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CoWriter

On Chrome

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Downloading App &/or Extension

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Logging In

  1. Click on CoWriter icon
  2. Sign in with Google
    1. Have students type in their Google information and it will automatically log them in the program
    2. Same for staff members

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Starting CoWriter

Off

On

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Features

Type the number in and put it into your document.

Translation (it has to be turned on in options)

Change to numbers

Turns typing on

Manage Topics for topic dictionaries

Turns speech-to-text microphone on

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Getting to options

  1. Click over icon

2. Select Options

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Options

How many options are showing. Can range from 1 - 9

Font Type

Font Color

Background Color

Font size

Voice options

Speaks Letters, Words, Sentences

Volume, Rate, and Pitch

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Options Cont.

Search for a topic in the dictionary (allows words commonly associated with that topic to come as an option with fewer keystrokes)

The language that is being used for writing

Type of words being predicted (All, Core, None)

Allows program to predict based on what is being typed and guess based on phonics

Allows students to add a second language if they need help with a word

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Translate Writing...

Click on translate writing into English

Select language (more options than shown)

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Troubleshooting Tips

  • If CoWriter is lit up blue, but not showing up on page, refresh your browser
  • If it does not guess your word after 3 tries then trying using the microphone (speech-to-text) to say the single word
  • If after 3 spoken tries, switch back to typing and type your response
    • Remember to speak slowly, clearly and with a loud volume to be heard best
    • The less background noise the better when using this feature

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Activity

Start by typing:

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The photographer took many pictures of our family.

The foto

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Use CoWriter to write me 5 sentences about Thanksgiving.

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What are you going to eat, who will you see, what will you do?

Share with me

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Rjung

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And Ms. Wilson

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CoWriter

iPad

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Downloading the App

  1. Go to the App Store

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  • Search CoWriter Universal and download

  • Open app

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Logging In

  • Click on CoWriter app
  • Sign in with Google
    • Have students type in their Google information and it will automatically log them in the program
    • Same for staff members

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Features - Home Page

Delete Files

Send Files

Create New File

Old Files

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Features - In Writing

Back to Home Page Speak Import from… Send File to…

Topic Dictionaries Features Font

Word Prediction Options New Page

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***To listen to the prediction options slide finger across each word***

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CoWriter Keyboard

To Add the keyboard on the iPad go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add new Keyboard → Select Co:Writer Keyboard-Co:Writer Universal

Then select Co:Writer Keyboard-Co:Writer Universal > Toggle Allow Full Access

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Using the Co:Writer Keyboard (turn it on)

Open a typing document (such as Google Docs). When the keyboard comes up hold down the world icon. Select Co:Writer Keyboard -- Co:Writer Universal

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Go back to the iOS keyboard (turn Co:Writer off)

Hold down the Book icon and then select the world symbol.