Clicker+5

__Handouts from Clicker 5 training (12/15/11):__     

__Resources__:

 [|Clicker 5 tutorials from Montgomery County Public Schools]  [|Crick Software's online resource guide]  Clicker 5 wiki Clickerpedia [|SETBC's Clicker Examples] [|SETBC's Clicker Training Resources] [|Learning Magic's Clicker 5 books]: click on "Goodies" and then "Clicker 5" [|Clicker 5 channel on youtube] [|Spectronic's Clicker 5 activity exchange]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> __Sample activities:__
 * Sign up for learning grids! This is a free bank of learning grids created by other educators. You can sign up at here or get [|here] directly through the software
 * Weather Chart: [[file:Weather Chart.clkx]]
 * Describing pictures with a grammatically correct sentence: [[file:SOV sentences.clkx]]
 * Transportation matching: [[file:Transportation Match.clkx]]
 * Talking book for the unit of "Community Helpers"[[file:community helpers.clkx]]

__ Troubleshooting __:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How to insert [|hyperlinks] into Clicker 5

** Tips and Tricks for Customizing Grid Sets: **

 * To quickly edit the text in a grid set, Shift-click on the button that you want to edit.


 * To edit more complex features, such as pictures and colors within a grid set, go in to Edit Mode, by clicking on Edit – Edit Mode.


 * To duplicate a grid within the set…
 * In Edit Mode… Go in to the Explorer
 * Hold down the command key while dragging the grid to be duplicated to the right


 * To turn on/off “Instant Pictures” (that automatically populate when typing):
 * In Edit Mode… Select the “Pictures” button from the editing toolbar
 * Choose “Instant Pictures and Library Settings”
 * Select/unselect Instant Pictures


 * To quickly add in specific pictures not included within the Clicker image library…
 * Save all of the images to a folder on your computer
 * Add the image library to your Clicker images by:
 * In Edit Mode… Select the “Pictures” button from the editing toolbar
 * Choose “Instant Pictures and Library Settings”
 * In the new window, choose “Register a New Library” and complete the wizard
 * These pictures can now automatically populate the grids and writer


 * To change the voice…
 * In Edit Mode… Select the “Speech” button from the editing toolbar


 * To customize when/what the voice reads…
 * In Edit Mode… Select the “Writer” button from the editing toolbar
 * Under the “Speech” tab, customize the speaking


 * To customize the toolbars…
 * In Edit Mode… Select the “Tools” button from the editing toolbar
 * Select/unselect tools that you want shown in the student’s toolbar


 * To select more than one button to edit/move…
 * In Edit Mode… Command-click on the cells you want to select
 * Once multiple cells are selected, holding Command – Option will display a red outline that allows for resizing of all selected cells. This is a useful way to prepare a grid for added rows and/or columns of cells.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Downloading videos from youtube:__

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