2. Introduction to Boardmaker Plus School District #39
November 10, 2016 (1:00- 3:00pm)

3. Introductions About the presenter: Angela Cheung Calgary, AB
UBC Alumni
Elementary Classroom Teacher, 3 years experience
Please tell me about yourself

4. Aftershare Please visit the aftershare website:
Powerpoint
Workshop Materials
Resources

5. Where have you seen Boardmaker?
What do you already know about boardmaker?
Where have you seen it before?
How familiar are you with it?

6. Welcome to Boardmaker What is Boardmaker?
Graphics database containing Picture Communication Symbols that can be used to create a variety of communication materials.
Allows you to quickly create communication boards, device overlays, worksheets, schedules, calendars, etc.

7. What is Boardmaker? Easy editing Accommodate diverse needs
Symbols can be made and edited to any size, used in color or black and white, and displayed with text in a variety of languages
Accommodate diverse needs
Boardmaker Plus can be used with both verbal and nonverbal communicators
Accommodate any access method (touch screen, switch, adapted keyboard, head mouse, joystick, roller ball).

8. Curriculum Connection
Key Features of the New Curriculum
Core Competences- Communication, Thinking, and Personal Social Competency
Foundational Literacy and Math Skills
Boardmaker is a tool that helps teachers to differentiate lessons to meet the needs of all their students. It can be used to help students develop competency in communicating their understanding.
Boardmaker is a tool that helps teachers to differentiate lessons to meet the needs of all their students. It can be used to help students develop competency in communicating their knowledge.

9. https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/tools
The new BC Ed Plan – where to go to really get to know the curriculum and competencies
We are all working to help develop the educated citizen of tomorrow. Learners who are skilled and able to contribute to our ever changing society. Learners who are productive members of our society, ones who experience satisfaction through achievement and continually strive for physical well-being.
The New BC Ed Plan supports diverse learners through inclusion and strategies which assist students to reach their full potential (i.e UDL—universal design for learning and RTI—response to interventions). The core competencies in the new BC Ed. Plan are: thinking, communication and personal and social development. For more information, please go to the following web site.

10. What are your goals for today?
Now that you know the aim of this workshop.
What do you hope to get out of this workshop today? What are your goals?

11. Goals for Today Learning Outcomes
1) Gain a basic understanding of how Boardmaker Plus can be used to support students with diverse learning needs
2) Gain practical experience in using Boardmaker Plus to modify or adapt curriculum content for students
Learning Outcomes
What is Boardmaker Plus?
Ideas for Implementation tied with curriculum
Basic Programming skills

12. Agenda Basic Tools and Templates Creating Digital Objects
Exploring basic tools and how to navigate Boardmaker
Creating symbol supports
Finding and modifying templates
Examples
Creating Digital Objects
Exploring interactive and programming options
Creating a dynamic board
Are there any other things you would like me to go over?

13. ***First ensure your board matches up with the green box so that when you print the things you make on this program, it will print out properly.

14. *Print page setup

16. Creating a Button Click on the button tool.
Start at the top-left corner of the workspace. Click and drag to desired size.

20. More About Symbol Finder
Symbol Name Search Options
Beginning word
Anywhere
Whole Words
Symbol Names Button
Adds an alternate name or category to a symbol

25. Symbolate Button Tool
Symbolate tool will automatically select pictures to go with typed text.
Use F1 or F2 key to change the image
This is a great tool for creating social stories!

26. Customize Symbols You can change an individual symbol by:
Clicking the symbolate tool
Double clicking the symbol
Window will pop up
“Add New Symbol” or “Remove Symbol”

27. Break and Practice Session
Explore the program, practice with the tools and ask any questions you may have
**Task: Start thinking about designing a simple support that you can use with your student(s)

28. What can you do with Boardmaker Plus?

29. Boardmaker Templates Open -> Open a template
Many customizable templates -> Schedules, Calendars, etc.

30. SET-BC has many activites that are pre-made for use with Boardmaker – in order to download these activities however, you will need the boardmaker program on your computer. On the left are the Student resources. It is here that you will be able to find curriculumSET and pictureSET which are international and long time favorites of educators and AT specialists. The resources have been created by consultants for teams to use as a quick and easy way to access BC curriculum using. When you open these two resource libraries, just use the search and filtering systems to find the file format, curricular goal area, grade and topic. There are an extensive number of resources and new ones are being added all the time. You can also make requests for new resources to be added.
Under the students drop-down menu you can also find In the Spotlight which is a link to SETstories. Here are the stories that were shared by consultants earlier in this sessions as well as many more. These stories are not only a great way to see what is happening around the province, they also contain valuable inspirational and innovative teaching techniques.

31. CurriculumSET & PictureSET

32. Examples –Visual Supports
Sequence Activities

33. Examples –Visual Supports
First --Then Boards

34. Communication boards

37. What can you do with Boardmaker?
Printable Activities
Worksheets, calendars, bingo sheets, social stories, schedules, communication boards, etc.
Boardmaker Plus allows instructors and students more interactive options
Interactive Books
Songs
Games
Recipes
Sequence Activities

38. Example of an Interactive Support

39. Interactive Boards Make a dynamic board with audio Programming skills
Sound effects
Recording your voice
Text to speech
Maker Session

40. Programming Basics Dynamic Boards Design Mode (control + D)
What we’ve been using
Use Mode (control + U)
Presentation mode
Allows for interactive use

41. Creating an Interactive Board
Open a new board
Create a button
Use the sprayer tool to make multiple buttons

42. Creating an Interactive Board
Add symbols to your buttons

43. Now Let’s Add sound!

44. Creating a Talking Button

46. Programming Basics Dynamic Boards Design Mode (control + D)
What we’ve been using
Use Mode (control + U)
Presentation mode
Allows for interactive use

48. Boardmaker Plus and Beyond!
Extra actions
Linkable buttons- change between boards
Movable buttons
Movable clone buttons
-> Many online tutorials

49. Maker session Goal: Complete one activity to take away
Make it meaningful – for a student or team
Consider their preferences
Consider the context
Consider their IEP goals
Add a button /or an array
Add picture(s) from the tool and/or the web
Customize one of the pictures
Customize the text
Try adding an action to a button – ex) speak

50. Resources Boardmaker Intro Video
Boardmaker Knowledge Base and Support Forums
developing PARTNERSHIPS  building CAPACITY  supporting STUDENTS  implementing TECHNOLOGY

51. SET►BC Resources Online Training (http://www.setbc.org/facilitated/)
Technology Tutorials (
Curricular Resources (
Accessible Books, ARC-BC, CurriculumSET, PictureSET
SETconcierge (
Receive a package of suggested upcoming events, sessions, or web-based resources that meet your individual needs
developing PARTNERSHIPS  building CAPACITY  supporting STUDENTS  implementing TECHNOLOGY

52. Aftershare Please visit the aftershare website
Powerpoint
Workshop Materials
Resources

53. Thanks for coming
Please be sure to fill out a survey before you leave 