Introduction to Clicker Board
Create a Clicker Board
Use a Clicker Board to help students plan and develop ideas before writing:
- Select the Clicker Board tab in Clicker Writer.
- Select in the top toolbar and then choose new Clicker Board.
- Choose a template to get started.
- There are different ways to add a cell to your Board:
- Drag on to the Board.
- Double-click on the Board.
- Drag from the round handles highlighting a previously placed cell to create a new cell linked to the first.
- Drag on to the Board to add a Voice Note. Select in the top toolbar to make a recording.
- Drag on to the Board.
- Double-click a cell to add text.
- Link two cells by dragging from the round handle on to the other cell.
- Select to add a new page to the Board.
- Move between the tabs to create or access more content.
- Double-click a tab to rename it.
- Send your mind map to the Document to support writing in different ways.
- Go to .
- Choose Send to Document to send your mind map to the Document as a diagram or text.
- Select Create Word Bank to turn your Clicker Board into a Word Bank.
Edit a Clicker Board
Edit a Clicker Board to organize ideas more clearly:
- Drag the square handles to re-size a cell.
- In the left toolbar:
- Go to with a cell selected and then choose a new shape for the cell.
- In the top toolbar:
- Go to with a cell selected to add a picture to the cell.
- Choose from images in the CrickPix2 library, or images saved on your device, or take a photo with your webcam.
- Go to with a cell selected to change the color of the cell.
- Go to with a cell selected to add a picture to the cell.
- Select multiple cells to change their appearance or move them at the same time. To do this:
- On a Chromebook, click cells while holding Ctrl.
- On an iPad, tap Select in the lower toolbar, tap cells to select them, and then tap Select again.