to organise their ideas and plan their writing. It’s easy to

Connect Set.

manipulate words, pictures and sounds, and it works equally well for individual pupils on a laptop or on a whiteboard with the whole class.

Matching Sets Use Matching Sets to build pre-reading skills. Just add pictures or words to create matching activities with pictures, words and

Word Bank.

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Develop speaking, listening and pre-reading skills Clicker Books Clicker 7 has a new, accessible book making tool that enables children of all ages to create on-screen books to be proud of. Word prediction, speech and word banks provide writing support, and accessible tools enable the addition and manipulation of pictures and sounds.

Talk Sets Create Talk Sets to develop speaking and listening skills using any pictures. Just add pictures to create Listen & Say, Talk About or Tell the Story activities.

Great for pre-reading, storyboarding and English language learners.

Custom Clicker Sets Want to do something out of the ordinary? Build a Custom Set from scratch, or from any other Clicker Set. Custom Sets give you free rein - mix grids and pages, design your own layouts and create accessible multimedia activities using pictures, text and sounds.

NEW: Use Clicker at home too!

Give pupils access to a consistent level of literacy support at home and at school by investing in the Clicker 7 Site License.

This enables you to install Clicker on all your school computers AND the home computers of your teachers, TAs and pupils!

Clicker 7 pricing:

Clicker 7 Upgrade pricing:

Single Computer:

Single Computer:

5 Computers OneSchool™ License:

5 Computers OneSchool™ License:

10 Computers OneSchool™ License:

10 Computers OneSchool™ License:

40 Computers OneSchool™ License:

40 Computers OneSchool™ License:

OneSchool™ Site License:

OneSchool™ Site License: Clicker 6 OneSchool™ Site License: (from Site License)

See page 32 for system requirements.

Before upgrading, please read the very important upgrade terms and conditions listed on page 34.

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Clicker Apps Touch, write, succeed!

Combining classic Clicker features with the latest classroom technology, our Clicker Apps give your pupils access to proven literacy support tools developed specifically for the iPad®. Each app focuses on one key aspect of Clicker 7 and has a child-friendly, designed-for-touch interface perfectly suited to learners across the primary age range.

Clicker Sentences

Understanding sentences and how they work is a really important part of early literacy. Clicker Sentences enables you to quickly create sentence building activities on any topic, tailored to support each pupil’s individual needs.

Build sentences the Clicker way

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An essential installation for all schools that are putting iPads into their Key Stage 1 and SEN settings.

Each sentence grid contains all the words required to build a sentence. Pupils tap each word to

Anthony Evans, teacher and blogger

document.

create their sentence, then swipe to move on to the next sentence in the set, quickly building a significant piece of writing.

Encourage self-assessment with speech feedback Realistic speech feedback encourages pupils to re-read their sentences and check they make sense. The Sound Shift tool enables children to listen to a word before sending it into the

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Provide additional support with model sentences It’s easy to differentiate the support offered in each activity. Teachers can choose to provide the target sentence as a model on the grid, in a pop-up or as an oral prompt – you can even create a Guided Order activity. Over 3500 searchable curriculum pictures are also included.

Please see the App Store for latest device specification.

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Clicker Connect

A perfect ‘next step’ for Clicker Sentences users, Clicker Connect enables developing writers, struggling writers and English language learners to take their first steps to independent writing.

Develop independent writing skills

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The app is a triumph…it kickstarts the writing process, helps children to be creative and gives them a clear sense of achievement.

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John Dabell, Teach Primary magazine

Pupils choose from clusters of words, phrases and pictures to produce their own writing. As each sentence is completed it is spoken aloud, helping learners to review and correct their work.

Learners can also use the Sound Shift tool to listen to the words in the grid before using them.

Enhance understanding with pictures Add a picture to any cell in your grid - over 3500 searchable curriculum pictures are included, and you can use your own from your Camera Roll or with the iPad camera. As children write, each picture goes into the document too, helping them to read back what they have written.

Personalised support for every pupil Clicker Connect provides an extensive range of additional support options to suit pupils of all abilities, such as the ability to colour-code words or phrases to emphasise sentence structure, use Guided Order to ensure pupils work from left to right and enlarge cells for extra clarity.

Please see the App Store for latest device specification.

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Clicker Docs

Clicker Docs transforms the iPad into a portable primary word processor! Watch your pupils’ skills and confidence grow as they use the writing support tools to create accurate, flowing documents.

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The Clicker Docs app is a great resource to use with any child who is developing their writing skills and is particularly suitable for those who have dyslexia or are reluctant writers.

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Ann Helsby, Educational App Store

Review writing with clear speech Pupils use the child-friendly lower case keyboard to type into Clicker Docs, and when they punctuate a sentence their work is read back to them. This helps them to find and correct errors for themselves, so that they become more independent writers.

Increase writing productivity and accuracy with word prediction The Clicker Docs predictor suggests age-appropriate vocabulary based on the context of pupils’ writing. The predictor encourages pupils to use more adventurous vocabulary, consistently reinforces the correct spellings of the words they wish to write and helps to speed up writing productivity.

Provide subject-specific writing support with Word Banks Word Banks provide speech-supported vocabulary for any subject or topic. Children simply tap a word to add it to their document. It’s so easy for teachers to create a Word Bank in Clicker Docs, organised with either alphabetical or topic tabs.

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Only Clicker Apps offer all this: Designed with the classroom in mind The child-friendly interface, lower case keyboard and Sassoon font create an engaging environment for your pupils. Children’s work can be shared via Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, WebDAV or AirDrop, sent to any AirPrint compatible printer or emailed.

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Clicker Books

Clicker Books is an engaging book creation tool that includes extensive reading and writing support for pupils of all abilities.

Child-friendly book making

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Even though my students have significant issues with reading, writing and formulating sentences, they were able to create books with minimal assistance. They were so proud of what they had created.

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Aubrey Rubin, Speech and Language Therapist

Pupils use the intuitive tools to add pictures, text and sound to create fantastic books. You can also put together pre-prepared books for pupils to complete containing word or picture bank support, or even create personalised reading books tailored to each child’s learning needs and objectives.

Customisable writing support Children benefit from key Clicker support features including realistic speech feedback, intelligent word prediction and a talking spellchecker, enabling every pupil to produce writing they can be proud of.

Flexible illustration tools Clicker Books can be illustrated in a variety of ways. Pupils can upload images from the Camera Roll, use the camera to take a photograph or create their own pictures using the integrated painting tools.

Opportunities to listen and record When children have completed their text, they can click on the speech button to listen to what they have written. Alternatively, they can record their own speech – a great opportunity to practise their speaking and listening skills.

Please see the App Store for latest device specification.

Free resources at your fingertips Clicker 7 compatible

Access for all

Access topic-specific Sentence Sets, Connect

The Clicker Apps and Clicker 7 are

Clicker Connect and Clicker Docs include

Sets, Word Banks, Clicker Books and book-

fully file compatible. Create activities

the unique SuperKeys access option,

making templates created by our curriculum

within Clicker 7 and use them on

and all apps are switch accessible. Plus

team, searchable within the app. New

your iPads, or vice-versa.

you can adjust the font size and use high

resources are added regularly.

contrast colours.

Apple, the Apple logo and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.

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WriteOnline

Writing success anytime, anywhere!

WriteOnline provides struggling writers in secondary schools with age-appropriate support across the curriculum.

Our award-winning word processor for secondary schools has a grown-up look and feel and provides support for all abilities.

Review writing with clear speech WriteOnline’s clear, British English speech enables students to review what they have written. This active engagement with text encourages students to find and correct errors for themselves, helping them to become more independent writers.

Develop writing independence with word prediction The incredibly accurate Wordflow™ technology predicts as you type, suggesting words that fit the context of your writing. Students’ confidence grows as they compose flowing text with accurate spelling and grammatically correct sentences.

Expand vocabulary with Wordbar Wordbar brings curriculum writing tasks within the reach of all your learners by giving instant point-and-click access to subject-specific words and phrases. It’s easy to make your own Wordbars, and there are hundreds of professionally-made ones to download too!

As well as helping us to support those with low literacy levels or specific needs, WriteOnline can be used to help everyone develop those key skills of planning, structuring and reviewing work, which are so important as they move forward in their academic life.

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WriteOnline can be used to support writing on any subject.

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It is functional, it is clever and it will definitely help contribute towards improving students’ writing, which is so key to their success across the curriculum.

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John Dabell, Teach Secondary magazine

WriteOnline iPad App Our WriteOnline App gives iPad users access to an age-appropriate word processor with a range of customisable writing support tools.

Analyse students’ writing

As they work, students have access

WriteOnline’s document analysis tool gives you a revealing insight into each student’s writing process, including a complete history of time spent on a document, mistakes corrected using the spellchecker and whether any text has been copied and pasted in.

to realistic speech feedback, an intelligent word predictor and Wordbars containing subjectspecific vocabulary.

Organise ideas with mind maps

No time to make your own

Organising ideas is a vital first step in the writing process. WriteOnline’s WorkSpace

Wordbars? A professionally-made,

provides an extremely powerful mind-mapping tool to help learners structure their

ever expanding bank of secondary-

ideas and create logically coherent documents.

focused learning resources is just a tap away – select ‘LearningGrids’ to access a wide range of topic-

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WriteOnline really helps my students to demonstrate their true knowledge and understanding.

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Duncan Anderson, Northfield School

specific Wordbars created by our curriculum team.

If your students are using iPads, the WriteOnline App is the perfect tool to help them develop their writing skills and confidence.

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WorkSpace helps learners to structure their ideas and create logically coherent documents.

WriteOnline pricing: Single Computer: 5 Computers OneSchool™ License: 10 Computers OneSchool™ License: 40 Computers OneSchool™ License: Primary OneSchool™ Site License:

See page 32 for system requirements.

If you are part of Apple’s Volume Purchase Programme, you get a 50% discount when you buy 20 or more copies of the app!

Secondary OneSchool™ Site License:

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LearningGrids

FREE

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The free LearningGrids website makes it easy to find information and activities on any subject.

Free resources for all our software tools!

When you use our software, you get free access to thousands of ready-made resources on our LearningGrids site. There are Clicker 7 Sets, Wordbars for WriteOnline, and resources to support our range of apps for iPad.

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All professionally-made and ready to use, you can browse through our vast selection of resources and even access them directly from within the programs.

New resources are uploaded regularly and the activities are carefully planned to fit in with your curriculum themes. Designed to save you time and to provide inspiration, you can also personalise them to meet your pupils’ needs.

Clicker p3-11 Choose from over a thousand Clicker Sets covering a wide variety of curriculum topics for all ages and abilities. Sentence Sets, Connect Sets, Word Banks and Clicker Books work in both Clicker 7 and the Clicker Apps, and Clicker 7 users also benefit from Clicker Boards for planning, and Talk Sets to develop speaking and listening skills.

WriteOnline p12 There are a host of subject-specific WriteOnline Wordbars suitable for learners aged nine to adult. You will find topic-related word banks as well as writing frames to support writing across a range of subjects and genres.

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High-quality resources to use in your classroom!

In addition to our LearningGrids resources, we have developed a highly acclaimed range of premium content, designed to work within Clicker 7. Our ‘Powered by Clicker’ resources harness the power of Clicker to further support pupils’ learning in specific curriculum areas.

Each ‘Powered by Clicker’ title is available to purchase separately (see p18-27).

Alternatively, you can give your whole school access to a bundle of over 50 Clicker resources with the Clicker SuperDrive (p16).

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Powered

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The ‘Powered by Clicker’ resources cover multiple areas of the curriculum and enable pupils of all abilities to access their learning in new and interesting ways.

Clicker SuperDrive

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Clicker French

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Clicker Spanish

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New to English

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Next Steps to English

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Find Out & Write About

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Clicker Phonics

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Clicker Tales

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Oxford Reading Tree for Clicker

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Trackers for Clicker

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Fantastic value, and incredibly convenient.

There are lots of wonderful resources for everyone in the school, and there’s no installation!

Clicker SuperDrive Easy access to over 50 curriculum titles The Clicker SuperDrive is the most convenient and affordable way to own the entire collection of ‘Powered by Clicker’ titles. If you’re using Clicker 7 simply connect the SuperDrive to get easy access to our vast range of acclaimed titles.

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The resources cover a huge range of curriculum needs right across the primary age range, all accessed from Clicker’s familiar user interface. They include the New to English series, all 16 award-winning Find Out & Write About titles, the Clicker Phonics series and lots more.

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Find Out & Write About

Simply connect the SuperDrive to your USB port to get easy access to all of these fantastic literacy titles!

The Ancient Egyptians | The Ancient Greeks | Animals of Cold Lands | Animals of Hot Lands Dinosaurs | The Human Body | Life Cycles | Life in the Second World War | Minibeasts Natural Disasters | Plants | The Romans | Sea Life | Tropical Rainforests | The Tudors | The Victorians

Oxford Reading Tree for Clicker

New to English

Stage 1+ More First Sentences A | Stage 2 More Stories A Stage 3 More Stories A | Stage 4 More Stories A Stage 5 More Stories A

At School | In the House | In the Street At the Shopping Centre | At the Supermarket

Clicker Phonics

Next Steps to English

Sounds Around | Noisy Bears | Rhyme Time | Alphabet Animals Sounds and Letters | Read and Write

Next Steps to English CD 1 | Next Steps to English CD 2 Next Steps to English CD 3

Trackers for Clicker

Clicker Tales

Level 0: Bear Tracks | Level 1: Elephant Tracks | Level 2: Frog Tracks Level 3: Giraffe Tracks | Level 4: Parrot Tracks | Level 5: Tiger Tracks Level 6: Zebra Tracks

Cinderella | Jack and the Beanstalk Little Red Riding Hood

Clicker French

Clicker Spanish

Clicker SuperDrive pricing: OneSchool™ Site License:

French CD 1 | French CD 2 French Stories

Spanish CD 1 | Spanish CD 2 Spanish Stories

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Clicker French is perfect for a non-specialist like me – I can be confident that my pupils have the tools they need to develop a truly practical understanding and command of basic French.

Clicker MFL teach French and Spanish the Clicker way!

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Clicker French and Spanish are extremely effective language learning tools for children of all abilities.

Pupils are given lots of opportunities to listen to a native French or Spanish speaker, ask and answer questions, and describe people, places, things and actions both orally and in writing.

CD 1 (French or Spanish) CD 1 introduces pupils to everyday vocabulary such as numbers and colours, as well as popular topics such as the family, leisure activities, birthdays and animals. The extensive and varied activities enable pupils of all abilities to discover the enjoyment of learning another language.

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Clicker Spanish has helped my pupils to broaden their vocabulary, incorporate accurate grammar and sentence structures into their writing and improve their pronunciation – a really well-rounded language learning resource.

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Included on

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CD 2 (French or Spanish)

Our consultant for Clicker French is teacher and language expert Elaine Hampson. Elaine also has extensive experience working with children with special needs.

As pupils become more confident, CD 2 offers a further range of activities that build on the content of the first CD. Children progress to further vocabulary and topics, including holidays, sport, clothes, weather, the days of the week and telling the time.

Stories CD (French or Spanish) Here, children extend and develop their language learning in the context of well-known traditional tales. They become language detectives as they decipher the beautifully illustrated on-screen books in their new language.

The accompanying activities extend and consolidate the new vocabulary and structures.

Clicker French and Clicker Spanish pricing: Each CD (Site License): 3-CD Set (Site License): French or Spanish Requires Clicker 7.

See page 32 for system requirements.

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New to English provides such a safe, engaging environment for my EAL pupils to practise their language skills.

New to English Active English language learning for new arrivals

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New to English rapidly builds English language skills and confidence in pupils with little or no English. The series uses established language learning techniques and was produced in consultation with Dawn Lama, specialist in the use of ICT to support English language learning.

Learn essential vocabulary and acquire new language skills Each CD focuses on the vocabulary of particular environments that pupils need to be familiar with. The activities focus on listening, speaking, reading and writing, and target the language skills pupils need to access the curriculum.

Build self-confidence through independent learning New vocabulary is introduced and reinforced at a careful pace, and learners work at their own speed to build their skills and confidence. In many activities children listen to recorded words or phrases, and then record themselves saying the same words.

Enhance social language skills New to English works well with groups of learners working together. Use your interactive whiteboard to make learning a social experience and get pupils communicating with each other.

Available for Welsh language learners -

Newydd i’r Gymraeg!

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New to English pricing: Each CD (Site License): 5-CD Set (Site License): Requires Clicker 7.

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Included on

Clicker SuperDrive See page 16

Developing English language skills Following on from our New to English series, Next Steps to English enables pupils learning English as an additional language to significantly extend their vocabulary and improve their communication skills.

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My pupils find Next Steps to English really engaging, and are very proud of the writing they are able to produce.

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Next Steps to English Develop language knowledge and skills at a manageable pace On each CD children are introduced to key vocabulary and language structures, which are then reinforced through a series of engaging listening, speaking, reading and writing activities. The activities build from simple object identification exercises to more open-ended comprehension activities as the pupils’ knowledge develops.

Build understanding through topic-based activities CD 1 introduces everyday essential vocabulary and language structures based around the topics of family, birthdays, colours, the body and pets. CD 2 offers further vocabulary and more challenging structures, with topics including the market, time, money and sport. In the final CD, pupils meet more complex vocabulary, structures and concepts related to topics such as travel, weather and habitats.

Enable pupils to learn and progress independently Next Steps to English is fantastic for use on a whiteboard or with small groups, but has also been specifically designed to help pupils take control of their own learning.

As the resources are powered by Clicker 7, children will benefit from the whole range of Clicker’s support features as they work, including visual and oral models, writing grids and speech feedback.

Practise early writing and sentence building skills.

Next Steps to English pricing: Included on

Clicker SuperDrive See page 16

Each CD (Site License): 3-CD Set (Site License): Requires Clicker 7.

See page 32 for system requirements.

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There is so much information on these CDs, and because there is speech feedback at every level, all of our children can make use of them.

Find Out & Write About Develop independent research skills with non-fiction texts

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Find Out & Write About enables pupils of all abilities to write researchbased reports on an exciting range of high-interest information texts.

Motivate all learners with differentiated reading materials The carefully researched text in each title has been meticulously restructured to present the information at three levels. All levels use clear, recorded speech and the text is highlighted as it is read, to really focus the reader’s attention. Each level also includes a talking glossary.

Stimulate independent writing through scaffolded tasks Every reading page contains a link to a writing activity that provides the appropriate level of support. At level one pupils use Clicker Grids to reconstruct the sentences they read in the information page. At level two pupils construct their own sentences using grids that offer a wider vocabulary choice, and at level three pupils respond to and interpret the information by using sentence starters, word banks and the keyboard to produce an extended piece of writing.

Enhance pupils’ learning outcomes As they work their way through the information pages and writing tasks, pupils produce a significant piece of writing that demonstrates their understanding of the reading material. This is highly motivating for all learners, particularly struggling readers and writers.

Once they have read and listened to the information, children write about it using the linked writing grids.

Pupils can easily find information at a level that suits their ability.

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The Ancient Egyptians

The Ancient Greeks

Animals of Cold Lands

Read about Egyptian mummies, pharaohs, food and writing. Find out and write about why the pyramids were built, how bodies were mummified and more.

How did the Greeks live?

Read about everyday life homes, work, fashion and food. Find out about the first Olympic Games, about the Greek gods and the great buildings.

Learn about animals of the Arctic and Antarctic.

Find out about their eating habits, habitat, camouflage and survival.

Animals of Hot Lands

Dinosaurs

The Human Body

Read about animals that live in hot places, like crocodiles in their swamps or tigers in the grasslands.

Find out about their habitats, food and more.

Read about dinosaurs that lived on Earth millions of years ago. Find out what their names mean, what they ate, how big they were and more.

Find out how the human body works. Follow the stages of life from birth to old age and discover what you should do to keep your body healthy.

Life Cycles

Life in the Second World War

Minibeasts

Read about the life cycles of living things. Plants, reptiles, birds, amphibians and mammals are all covered. Read about each living thing.

What was it like to be evacuated? What was the Blitz? What was rationing?

Find out how the Second World War affected the lives of ordinary people.

Investigate 10 minibeasts you might find in the garden, such as snails, earthworms and ants. Learn about their habitats, their food and many general facts too.

Natural Disasters

Plants

The Romans

How are wildfires started? What happens when there is an earthquake? Find out about the causes and effects of natural disasters around the world.

Read about the different parts of a plant. Use the information about growth and reproduction to write about pollination, fertilisation and seed dispersal.

Explore the lifestyle of the Romans. Write about the changes to farming, homes and towns that were made during 400 years of Roman settlement.

Sea Life

Tropical Rainforests

Discover facts about all kinds of sea creatures. Find out about whale noises, why plankton are important, what happens when a shark loses its teeth and much more.

Read about the plants, animals and people that live in tropical rainforests around the world. Find out and write about the benefits of and threats to the rainforests.

The Tudors Who were the Tudors and how did they live?

Read about the Tudor monarchs and find out what town and country life was like in Tudor times.

The Victorians Find out about the lives of children in Victorian times.

Read about their schools, work and play. Learn and write about the changes in towns, transport and health.

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Find Out & Write About pricing: Each CD (Site License):

Requires Clicker 7.

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I have been really impressed by the depth and breadth of Clicker Phonics as it takes the children from early sound discrimination all the way through to synthetic phonics.

Clicker Phonics From early listening to synthetic phonics Clicker Phonics is an engaging phonics programme that provides a firm foundation for reading and writing. The interactive resources are perfect for both your whiteboard and your workstations, and work either on their own or alongside your existing materials.

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Develop listening skills The two Get Ready CDs develop listening skills through fun activities within familiar environments. Pupils must listen carefully to identify sounds from the garden, the park, the street, the farm and the beach. Numerous engaging activities get children matching pictures to sounds, discriminating between sounds and recording sounds of their own.

Raise phonological awareness The Get Set stage consists of two CDs full of activities that get children tuned into the sounds of language by teaching them to focus on patterns in words and to differentiate between their sounds. Children develop a strong phonological awareness by working with alliteration and playing with rhyming couplets and rhyming strings.

Give a thorough grounding in synthetic phonics The two Let’s Go CDs follow the current recommendations for the systematic teaching of synthetic phonics. Engaging activities build children’s fluency in hearing, saying, reading and writing the 42 phonemes. As their skills develop, children are taught how to decode unknown words by working out the phonemes and blending them to read the word.

A page from Read and Write.

Included on

Clicker SuperDrive

Clicker Phonics pricing:

See page 16

Each CD (Site License): 6-CD Set (Site License): Requires Clicker 7.

See page 32 for system requirements.

- Get Ready -

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- Let’s Go -

Clicker Tales

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My pupils love Clicker Tales - it is so simple to use, and very child-friendly!

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Traditional stories told the Clicker way!

Clicker Tales is a series of Early Years CDs that teach literacy through traditional stories that children love. The on-screen books are perfect for your whiteboard as well as individual computers, and there is a wide range of speaking, listening, reading and writing activities to go with each story.

Develop confidence in speaking and listening Early Years pupils feel comfortable with the familiar story structure of these well-known tales, making this a perfect springboard for speaking and listening activities. Children listen to individual words, sentences or pages and record their own voices as they retell the stories or take on the role of a character.

Boost reading confidence and fluency The books and activities offer a high level of support to encourage independence and success. The expressive recorded voice brings the stories to life, helping children to engage with and respond to the text.

Build confidence in writing sentences, stories and simple texts Children have the opportunity to retell the story, both by recording their voice and by writing with the ready-made Clicker Grids. In addition, extensive support is provided to enable pupils to write simple fiction and non-fiction text of their own, related to the story.

A page from Jack and the Beanstalk.

Clicker Tales pricing: Included on

Clicker SuperDrive See page 16

Each CD (Site License): 3-CD Set (Site License): Requires Clicker 7.

See page 32 for system requirements.

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The on-screen illustrations are bright, fresh and inspiring and bring the books to life in a way that’s not been done before.

Oxford Reading Tree

for Clicker

Everybody’s favourite reading scheme meets Clicker!

Oxford Reading Tree for Clicker is an exciting series of curriculum materials based on the popular Oxford Reading Tree reading scheme.

Thirty books from the scheme have been digitally remade into Clicker books, each supported by a range of Clicker activities.

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Develop literacy skills through carefully graded reading and writing activities Each CD contains six on-screen stories from an Oxford Reading Tree stage. The stories are brilliantly narrated by the actor Sir Tony Robinson, with each word highlighted as it is spoken. The stories are accompanied by a wide range of activities at word, sentence and text levels, based on carefully researched literacy objectives.

Maximise learning opportunities for the whole class The materials are designed to enable children of all abilities to improve their literacy skills; you will find them highly motivating for all your pupils, including struggling readers and writers. The on-screen books and Clicker activities provide the necessary support to enable children to work independently, but are also whiteboard friendly, making them perfect for whole-class teaching too!

A wealth of resources at your fingertips In addition to offering licenses for each CD, for just £495 we can provide you with an unlimited site license for all 30 on-screen books, together with the entire collection of corresponding resources!

A page from The Snowman.

Oxford Reading Tree pricing:

Included on

Clicker SuperDrive See page 16

Each CD (Site License): 5-CD Set (Site License): Requires Clicker 7.

See page 32 for system requirements.

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The differences in pupils’ attitudes to reading, motivation to have a go and increase in their self-esteem are the most rewarding outcomes.

The reading series for struggling learners aged 7+

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Trackers

Trackers is the Oxford University Press series for reluctant readers in the upper primary range. Trackers for Clicker provides the outstanding fiction books in an exciting interactive on-screen format, plus a range of engaging reading and writing activities.

Motivate struggling readers with age-appropriate materials The stunningly illustrated stories provide struggling upper primary pupils with highly engaging material at a reading level they can cope with. The 28 books are divided into seven carefully graded levels to ensure progression and maintain motivation.

Develop key reading skills Trackers teaches more of the key reading skills than any other special needs course, providing extensive opportunities for consolidation. It combines the approaches of high frequency words, phonics, syntax and semantics, enabling pupils who need additional support to reach age-related expectations in their literacy skills.

Extend comprehension and writing skills through differentiated activities At word level, activities include practising high frequency word recognition and phonic word building. Activities at sentence level develop confidence in using the ‘tricky words’ from the story, while text level activities include extended writing supported by Clicker Grids. In addition, a range of comprehension activities cover both retrieval and inferential questions.

A page from The Copy Cat.

Included on

Clicker SuperDrive

Trackers pricing:

See page 16

Each CD (Site License): 7-CD Set (Site License): Requires Clicker 7.

See page 32 for system requirements.

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Clicker Communicator

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Clicker Communicator is intuitive, reliable and quick to program - my new favourite app for communication support. Thanks Crick Software!

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Elaine M. Sokolowski, SLT

Clicker Communicator is the child-friendly AAC app that gives a voice to learners with speech and language difficulties. It uses the familiar Clicker Apps interface so that you can set up a Vocabulary Set in minutes, make changes in seconds, and yet have full control over every detail.

Get started quickly

Designed for children

The three ready-made Vocabulary Sets - Clicker Core 1,

The Sassoon font, uncluttered interface and children’s voices

Clicker Core 2 and Clicker Core 3 - cover a wide ability range.

make this the world’s most child-friendly AAC app. There’s even a

They are built using research-based core words, using

children’s keyboard with symbol-supported word prediction.

consistent layouts and standard colour coding - a proven approach for providing a rich communication experience and developing language skills.

Create and edit in minutes Meet the needs of your learners by personalising the readymade Vocabulary Sets or creating your own in just a few minutes. The intuitive interface makes it quick and easy to populate, organise and edit your grids.

Uniquely accessible

Use the symbols you know Clicker Communicator comes with the complete SymbolStix library of over 24000 symbols (localised for the UK), plus

Clicker Communicator is the only AAC App to offer SuperKeys

the CrickPix Library of over 3500 curriculum pictures to

for users who need big target areas. With SuperKeys, cells are

support a wide range of classroom topics. In addition, the

grouped into clusters - just tap the cluster containing the symbol

complete PCS and Widgit symbol sets are available as in-app

you want, and then tap the cell in the enlarged cluster. Switch

purchases. All the symbol sets are organised into the same

access is also fully supported, including auditory scan.

topic folders.

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SuperKeys

The assistive keyboard for iPad and iPhone SuperKeys provides a new, accessible keyboard for people with mild to moderate physical challenges and those with low vision.

Just seven keys instead of 30+ The unique design of SuperKeys gives you just seven large keys to target instead of more than 30 small ones!

Just tap the cluster containing the letter you want, and then tap the letter in the enlarged cluster. There’s no doubletapping, no swiping needed and no learning required.

Be part of the class Communicating in school isn’t just

Intelligent word prediction You will rarely have to type a complete word because SuperKeys includes our word predictor, developed to minimise your key presses. The suggestions are displayed on large buttons to make selection easy, and up to four suggestions are shown.

about wants and needs; it’s about

One touch shortcuts

taking an active vocal part in the

Tired of typing the same phrases?

classroom. Clicker Communicator

SuperKeys shows up to 36 of your

provides a growing bank of free

customisable keyboard shortcuts. You

LearningGrids resources that give

don’t have to remember any letter

users the opportunity to verbally

combinations – just tap the shortcuts

participate in class.

key, then tap the phrase you want.

SuperKeys in Clicker 7 and Clicker Apps SuperKeys is also provided as an accessibility option within Clicker 7, Clicker Connect, Clicker Docs and Clicker Communicator.

NEW in version 2 The LearningGrids Vocabulary Sets

Now SuperKeys can be fully personalised to your requirements:

are designed to be used in lessons,

 Get optimum clarity and contrast by customising colours and font

providing the curriculum vocabulary

 Improve predictor access by setting the size that’s best for you

for children to respond to teaching

 Get faster access to Delete, Space and Return by setting swipe options

points, answer topic-based questions

 Optimise the visual experience by turning animation on or off

and demonstrate their learning.

 Achieve faster deletes with new auto-repeat option

Please see the App Store for latest device specification.

Please see the App Store for latest device specification.

Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.

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Symbols for Clicker Support learners with special literacy or communication needs by using Clicker with your choice of symbols from the world’s foremost symbol providers.

Working in partnership with SymbolStix, Widgit and Mayer-Johnson, we are proud to offer you UK versions of the very best symbols, newly organised to work seamlessly with Clicker. It’s easy to add symbol support for reading, writing and communication activities. Just install the symbols and go!

SymbolStix

Widgit Symbols

Mayer-Johnson PCS

SymbolStix© is the newest symbol set from the US.

Widgit’s hand-drawn, simple symbols clearly and colourfully illustrate single concepts.

Mayer-Johnson symbols are widely used in special needs communities everywhere.

Originally designed and developed

Add Widgit symbols to your Clicker

The symbols represent words and

by N2Y, Inc for use in its Internet

activities to create highly effective

short phrases to support children and

newspaper and online curriculum, SymbolStix© depicts activities and

learning support for communication

adults with literacy and communication

and vocabulary development, whether

challenges. PCS is widely used in the

people as lively, vibrant stick figures,

used in early literacy, special needs

field of augmentative and alternative

drawn with a distinctive flair to create

or by a reader who has English as an

communication (AAC) as well as

“stick figures with an attitude.”

additional language.

literacy support.

Symbols for Clicker pricing:

About symbols

Single Computer: 40 Computers OneSchool™ License:

Symbols support reading, writing and communication for children with a variety of learning needs. Each symbol describes a concept and there are symbols for practically all commonly used words.

Providing a symbol with each word in a Clicker Set helps pupils to find the words they want. Having the symbols appear in the text they have completed enables the pupil to read it back. A symbol library is therefore a perfect partner for Clicker to support

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learners with special literacy or communication needs.

Clicker 7 Accessibility Clicker has always been the single most accessible educational software tool. Clicker 7 has more accessibility options than ever before, opening the door to an even wider group of learners.

Touch screen friendly

SuperKeys

Colours and font size

We have optimised touch screen

SuperKeys is a totally new way of

For users with low vision, it’s essential

functionality across Clicker 7 and updated

accessing grids and keyboards for

to get the right font size and colours,

our selection of on-screen keyboards. Want

children with moderate physical

and often this is important for dyslexic

to listen to a word before writing it? Use

challenges and those with low vision.

users too. Clicker 7 has extensive

our right-click alternative, the Sound Shift

options for these settings, including

tool – simply tap to turn Sound Shift on

foreground and background colours

and then tap the word you want to hear.

in the grid, document and predictor.

Eye gaze

Switch access

Eye gaze users now have access to Clicker via

Pupils unable to use a keyboard or

this new accessibility option. While dwelling

pointing device can access Clicker 7

on a cell, the pointer graphically indicates the

using switches. Connect either one

time until selection and locks to the centre of the cell, eliminating any distracting wobble.

or two switches via the Crick Switch Keys or cells are grouped into clusters.

Box to enable users to select letters

Tapping anywhere in the cluster enlarges

or words, turn the pages of a talking

For users needing a big target area, you can

it to enable the user to easily select the

book or access any Clicker grid or

turn on SuperKeys too! Truly a game changer

key or cell they want.

page.

for eye gaze users!

Over 10000! in use

Crick Switch Box Our USB Switch Box is the only switch box approved for Clicker 7. It also works with other switch accessible software, automatically detecting the program that is running.

Crick Switch Box pricing:

 Approved for use with Clicker 7  Works on all Windows and Mac computers  Quick and easy initial set up  Free support from our expert team  Fully compliant with CE and FCC standards

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Upgrades

Licensing

Clicker 6 to Clicker 7

Clicker 7 and WriteOnline

During 2016, Clicker 6 users are able to

Clicker 7 and WriteOnline can be

purchase Clicker 7 at a 40% discount. Please note that this discount will decrease in 2017, so this really is the best time to move to the latest version.

purchased for a single computer, 5 computers, 10 computers or 40 computers in one school. So, if you

OneSchool licensing • All our licenses are perpetual, so you only pay once.

• The more licenses you buy together, the less you pay per computer.

require 15 licenses, you would need to buy licenses for 5 AND 10 computers.

If your school owns Clicker 6, you automatically qualify for upgrade pricing, so you can simply place your order. We’ll only ask for proof of purchase if we don’t have

Alternatively, you can purchase a OneSchool™ site license, which will enable you to install the software on all existing and future computers in your school, any teacher laptops, and in the case of Clicker 7, the

you on our system.

home computers of your teachers, teaching assistants and pupils.

You can upgrade as many computers as you

NOTE: You will need a license for each computer on which you wish to install our software. You will not be able to activate this software on more than the number of computers you have licenses for.

like to Clicker 7, irrespective of how many licenses you currently have for Clicker 6.

Powered by Clicker When you purchase a site license for one of our ‘Powered by Clicker’

Terms and Conditions 1. You can buy as many licenses as you like at the upgrade price, irrespective of how many licenses you currently have for Clicker 6!

2. You can only take advantage of the upgrade discount once. So, if you upgrade now and wish to buy more licenses in the future, you will need to pay the standard prices for these.

3. When you take advantage of one of our upgrade discounts, you are essentially

products, you can install it on all your computers that have Clicker installed.

Networking All our software products can be installed over a network.

Apps Our apps are available for purchase on the App Store. You will need to buy one license for each iPad you wish to put the app on. The apps can also be purchased using the Apple Volume Purchase Programme.

‘trading in’ all your Clicker 6 licenses to

For more information about the apps, including

receive this discount. So, you will not be licensed to use Clicker 6 on any of your

pricing, licensing, reviews and learning ideas,

machines once you’ve upgraded.

please visit www.cricksoft.com/apps.

System requirements Clicker 7 Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 - Intel Dual Core 2Ghz, 2GB RAM  Internet connection required for activation 

Powered by Clicker, Symbols for Clicker Mac OS X 10.9, 10.10, 10.11 - Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM Requires Java 6  Internet connection required for activation 

WriteOnline Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 - Intel Dual Core 2Ghz, 2GB RAM  Internet connection required for activation 

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Clicker 7

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Clicker 7

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Mac OS X 10.9, 10.10, 10.11

Crick USB Switch Box Mac OS X 10.9, 10.10, 10.11 - Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM Requires Java 6  Internet connection required for activation 

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Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10

Correct at the time of printing. For the most up-to-date system requirements see www.cricksoft.com.

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