As a student you can access all the software you might need for your course for free through our CCCU App Store or Virtual Campus PC.

The CCCU App Store

The CCCU App Store is the quickest and easiest way to access or install all the software you might need for your course, including Microsoft Office, SPSS, and NVivo.

You can also find accessibility tools to help you with your productivity, as well as course-specific packages for engineering and other specialist subjects.

Keep your data safe

Many apps that you find online will offer you the option to sign in with your University computing account, but will often ask you to grant them permission to access your account data.

To keep your data secure, we have taken steps to block connections to unapproved apps, so you may see a 'Needs admin approval' message if you try to connect your University account to an app that has not been approved for use at the University.

Do not worry if you see this message -  you aren't in trouble! If you feel that a certain app would be useful for your particular course, and that there would be an advantage to connecting it with your University account, then you should contact your Course Team/Technician who can make an enquiry with the IT department on your behalf.

Connect to the Virtual Campus PC

Did you know that you can use your own device to access software installed on University campus PCs, from within a virtual desktop environment?

The tool used to connect to a Virtual Campus PC is called the Windows App. You can access the Windows App using supported web browsers, or by downloading it onto your device.

Please see here for further details and installation instructions.

Productivity software

Microsoft Teams is a communication and collaboration workspace in Microsoft 365. It brings together people, conversations and content so you can easily collaborate with other students and members of staff in real-time.

All students at CCCU have access to Teams and can use it to send instant messages, share files, host meetings and more. You can also request a dedicated workspace for your group.

How can I access it?

You can access Teams on any device by logging into Microsoft 365 from a web browser. You can also download the Microsoft Teams app for your device.

How can I use it?

There are a range of training materials and resources available including training videos on the Microsoft website. There are also numerous guides and resources available to download from the University.

For more personalised support, you can also book a session with one of our IT trainers. There, we can show you the different functionality available to you and answer any specific questions you may have.

How do I set up my own Teams space?

You can request your own dedicated Teams space using the Request-a-Team app.

We are proud that at CCCU we have a very diverse mix of students and with a commitment to equality and diversity, we want to help build a more inclusive learning environment for you.

As part of this we are offering the following:

ClaroRead Plus

Claro Software develops Assistive Technology, software for people with disabilities such as print and reading difficulties like dyslexia, to help them achieve all they can. Claro software can help with speech synthesis, word prediction, spellchecking and switch access, and combine them to make innovative, easy-to-use products on Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac, Google Chromebook, iPad and iPhone, Android, and on the Web.

All CCCU Students and Staff have access to Claro Cloud Web and Mobile Apps and Full ClaroRead Plus download for Windows and Mac.

JAWS

JAWS is a screen reader developed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content or navigating with the mouse. JAWS provides speech and Braille output for the most popular computer applications on your PC.

JAWS is available on PCs located in a dedicated room in Augustine House. Please contact the Disability Team for more details.

Dolphin Supernova

Dolphin Supernova is a screen-reader and screen magnification package designed for people with vision loss.

Dolphin Supernova is available on PCs located in a dedicated room in Augustine House. Please contact the Disability Team for more details.

My Computer My Way

Do you need help in making your computer easier to use? Let's look at the many ways you can make your keyboard and mouse, Windows, the internet and your favourite applications suit you and your needs...

Windows Guides to the accessibility tools on your Windows devices.

Google Chrome Guides to the accessibility tools for Google products.

Apple OS X Guides to the accessibility tools for Apple products.

Adobe Guides to creating accessible files with the Adobe software.

Blackboard

Blackboard provides a web page with a detailed description on accessibility.

Portable Apps

PortableApps.com lets you carry all your favourite apps on a portable device or cloud drive and use them on any PC. Your browser with your bookmarks and extensions, your office suite, your photo editor, your music collection, your games, your development tools and more.

Product Description
Office 365 Microsoft Office provides text to speech functionality in Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
Mac OS X Apple provides text to speech functionality in in their Mac OS X (for versions Maverick and upwards).
Android Google provides text to speech functionality via their Google text-to-speech app.
Naturalreader Naturalreader is a free text to speech reader website.
Zabaware Zabaware is a free text to speech software package.

 

Product Description
Microsoft OneNote Microsoft OneNote computer program for free-form information gathering and multi-user collaboration. It gathers users' notes (handwritten or typed), drawings, screen clippings and audio commentaries.
Evernote Evernote is a cross-platform free note taking, organising and archiving application.
Google Keep Google Keep is a note taking application developed by Google.
Apple Notes Apple Notes is a note taking application developed by Apple.
Simplenote Simplenote is an easy way to keep notes, lists, ideas and more. Your notes stay in sync with all your devices for free. Share notes with other users to collaborate on a project together or to access the same list.
Product Description
My Computer My Way Do you need help in making your computer easier to use? Let's look at the many ways you can make your keyboard and mouse, Windows, the internet and your favourite applications suit you and your needs.
Windows 10 and 11 You can use your voice to dictate text to your Windows PC. For example, you can dictate text to fill out online forms; or you can dictate text to a word-processing program, such as Microsoft Word, to type a letter.
Apple OS X The dictation feature of OS X converts your spoken words into text.
Google (Google Docs)

You can type and edit a document by speaking in Google Docs.

Note: This feature is only available in Chrome browsers.

Product Description
ClaroRead Plus

Claro Software develops Assistive Technology, software for people with disabilities such as print and reading difficulties like dyslexia, to help them achieve all they can.

Claro software can help with speech synthesis, word prediction, spellchecking and switch access, and combine them to make innovative, easy-to-use products on Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac, Google Chromebook, iPad and iPhone, Android, and on the Web.

All CCCU Students and Staff have access to Claro Cloud Web and Mobile Apps and Full ClaroRead Plus download for Windows and Mac.

Product Description
Timer Tab Timer Tab is a website as well as a free extension for Google Chrome that combines the functions of a countdown timer, alarm clock, and stopwatch, and has the ability to notify the user when an alarm goes off.

Task Timer 

(Google Chrome extension)

Task Timer is a tool that allows you to create a list of tasks with time goals in hours, and keep track of the amount of time that you spend on each task.
Product Description
Audacity Audacity is a free, easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder.
YouTube Google provides a help page dedicated to accessibility settings in YouTube.
Box of Broadcasts Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is an incredibly useful shared online off-air TV and radio recording service that is free to all staff and students at the University.
Vimeo Vimeo provides a help page dedicated to accessibility settings.
RoboBraille Follow four easy steps to have your document converted into an alternative, accessible format. The result is delivered to your email inbox. You may upload one or more files, enter a URL to a file or simply type in the text you wish to have converted.