word processor – Jane Farrall Consulting

Lots of alternatives – “pencils” for everyone

Dec 19, 201213 Comments

When I first started teaching literacy I focused on teaching reading. At the time, I was working with adults with physical disabilities and writing seemed so hard. None of my class would be able to use a pen or even a keyboard and mouse, which was all I had access to (or so I thought).

Abilipad – still the Write tool for the iPad

Dec 13, 201213 Comments

It’s a time of the year when we do lots of writing – cards, thank-you letters, emails, Facebook status updates, Tweets, reports and (apparently) blog posts! Since I am spending so much time writing at the moment, I thought it was time to write about my very favourite writing app for the iPad – Abilipad.

Clicker 6: My Favourite Bits – Part 3

May 2, 20124 Comments

This is the third of three blogs aimed at covering my favourite bits of Clicker 6. There are a number of changes in Clicker 6 which support students to become more independent readers and writers – or which provide support for teachers to make or access resources more quickly. I love using Clicker for reading

Clicker 6: My Favourite Bits – Part 2

Apr 25, 2012

This is the second of three blogs aimed at covering my favourite bits of Clicker 6. VERY high on my list of favourites are the new tools for building word banks and picture banks. I particularly like the new word bank tool – it is very easy and quick and will let me build a

Clicker 6: My Favourite Bits – Part 1

Apr 19, 20126 Comments

Clicker has long been one of my favourite literacy teaching tools. I love the way it lets me make a range of literacy teaching (and support) materials and then tailor them for different student’s needs. When I heard that a new version of Clicker was coming I was both excited and worried. Excited to see