Crick Software blog

Write-stories-with-Clicker
Gemma Dean

Write stories with Clicker

2nd August 2023
by Gemma Dean

We recently ran a webinar focusing on using Clicker to support children writing their own stories. I’ve gathered some of the ideas and resources we shared here.

Interactive-plenaries
Andrew Cumming

Interactive plenaries

26th July 2023
by Andrew Cumming

A lot of the time, we can forget the most important part of the lesson: reflection.

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Tania Johnston

Summer holiday and well-being

19th July 2023
by Tania Johnston

For a lot of children, the summer holiday means a break from the stresses of school. But a change to the normal routine can bring other challenges for many children. Clicker is a good tool to use to check in with a child to see how they are doing.

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Bridget Philpott

How do you collect your pupils’ prior knowledge?

Introducing-Clicker-to-pupils
Gemma Dean

We recently ran a webinar focusing on approaches you can take to introduce Clicker to pupils. I’ve gathered some of the ideas we shared here.

Discover the Great Barrier Reef through Clicker
Pauline Smith

Let’s explore how our Great Barrier Reef Clicker resources can be used to develop children’s understanding of the importance, beauty and threats faced by this spectacular underwater world.

Supporting-EAL-pupils-with-pictures-in-Clicker
Gemma Dean

During a recent training session, staff were particularly interested to find out how you could use Clicker to support EAL pupils.

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Phil Hackett

Many of our customers purchase Site Licenses and want to find out the easiest way to install the software on numerous Windows devices.

its-national-share-a-story-month
Joanne Gibbins

Did you know that May is National Share-A-Story Month? Storytelling is a great way of getting your pupils actively engaged and motivated in sharing stories with others, so if you’re looking for some inspiration, why not take a look at LearningGrids?

clicker for early years
sian-rice

Clicker for Early Years

17th May 2023
by Siân Rice

Recently, we ran a training webinar focusing on how Clicker can be used in the Early Years.

Teaching-figurative-language-with-Clicker
Carolyn Knowles

During a chat with one of the schools I work with, they mentioned how much value one of their teachers was getting from our Figurative Language resources on LearningGrids.

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Toni Caggiano

When I meet with new schools who are interested in Clicker, I always love to showcase LearningGrids! LearningGrids contains thousands of high-quality resources - built by our fantastic Curriculum Team - that are regularly added to and updated. LearningGrids includes a variety of Clicker Sets to ensure that topics can be accessed in numerous ways.

assessing-the-impact-of-clicker
Gemma Dean

Assessing the impact of Clicker

12th April 2023
by Gemma Dean

With any scheme or technology that you implement in school, you want to know it’s having a positive impact on learning and you’re getting value for money. Here are some of the aspects of your pupils’ writing that Clicker can improve and how you can use the software to monitor and track their progress.

clicker-wins-its-10th-bett-award
Bridget Philpott

Clicker wins its 10th Bett Award!

3rd April 2023
by Bridget Griffiths

We are delighted to announce that Clicker has won the 2023 Bett Award for ‘Primary – Digital Learning Product – Language and Literacy’.

success-story
Bridget Philpott

The Stour Academy Trust – a Clicker success story

15th March 2023
by Bridget Griffiths

Earlier this year we were thrilled to welcome Rachel Lawson, Deputy Head at Lansdowne Primary School, to share her trust’s Clicker success story with us as the focus of a free webinar.