Boardmaker+Resources

=What is Boardmaker vs. Boardmaker Plus? =

//Boardmaker //


 * Designed for teachers and parents to use to make paper materials for students.

//BoardMaker Plus! (BM+)//


 * Transforms your paper boards into interactive boards so you can print out your designs as well as make them interactive for students to use on the computer. Excellent tool to use with SmartBoard.


 * It is designed for interactive instruction (by the student) but can still be used to make paper products by adults.

=Free Boardmaker Sharing Resources: =

[|BoardmakerShare]
 The perfect community for finding thousands of Boardmaker activities on hundreds of topics. Now, the redesigned BoardmakerShare makes it easier than ever to share Boardmaker activities, and find the groups who are using them along with you.

[|Spectronics Activity Exchange] (Australia)
The Spectronics Activity Exchange is a collection of activities designed for a range of software programs – and for a range of purposes. Activities can be downloaded and used within Boardmaker. Please check back as activities are added regularly. **Note:** These activities are examples only. Please feel free to download and customise them for the individuals you are working with, or use them as is if it is appropriate for your needs.

Boardmaker Wikispace
Filled with free, make and take Boardmaker activities in Boardmaker format, as well as PDF and Word.

**SET-BC Resources:**
A site from British Columbia with a wealth of Boardmaker, as well as other, educational resources. There are free downloads available in both PDF and Boardmaker formats, allowing teachers, parents, and others to explore and use for any specific need. Most downloads do not require Boardmaker software to download.

 The resources include basic [|Boardmaker and Boardmaker Plus v.6 Resources], with tutorials and guidelines to troubleshoot common questions. [|PictureSET], a collection of downloadable visual supports that can be used by students for both receptive and expressive communication in the classroom, at home, and in the community. This searchable database allows you to find a wide range of useful visual supports for different curriculum areas, activities, and events. PictureSET resources are created and updated by dedicated professionals working with students in British Columbia. To support literacy lesson plans, search the [|Boardmaker Symbols for Picture Books], which provides hundreds of visual display boards to support academic lessons. The [|Behavior Support]page is an incredible resource for behaviors, with links to each category for each support area.

[|Polk County Public Schools] provides their boards in both PDF and Boardmaker format. Scroll down and open each category as there is a wealth of resources to explore on this site.

Jefferson Parish Public Schools Speech-Hearing-Language Services gives you tons of speech pathology activities and resources made in Boardmaker . Resources are broken down by grade level, which is then sub-divided into subjects. A great amount of AAC and therapy based supports for SLP's.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">__**Pre-Made Books Resources:**__
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[| Adapted Book collection], New York City, Department of Education provides free adapted books and materials created with Boardmaker, Writing with Symbols, and PowerPoint software. They have been converted to Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format as well.

[|Early Literacy Project]

__**Social Story Resources:**__
[|Autism4Teachers-Social Stories]

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Teaching Children with Autism]

[|Kids Can Dream]