Case Studies
Darlene Brodbeck
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 Clicker 5 has a lot of promising new features for the population that I work with. The new voices; the pop-up grids, the ‘forced order’ feature (which is outstanding); and the pop-up keyboard – these have all been fantastic features for us. It works great on our restricted network.
One of the more powerful features is that it saves all of the Grid Set as one package with the photos and the sounds, and you do not have to save separate pages – much better than Clicker 4. This allows us to share grids with other classrooms effortlessly.
Staff can email grids to each other for sharing, or post them on the shared folder on the network – both methods foster collaboration. Staff members were creating grids and talking books to use in their classrooms after a brief intro to the program.
I can only imagine what ideas will evolve from the more advanced workshops that will take place in the future!
Parents have also been excited about the features of Clicker. I shared the program with a former student of mine. His mother was thrilled with the talking book idea along with the ease of setting up the grids. She thought that he could place pictures from family vacations in a talking book. All of the information about the vacation would be typed into a text box so that he could easily share his experiences with his peers with one click of his switch. In her words, “Those one-liners from his portable device are really getting old!” She welcomed the new ideas that Clicker had to offer. The software is so valuable for children like him. |
"The software is so valuable for children like him" |
Another parent was excited because her son would be able to communicate in the classroom using Clicker, and then the grids and/or documents are printed out and she could share part of his day with him. She was very excited about the possibilities for her son.
"Thank you for creating such a wonderful and diverse piece of software for all of my students! It is greatly appreciated."
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I am so excited that we have a piece of software that can meet the needs of our students and I can focus my training time with the staff so that they can become more knowledgeable about the program. We are always coming up with new ideas to use the program.
I have truly enjoyed working with your staff and the high level of support that I have received from tech support and Deb Barrows, my Crick Software representative. I spoke with her on the phone today and she just wanted to know if I needed anything else. I have worked with many vendors in my capacity but no one else has given me that level of support. It has been a wonderful experience! Thank you for creating such a wonderful and diverse piece of software for all of my students! It is greatly appreciated. |
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