Quick start word processor

The Quick Start activity screen allows children to start working straight away.

Webcam support

Built-in webcam support enables pupils to take photographs that instantly appear in their Clicker documents.

Primary word predictor

This intelligent predictor suggests words that fit the context of the pupils’ writing, helping pupils with their spelling and grammar, and encouraging them to use more adventurous vocabulary.

Favourites list

Children save favourite Clicker activities to their favourites list for easy future access.

Click & Edit books

Clicker’s child-friendly Click & Edit activities enable pupils to independently create their very own talking books and presentations, on any topic!

Enhanced picture support

The enhanced Clicker 6 library contains over 2500 engaging curriculum pictures, which are not only available for use in documents, but also in Clicker Sets, the predictor and the spellchecker.

Built-in painting tools

The popular painting program, Clicker Paint, is now fully integrated into Clicker - a great opportunity for pupils to creatively express their thoughts and ideas.

Mouse Dwell

As well as being fully switch accessible, Clicker 6 allows selection by Mouse Dwell, vastly improving access for those using joysticks, trackballs or eye-control devices.

Less teacher time!

Activity creation tools

A completely new way of creating Clicker activities. Simply add words or pictures, and the wizards instantly transform them into an activity. There are wizards for sentence building, word banks, writing books, matching, and speaking and listening activities.

New Edit Mode

Editing activities made simple - click on a cell and the toolbar instantly changes to display only the tools relevant to the item being edited, with no need to search through menu options.

Instant access to LearningGrids

No need to log in to LearningGrids – access the free resources instantly from within Clicker!

Different Behaviours

Roamer-Too can have many different behaviours. "Behaviour" is the Roamer's equivalent of software. Different behaviours allow the students to learn and do different things. They help create rich learning environments called microworlds. By exploring these worlds students can explore ideas and gather factual knowledge, but not as isolated and decontextulised information. Instead they acquire knowledge with an understanding of the ideas and underpinning concepts. In RoamerWorld teachers or students can create behaviours. This can be part of an activity or creation of one.

Speech

One feature that helps create exciting new microworlds is the ability for the robot to speak. For example, instead of students learning how to program the robot, they explore it. When they press buttons it guides them to an understanding of how to make it work. The Roamer can ask questions, give answers, set challenges, provide information relevant to tasks, respond to students actions, give tips and hints, … or it simply tells you its tired and needs its batteries recharging. Using the Speech Module in RoamerWorld teachers and students can create dialogues for the robots. Or you can add sound effects. If you make a robot lion you might as well get it to roar like one. Roamer has two modes of speech: the first of these is Soap Box where the robot stays still and speaks (this includes playing music). The second mode is Walk and Talk. In this mode Roamer can move, turn and execute other commands while it plays the audio file (speaking, sound effects or music).

Shape

The new Roamer continues the tradition of Classic Roamer: it does not have a character. It is not a bee or a bus. What Roamer is depends on the student’s imagination. The shape of the robot provides an amorphous sculptural backdrop for their creativity. The shape has an elongated section, which emphasises the angle of turn. This also provides the robot with a direction. Whether it’s a “nose” or a “tail” depends on the character design.

Power Drives

You can also change the amount of push or pull the Roamer exerts. This adds the capacity for the robot to engage in several science activities.

Drawing

You can fit a Pen Module into the Roamer. This enriches Roamer with the Logo pen up and pen down commands. Combine with the accuracy feature and the robot can engage in many of the original Turtle Graphic (geometry) activities that were beyond the capability of Classic Roamer.

Durability

Roamer is not a toy. Valiant Technology has been making educational robots longer than anyone else in the World. They have put their 25 years of experience into ensuring this robot survives the rigours of regular classroom use.