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Boardmaker 7 is a complete system for delivering personalized instruction and therapy while also measuring student progress. Download a free 60-day trial of a Boardmaker 7 Subscription or a free 30-day trial of Boardmaker 7 Standard. The Boardmaker version is no longer available. The pdf version is now in Smarty Symbols, and free to download for your own use. (I pay for a commercial license, so you can not use the symbols for your own products.) This Smarty Symbol version also doesn't have any. 30-day free trial of Boardmaker software Boardmaker is a software program that allows you to create Picture Communication Symbols. Most SLPs and schools use this symbol set to create low tech AAC displays.

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Transforming the way you create learning materials. And the way your students learn from them.

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Boardmaker Studio continues – and makes massive strides in improvement – on the tradition of the Boardmaker Software Family, the most popular tools for creating and adapting classroom materials!

Boardmaker Studio delivers your favourite Boardmaker Software Family features, like your choice of authoring and editing tools, thousands of Picture Communication Symbols (PCS), hundreds of time-saving templates and more.


New Easy-to-find Content

Looking for fun-filled activities to complement your lessons and challenge your students? Looking to save time creating them for your classroom? Now, with Boardmaker Studio, you can consider it done!

Find hundreds of time-savers, like easy-to-use Studio Starter Templates and Gadgets, that mean fast solutions for you and fun-filled activities for your students.


An Easy-to-use Interface that Gets Work Done

Easy on the eyes
Boardmaker Studio boasts a design that’s efficient and straightforward, making it easy-to-use. And with a clear toolbar, familiar menus and icons, organised templates and convenient project management tools, Boardmaker Studio is also easy to learn.


New Online Connect Dashboard

A true support system
Boardmaker Studio pulls out all of the stops to help you achieve classroom goals. With that much power, Boardmaker Studio Connect Dashboard was created to help you; it is your gateway to the activities you’re creating with Boardmaker Studio. It also instantly connects you with the community of Boardmaker Software Family users on Boardmaker Community!


A fresh spin on a familiar favourite

Boardmaker Studio stays true to is roots, and is a great tool for creating printed activities that are so important for teaching students with disabilities. Use Boardmaker Studio to import, edit and improve all of your Boardmaker print activities and most of your interactive Boardmaker Plus activities, too.

View Boardmaker Family Product Features Comparison to see the features of Boardmaker Studio, Boardmaker Plus! and Boardmaker.


Why should you consider Boardmaker Studio in preference to Boardmaker or Boardmaker Plus! Version 6?

Boardmaker Studio is most useful if you…

  1. Are new to Boardmaker and don’t have a particular preference for the traditional Boardmaker user interface;
  2. Are familiar with Microsoft Office-type applications and prefer to use software with those familiar icons and menus;
  3. Are uncomfortable using many of the advanced interactive features of Boardmaker Plus! but may be willing to create activities from the powerful Studio Starter templates built into Boardmaker Studio;
    Remember! It’s faster to create professional print and interactive activities. With over 150 pre-made templates, all you have to do is add symbols to each activity.
  4. Need to adapt lots of activities on various instructional topics for students with diverse needs ( as Boardmaker Studio lets you create and adapt activities faster than you could with Boardmaker Plus!);
    Remember! It’s easier to create activities from scratch. Simply drag pre-programmed tools (gadgets) onto your workspace to add sorting bins, timers, spinners and more to your activities.
  5. And/or do not want to have to rely on keeping the CD handy for use on your installation of Boardmaker Studio.

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Depending on the tools you’re using, it can take time you don’t have to create materials for your classroom. Boardmaker Studio does all of the hard work for you with content that lets you create more activities more quickly.

Studio Starters
Starters are a collection of tools already included in Boardmaker Studio. Use Studio Starter Templates to save time creating fun-filled activities. Then, use Studio Gadgets, Studio Reward Animations and sound effects from the Studio Sound Library to dress them up!

Studio Additions
Studio Additions are additional tools available for purchase. Choose from additional PCS Collections, built around topic areas, in the Classic, Persona and ThinLine styles.

Easy on the eyes
Worried about learning new software? Don’t be. Boardmaker Studio features an interface that speaks to you with a clear toolbar, recognisable menus and icons, obvious navigation tools, templates organised by category and convenient project management tools. Designed to be familiar to people who use Microsoft Office, Boardmaker Studio is easy to learn and easy to use. And, it complements features of Boardmaker Plus!, Boardmaker and Boardmaker with Speaking Dynamically Pro, while bringing style to the table.


Designer

Where the magic happens
With Designer, you create, edit and play your Projects in a few swift motions. In Boardmaker Studio, each activity can be a series of pages, and any activity you create is stored as a single Project. No more folders full of pages for a single book!

Interested in making good even better? Use Boardmaker Studio to import, edit and improve all of your Boardmaker print materials, and most of your Boardmaker Plus! materials, too. When you import your Boardmaker materials, take advantage of the new Project filing system, where all related boards are stored in a single project file.


The Toolbar

Make getting creative easy
Put cool tools to good use with the easy-to-use toolbar. Like any toolbar, you can use it to perform common functions, like opening and saving projects, undo and redo, and to quickly access the drawing tool and more. It also lets you add objects, like buttons, labels and lines to your page. To add a button, simply drag a button onto your page. There are multiple button types to choose from, including the Symbolate button, which lets you type with symbols and text in seconds.


The Navigation

Find your way. Fast
To make your life easier and your activities come together faster, Boardmaker Studio features the new Navigation pane. It lets you quickly access and edit pages and object settings, like content, font, colour and styles, and add symbols and Gadgets through the Project, Properties, Symbols and Gadgets panels.



Projects panel
The Project panel displays the activities and pages in the currently open project so you can see the different pages of your projects at a glance. Want to reorder the pages of your activity? Just drag the pages up or down the list.


Properties panel
A powerful tool, the Properties panel shows you all the settings needed to make changes to the look or function of the page, or objects on the page. Change the background colour of an activity. Add a symbol to a button. Change the symbol layout and look of multiple buttons at the same time. And more.


Symbols panel
The Symbols Panel is a great way to quickly add symbols into several buttons or a grid. Look for the perfect symbols in the symbol category folders, or enter a search term to search for a specific symbol.


Gadgets panel
A huge time-saver, Gadgets are pre-programmed buttons and objects you can drag onto a page to build or enhance an activity. Organised by functionality, Gadgets can be used to create activities with draggable buttons, add timers to your screen and so much more.

Boardmaker Studio Dashboard is your gateway to all of the activities you’re creating with Boardmaker Studio.

The Dashboard is the first screen that appears when you open Boardmaker Studio. It gives you quick access to activities stored on your computer and on BoardmakerOnline.com, as well as buttons for the most common Boardmaker Studio tasks.

The Dashboard bridges the gap between Boardmaker Studio and BoardmakerOnline.com. From the Dashboard, you can quickly search for your activities that are stored locally or in your My Boardmaker account online and edit them in Boardmaker Studio.



Want to get started right away?
Right from Dashboard, you can start a new activity from scratch, choose from a variety of templates to save time, and access projects you’re working on.

Already using Boardmaker Plus!, Boardmaker or Boardmaker with Speaking Dynamically Pro?
If you’re already a fan of the other products in the Boardmaker Software Family, this is how Studio will work for you.


Compatibility Details

  • Print boards created in Boardmaker / Boardmaker Plus! / Boardmaker with Speaking Dynamically Pro will convert in Boardmaker Studio.
  • Most Interactive boards created in Boardmaker Plus! / Boardmaker with Speaking Dynamically Pro will convert in Boardmaker Studio. Some animations may need to be adapted.
  • All projects created in Boardmaker Studio will not convert in Boardmaker / Boardmaker Plus! / Boardmaker with Speaking Dynamically Pro.
  • Boardmaker, Boardmaker Plus! and Boardmaker with Speaking Dynamically Pro Add-ons may not convert in Boardmaker Studio. Version 6 Curriculum Companions will not convert in Boardmaker Studio.
  • All projects created in Boardmaker Studio are compatible with Boardmaker Online and vice versa

*Symbol libraries (PC2 files) can be imported into Boardmaker Studio and used as before, but will not take advantage of advanced search capabilities.

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  • Windows 10, 8 (not Windows RT or Tablet edition), 7, Vista, XP – Compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit Editions
  • 1 GHz or faster processor
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 900 MB of available hard-disk space for installation
  • USB port for installation only
  • Internet connection required for registration and access to www.boardmakeronline.com only

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Simple Touch: Normal mouse-style selection
Touch Enter: Objects must be pressed for a minimum time
Touch Exit: Objects must be pressed for a minimum time and are then selected on release
Scanning: Objects are highlighted in a specific pattern, then selected when the highlight is on the desired object

  1. Switch (Autoscan): Highlight moves at a specified rate, and a switch is used to select
  2. Switch: Highlight is moved using one switch, and selected using a second switch

Mouse Pause: Objects are selected by pausing the mouse over them for a minimum time

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Online Training and Webinars

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Boardmaker Studio is targeted at the following age ranges:

  • All Ages

Boardmaker Studio is designed to foster development in the areas of:

  • Early concepts
  • Literacy
  • Communication
  • Resource preparation
  • Use of assistive technology

Users can access Boardmaker Studio in the following ways:

  • Mouse/ Trackball/ Joystick
  • Keyboard
  • IntelliKeys
  • Touchscreen/ IWB
  • Single Switch
  • Multiple Switches
  • Tracker Pro (USB)

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A complete system for delivering personalised instruction and therapy for students with special needs

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One Complete System – Unlimited Possibilities!

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Create and edit online – no CD or installation required…
Print from anywhere…
Play activities on iPad, PC or Mac…


What's New with Boardmaker Online


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For more than 25 years, Boardmaker has been the go-to solution for providing symbol-based learning materials to students with special needs. Boardmaker Online is a complete system for delivering personalised instruction and therapy while also measuring student progress.

“Being able to assign students to tasks is great, all easy to see at a quick glance, in one convenient place.” – Anna B.

“I’ve been waiting for something like this. I think it’s great.” – Maureen C.

“I love that I can print straight from the site, really handy and saves time!” – Karie M.

“It is very quick and easy to add students. This is a big plus!” – Pam M.

“I like that this could be an assignment that you could assign to multiple students to work on and get individual feedback on their work.” – Jeanne H.

“It’s fantastic that teachers can customise the individual accessibility options for each student!” – Keyanna W.

Boardmaker Online features not to miss!

Create and Edit Activities Online

It’s time to ditch the CD! With the Online Editor, you can do it all online from any computer. With a library of over 30,000 symbols (PCS) to choose from, plus new ones added every two weeks, the possibilities are endless. Need more? Use the web search option to bring any media files into your project.

No need to install anything!

Print and Play

Print your own activities, or any you find on the Boardmaker Community, right from their web browser. Adjust accessibility options for each student. Looking to increase engagement? Encourage your team to try the included interactive templates and activities. Students can easily play activities from a web browser on any computer or through the free, fully accessible Student Center iPad app with no internet connection necessary.

Find and Share

Why spend valuable time recreating the wheel? Boardmaker Online subscribers can choose from over 60,000 FREE ready-made print and interactive activities across 1,100 categorised public groups in the Boardmaker Community – the largest sharing community of its kind in the world. They can also upload activities they’ve created to their Boardmaker Online Community account and share them across their school, organisation, district, with parents, therapists or others on their students’ support team.

Teach and Extend

Give your staff access to three robust, standards-aligned curriculum programs, all included with your Boardmaker Online District Subscription. Boardmaker Instructional Solutions comes with over 140 step-by-step lesson plans, more than 1500 differentiated and standards-aligned activities, 300+ printable and accessible books, classroom management tools quizzes, games, recipes, crafts, and more!

Assign and Track

With a Boardmaker Online District (Organisation) Account, staff can assign customised and levelled activities for an unlimited number of students to track their individual progress against their IEP goals and state and local standards. They can then use Boardmaker Online Progress Monitoring tool to quickly reference their students’ performance and report easily on their success. Assigned activities completed at home are also tracked so they can effectively manage homework and partner with the child’s family to extend learning beyond the classroom.


Choose the plan that’s right for you!

Boardmaker Online District is one system to manage your school, district / organisation, or Special Education Centre.

Who Can Benefit?

SLPs, Special Ed teachers, Inclusion Teachers, Early Education staff, Administrators, and more

This plan would suit a district or organisation with many (5+) instructors, creating and assigning activities to many students.

Case Example: East Waterford School District is home to 4,700 students. About 450 of those students have IEPs and most of them are included in general education classrooms. Boardmaker Online is used on a daily basis by 24 teachers and 8 SLPs for creating printed activities for the classroom like traditional Boardmaker, but also used to create and assign exciting onscreen activities. Teachers and therapist can collaborate to ensure that each student’s special learning needs are met. Parents like that their children are getting homework they can complete at home on a computer or iPad. One complete system with unlimited possibilities.

Top 6 Reasons to Subscribe to Boardmaker Online District:

  1. Cloud-based system provides consistency and collaboration across entire district and allows staff to work from anywhere, and by sharing students’ results between instructors
  2. Help teachers save time with private district-wide activity sharing
  3. Extensive library of sample activities already aligned to US Common Core standards
  4. Students can access instructional activities from any computer or iPad- at school, at home, or anywhere!
  5. Activities can be associated with IEP goals to demonstrate student achievement
  6. Immediate access to student performance data and staff usage, all from one system

“I love this program! It looks like it would be so beneficial to the teachers who are in the classroom with children and their support staff.” – Kathy H., School Administrator

“I must say the idea that you can print and play activities without having an install or disc to worry about is amazing. Especially for an AT centre that oversees 160 schools in a district. I like that idea.” – Jim, AT Specialist

“I really, really like the way the student center looks and the control I have over my student’s assigned tasks. Also, I think it’s great the way it keeps track on my student’s score for activities that have right/wrong answers!” – Marcel, Autism Specialist

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Advantages

Cost savings

  • Exclusive customised district packages for 5+ accounts
  • Cloud-based services allow for easy reassignment of licences as staff transition
  • Volume pricing
  • Multi-product bundles
  • Multi-year savings

Success for all

  • Research-based and ready-made activities ensure positive, measurable outcomes
  • Following the principals of Universal Design for Learning, the Adapted Educational Materials and activities make learning goals achievable by individuals with various abilities
  • Adapted curricula provide equal access for all
  • Resources available to encapsulate expert best practices ensuring that you get the most out of your solutions

Supports standards and requirements

  • Solutions designed specifically to teach and measure progress towards college and career readiness standards
  • Wide array of solutions that support Universal Design for Learning
  • Track and report on progress towards Individual Education Plan goals automatically through data dashboards

Easy district (school/organisation) deployment

  • Empowers administrators to deliver and deploy accounts remotely and within seconds
  • Flexible and scalable district deployment options
  • All cloud-based solutions are hosted in a highly secured Tier 1 data centre
  • Free automatic cloud-based updates with new and exciting features and resources

The Boardmaker Community is where more than 200,000 board makers come to search for and share over 60,000 free symbol-adapted learning activities… all for FREE!

Who Can Benefit?

Boardmaker Users

Top 5 reasons to sign up for Boardmaker Community!

  1. You own existing Boardmaker software
  2. Share great activities that you have created
  3. Use powerful search features to find exactly what you need
  4. Find activities professionally created by the Boardmaker Education Team
  5. Search for activities aligned to Common Core standards
  6. Join groups that are specific to your interests

Boardmaker Instructional Solutions/Curricula Add-ons

NEW! Boardmaker Instructional Solutions/Curricula are now included FREE with a Boardmaker Online subscription

These are maths and English language arts (ELA) curricula designed for teachers of students with special needs.

Boardmaker Expedition Education is a year-long reading, writing and thinking program for special needs students in grades three and up. Boardmaker Book Bridge is a reading, writing and vocabulary development program designed to help special needs students meet academic standards through grade-level literature.
Boardmaker Core First Learning is a web-based program that helps your students learn the meaning, use, and placement of high frequency core words on their AAC system.

When combined, Boardmaker Online and Boardmaker Instructional Solutions give each student, regardless of ability, access to the same rigorous content as their peers, and allows them to complete activities at a level that is aligned to their strengths and needs.

Q. Is the sharing Community still free?

Yes! You can still join the Boardmaker Community for free and upload, share, find, download, and do all the things you always could. The only difference is that now you can upgrade your free membership to add all the wonderful new features to your existing account!

Q. How is Boardmaker Online different from other Boardmaker Software Family products?

Boardmaker Online is a web-based subscription service, and unlike previous products it does not need to be installed or even downloaded. It can be used to…

  • Create and Edit activities on any Windows or Mac computer… nothing to install
  • Assign activities to students
  • Play activities from a web browser or on the iPad
  • Track performance and usage data
  • Track progress towards IEP goals (Professional and higher) and educational standards
  • Access massive collection of Common Core premade and sample activities

Q. Can I still create new activities?

Yes! With the Online Editor, you will no longer need special software installed on your computer. Simply login to your account and select “Create Activity” and either start from scratch or start from one of hundreds of included print and interactive activity templates. Filling in those templates is as simple as click and type!

Q. Can activities be played on an iPad?

Yes! This is one of the most exciting aspects of Boardmaker Online! Included with your subscription is the Boardmaker Online Student Center App which you can download for free from the iTunes app store. A student with a Boardmaker Online login can see the activities assigned to them and play them on the iPad with full accessibility options available.

Q. Will I have to buy symbol addendums?

No! Boardmaker Online will include all 30,000 PCS symbols. And guess what else? When new symbols are created they will just appear in your Boardmaker Online account!

Q. Can I still use my old Boardmaker CDs?

Sure! You can still use your current version of Boardmaker software to create activities and upload them to your Boardmaker Online account. Once they are uploaded, you can print them or play them from anywhere, assign them to students, play them on the iPad and much more.

Note that once you have edited an activity in the Boardmaker Online Editor, that activity cannot be downloaded and opened with Boardmaker v6.

Q. If I just want to make print activities, can I still do that?

Next to every Print activity on the site you will see a Print button allowing you to print directly from the website. You can create a new print activity from scratch or from a template and print them out from anywhere. You can edit all your old Boardmaker boards, and we’ve even included all the digitised device templates for making device overlays.

Q. Are there training options available?

Yes! Our Boardmaker Education Specialists offer FREE, live online trainings every Tuesday and Thursday. The trainings are also recorded in case you are unable to attend the live one. View the training schedule here.

Q. Can I trial Boardmaker Online?

Yes! Sign up for free


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Boardmaker Online is targeted at the following age ranges:

  • Early Primary
  • Mid Primary
  • Upper Primary

Boardmaker Online is designed to foster development in the areas of:

  • Early concepts
  • Literacy
  • Switch use
  • Communication
  • Numeracy
  • Resource preparation
  • Science
  • SOSE
  • Cause-and-effect
  • Switch timing
  • Choosing with a switch
  • Mouse or touchscreen use

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Users can access Boardmaker Online in the following ways:

  • Mouse/ Trackball/ Joystick
  • Keyboard

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