Clicker/DocsPlus updates and opportunities for extended trials

There have been significant new updates to the Clicker software (and its secondary school equivalent, DocsPlus) that will be a fantastic boost for many of our students.

Full Widget Symbols Integration

The biggest news, especially for our borough, is that Clicker now comes bundled with Widget Symbols for free. This was previously available as a third party add-on, but at £99 per machine it was too expensive for most settings.

Tower Hamlets already provides Widget Online to all our borough schools. Clicker now includes the Widget symbol set embedded into the word predictor, spell-check, Clicker Sets, Word Sets and the document itself.

Google Classroom / Microsoft Teams Intergration

This long-awaited feature makes saving and sharing work directly to your school’s learning platforms (like Google Classroom, MS Teams, etc.) much easier and more streamlined than was previously possible. This has always been an obstacle when embedding the software within schools – particularly on iPads and especially within Secondary settings, where work is increasingly uploaded to Google Classrooms or Microsoft Teams.

Already have Clicker or DocsPlus?

If you are already using Clicker in your school, make sure you’ve updated to the latest version to access these new features!

You’ll find the Widget Symbol set in the “options” tab, under Pictures – Picturize:

Evaluation Trials

We understand that school budgets are under pressure. As educators, we all know that we often have to trial several approaches to overcome barriers to learning before we find one that works for each student. Crick offer a one month trial with all their products, but sometimes that’s not enough time to evaluate a new learning tool. With this in mind, the Learning Advisory Service has a small number of licenses for extended one term trials. If you have a students you feel may benefit from Clicker or DocsPlus get in touch.

As always, we’re happy to support with training and support around making effective use of assistive technology to support inclusion within Tower Hamlets Schools. This may include exploring new tools, or simply ensuring that your making best use of the tools that you already have in place.

Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss how we may be able to support you.