Crick Software blog

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Ben Tookey

In today’s connected society, being able to share files quickly and easily is important.

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Rosie Sheach

Testing accommodations and DocsPlus

November 10, 2021
by Rosie Sheach

After working at Crick Software for over a year, I can see the impact using DocsPlus throughout my secondary education would have had in supporting my learning. I’m dyslexic, and during my exams I was entitled to have a scribe and a reader and was given extra time.

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Katie Fitch

Before the summer break, I hosted a webinar with inclusion expert, Jules Daulby, that focused on engendering independence for learners with special needs.

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Sergio Germano

Dictation in Clicker and DocsPlus

September 15, 2021
by Sergio Germano

Dictation (speech-to-text) is a helpful tool that allows learners to get their ideas onto paper quickly.

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Sergio Germano

License management

August 11, 2021
by Sergio Germano

The lead-up to the start of a new school year is a great time to audit your software licenses so you don’t run into problems later.

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Joanne Gibbins

We were recently asked about using DocsPlus to support students in Vocational Programs. With Wordbars to support structured written work and WorkSpaces to organize ideas and plan for writing, it’s certainly a great program to support your students.

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Frank X McGarey

Funding sources in the era of COVID

March 17, 2021
by Frank X McGarey

Significant federal and private funds are available to school districts. Here’s what’s currently available and how you can make use of them to support your students’ needs.

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Ben Tookey

Our Clicker and DocsPlus files can be shared in a number of ways. Here's how you can share your files via the cloud, email and your school network.

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Joanne Gibbins

If you’re looking to support your students in extending and improving their writing, here are a few ways that you can use Word Banks in Clicker and Wordbars in DocsPlus to help.

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Alex Willcox

Our new DocsPlus Universal licensing system makes it easier than ever for you to provide your students with the reading and writing support they need.

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Ben Tookey

With the Skyle from Inclusive Technology, eye gaze users can now access all our iPad apps!

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Marcus Dux

Lockdown success stories

September 16, 2020
by Marcus Dux

Here are just a few of the many wonderful Clicker and DocsPlus success stories we received during the last few months!

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Ann Crick

How DocsPlus can be used by struggling readers to access worksheets independently.

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Ann Crick

In the English Literature section of LearningGrids, you will find activities that provide pupils with support for writing and planning when studying a range of set texts.

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Ann Crick

We have recently published new DocsPlus sets for two popular literature texts – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and Holes by Louis Sachar.