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Co:Writer kickstarts the writer inside with word prediction, translation, and speech recognition.
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Co:Writer Universal (for Google Chrome and iOS) uses grammar-smart and vocabulary-smart word prediction, translation support, and speech recognition to help unstick ideas and get them to flow in writing.
Co:Writer helps give you the words and phrases you’re intending as you type—even if your grammar and spelling are way off. Just type a letter or two and Co:Writer “predicts” words and phrases in real time.
Co:Writer’s new Neuron™ prediction engine follows the natural relationships of ideas and concepts in the brain. When writing on a topic, Co:Writer automatically understands the topic area and predicts ahead using topic-specific vocabulary. Read more on our blog.
Click on the microphone and speak. Co:Writer will turn it into text right before your eyes on Google Drive, email, and across the web. It even reads the dictated text aloud. Watch 2 Minute Demo
Co:Writer is ready for your students who use writing accommodations on the state assessment. Select your state assessment (over 50 embedded) and Co:Writer automatically adjusts over 35 features to comply with testing accommodation requirements. Download the guide, and learn more at our blog.
Turn around phonetic and inventive spellings of even the least sound-outable English spellings like elephant or rhythm.
Write on over 4 million topics from atomic structure to penguins—Co:Writer automatically pulls in the academic and topic-specific vocabulary—which helps when spelling words like ionization. Watch 3 Minute Demo
Get word prediction across languages with the right tense and conjugations. Supports Spanish, French, German, and English (Canadian, British, and American).
Get word-by-word translation in 25+ languages. Write in your first language, and Co:Writer will translate in real time—right in the sentence. You can also hit the microphone button and speak the words. Co:Writer will translate automatically.
See how much students are writing and their vocabulary usage. Watch 3 Minute Demo
Choose display options based on how much support is needed—from continuous word prediction (active for each letter typed) or support only when needed. The as needed option also allows Co:Writer to be used like a talking word processor.
Drag the Co:Writer window to the bottom of the window for a horizontal display.
See how we support eLearning with 1) eLearning tools, 2) free implementation resources, and 3) supports for families. Find out more.
Use Co:Writer as a talking word processor. Listen to text read aloud by letter, word, and/or sentence (even when you’re not using Co:Writer for word prediction).
Works across Chromebooks, Mac, and Windows desktops running the Google Chrome Browser. Seamlessly integrates with Google Classroom and Google Drive.
Get great word prediction for iPad in a self-contained, no-distraction writing app.
Works across Windows and Mac desktops running the Microsoft Edge browser based on Chromium.
It works just like Apple’s stock keyboard on iOS / iPad, but the prediction is much better and it supports Topic Dictionaries and data collection.
Use word prediction on any webpage.
“It makes my writing faster that way and I can get my ideas out before I forget.” Dominick
“It makes my writing faster that way and I can get my ideas out before I forget.”
“Anywhere you can drop a cursor, you can use Co:Writer.” Kelly Fonner, M.S., Consultant / Trainer in Assistive and Educational Technology
“Anywhere you can drop a cursor, you can use Co:Writer.”
“Writing will be in their lives forever and now they have a tool to write a whole lot better.” Meagan Kingdon, Special Education Teacher
“Writing will be in their lives forever and now they have a tool to write a whole lot better.”
“We found that Co:Writer frees our beginning and challenged spellers to express their ideas without fear of mistakes.” Laurie Gill, Literacy Intervention Specialist
“We found that Co:Writer frees our beginning and challenged spellers to express their ideas without fear of mistakes.”
“Co:Writer is absolutely phenomenal at word prediction, especially for students with significant spelling needs. They’re now able to use the words that they want to use.” Kelly Key, ATP, Assistive Technology Coordinator / Special Services Facilitator
“Co:Writer is absolutely phenomenal at word prediction, especially for students with significant spelling needs. They’re now able to use the words that they want to use.”
“He [Jackson] can be much more independent, and that was what he said was most important to him—to be more independent.” Patty Sullivan, M.Ed, ATP, AT Team Leader
“He [Jackson] can be much more independent, and that was what he said was most important to him—to be more independent.”
“Co:Writer gave them that confidence and it showed in their work.” Lisa Clinard, Teacher
“Co:Writer gave them that confidence and it showed in their work.”
“Co:Writer removed the stigma teachers often fear of technology being too difficult or time consuming. There was no teacher prep and in five minutes they were ready to go and students immediately liked the writing tool.” Diane Barfield, AT Coordinator
“Co:Writer removed the stigma teachers often fear of technology being too difficult or time consuming. There was no teacher prep and in five minutes they were ready to go and students immediately liked the writing tool.”
“This is a fantastic app and extension for supporting spelling, grammar, and vocabulary. Thanks, Don Johnston, for making this valuable tool available in the Google platform!” Connie Haines
“This is a fantastic app and extension for supporting spelling, grammar, and vocabulary. Thanks, Don Johnston, for making this valuable tool available in the Google platform!”
“It brings up predictions about what I am learning about, about the word if I don’t spell it right, and it also makes it a lot easier.” Brandon (5th Grader)
“It brings up predictions about what I am learning about, about the word if I don’t spell it right, and it also makes it a lot easier.”
“One of my students, who is not in special education, struggled forever with poor penmanship due to motor skills challenges. I put her on Co:Writer and WOW did she take off! She was thrilled that she actually wrote a whole paragraph and was proud, and so was I.” Barbara Avery, 5th Grade Teacher
“One of my students, who is not in special education, struggled forever with poor penmanship due to motor skills challenges. I put her on Co:Writer and WOW did she take off! She was thrilled that she actually wrote a whole paragraph and was proud, and so was I.”
“It is exciting to see Don Johnston, Inc. offer these wonderful writing supports on multiple platforms so they are more accessible to our students. The extension is working great for us! As others have noted, you must own a subscription to use this product.” Michelle Thomas
“It is exciting to see Don Johnston, Inc. offer these wonderful writing supports on multiple platforms so they are more accessible to our students. The extension is working great for us! As others have noted, you must own a subscription to use this product.”
“Co:Writer has always provided the highest level of work prediction support for our students who struggle with spelling. It’s so easy to create a topic dictionary! Love the added voice recognition feature too!” Megan Zell
“Co:Writer has always provided the highest level of work prediction support for our students who struggle with spelling. It’s so easy to create a topic dictionary! Love the added voice recognition feature too!”
“Co:Writer is supporting our students in their writing by increasing their use of higher vocabulary. I love watching students use Co:Writer for the first time! They realize the endless possibilities of what Co:Writer can help them with.” Jennifer Erickson
“Co:Writer is supporting our students in their writing by increasing their use of higher vocabulary. I love watching students use Co:Writer for the first time! They realize the endless possibilities of what Co:Writer can help them with.”
“Our school district has just started using Co:Writer. As a trainer for the district, I’m impressed. It is easy to use and I’m seeing good results with our struggling students. Thanks for creating a great product!” Edward Lovell
“Our school district has just started using Co:Writer. As a trainer for the district, I’m impressed. It is easy to use and I’m seeing good results with our struggling students. Thanks for creating a great product!”
“The change we saw in Frank was astounding! He began to write recipes and create a cookbook for a family Christmas gift. When he gave his cookbook to his family he was so proud of himself!” Julie Dobson, Special Education Teacher
“The change we saw in Frank was astounding! He began to write recipes and create a cookbook for a family Christmas gift. When he gave his cookbook to his family he was so proud of himself!”
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Districts with licenses can download and install Co:Writer Universal at any time. Once your order has been placed, you will receive a code to log in and set up students. Students can use Co:Writer on their personal devices. They just download the extension or app and log in.
Co:Writer Universal is designed to work across all platforms—including desktop, iOS, and Chrome. Simply put, you now have access to the Co:Writer technology you know and love no matter where you want to write! In addition to this new access, Co:Writer Universal now includes momentary topic dictionaries, updated data reporting, and shared settings.
Co:Writer Universal gives you access to Co:Writer across ALL platforms. All writings done in Co:Writer for iOS will now be available in the Chrome App. Your settings and preferences will even be shared no matter where you are writing.
The app and extension for Chrome™ work together to give students access to just about any writing situation in their Chrome environment. The app has a built in talking word processor and saves student writings. The extension works on websites outside of the Co:Writer environment, including in Google Drive, email, and blogs.
You will have to be connected to the internet to log into Co:Writer the first time, but then it can be taken offline. Co:Writer will retain your data and sync when it reconnects to the internet.
Definitely! Over 4 Million Topic Dictionaries are included in Co:Writer Universal on nearly every topic imaginable from great auk to DNA replication.
Co:Writer for iOS and Chrome App for Chrome include a built-in word processor. That means the content students write is shared right to the cloud. Your writings will automatically sync from the iOS application to the Chrome application without any additional work.
Each state has different testing accommodation requirements, but Co:Writer Universal was designed to be flexible enough to meet each one. The features can be set to comply with the state requirements then locked during the test. Not every state allows word prediction (not yet anyway)–but fortunately for students using word prediction, we’re moving in that direction! For a more detailed answer check out our State Testing Help Site page
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