School Words Help Centre
Choose a tool or a task to find out how it works.
Getting started
The tools
Question tool
Writing the question and choosing how many words each pupil sends
Share tool
Getting the code and the link in front of the class
Word cloud tool
The live cloud, the join bar above it, and the exact figures
Appearance tool
Changing how the cloud looks, without changing what it says
Choosing who can answer
Limiting one activity to your class, or your school
Responses tool
Reviewing answers and removing anything unsuitable
Display tool
Appearance of the app itself, and the update speed
Saving, printing and history
Saving your activity
The Save chooser, cloud saving, and keeping saves up to date
Opening a saved activity
Getting an earlier activity back, and the cloud file browser
Printing
What goes on the printed sheet, and how to check it first
Version history
Recent versions of this activity, and how to restore one
Reference
Using School Words without a mouse
Tab order, shortcuts, and what each key does
Accessibility features
Contrast, motion, screen readers and the word list
If something goes wrong
Reconnecting, missing words, sign-in refusals and cloud errors
Words used in this app
Activity, session, response, registry and the rest