Boardmaker Plus! 6 Training View a tutorial on this topic

Platform: PC

Description

Boardmaker Plus is used to create symbol-based communication and educational materials. It can be used to create picture schedules, communication boards, symbols for PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) books, reward charts, visual cues around the classroom, and countless other applications. The Plus in Boardmaker Plus means you have the ability to add speech to symbols and play recorded sounds and movies.
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Key # Length
1. preview Using the Boardmaker window 38413 1:07
2. preview Exploring the templates and sample boards 38414 2:02
3. locked Setting the paper and board size 38415 1:20
4. locked Creating multipage boards 38416 1:20
5. locked Working with multiple boards 38417 0:40
6. locked Resizing a board's window 38418 0:38
7. locked Creating a grid of buttons 38419 1:06
8. locked Changing the gap spacing between buttons on a grid 38420 1:19
9. locked Repositioning a grid on a page 38421 0:25
10. locked Changing the board or button background color 38422 0:53
11. locked Changing the button border thickness 38423 0:45
12. locked Changing the button border color 38424 0:49
13. locked Changing the shape of a button 38425 0:31
14. locked Drawing a line 38426 1:15
15. locked Applying dashed button borders 38427 1:02
16. locked Applying 3-D button shadows 38428 0:45
17. locked Clearing a group of buttons 38429 0:37
18. locked Drawing a freeform button 38430 1:02
19. locked Drawing a polygonal freeform button 38431 0:51
20. locked Drawing a button with straight and freeform sides 38432 1:04
21. locked Creating a regular polygon from a Freeform button 38433 0:46
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1. locked Searching for symbols 38434 1:56
2. locked Copying a symbol to a button 38435 1:14
3. locked Using the Alternate Symbol Names menu 38436 0:45
4. locked Using different languages with the symbols 38437 1:44
5. locked Selecting a search category 38438 1:20
6. locked Filling a topic board quickly 38439 1:06
7. locked Enlarging the Symbol Finder window 38440 1:06
8. locked Selecting the display option for symbol names 38441 0:41
Key # Length
1. locked Adding text with the Text tool 38442 0:52
2. locked Editing a symbol name with the Text Tool 38443 0:46
3. locked Changing the text color 38444 0:52
4. locked Setting the font, style, size, and justification 38445 1:27
5. locked Changing the text settings on multiple buttons 38446 0:57
Key # Length
1. locked Replacing a symbol on a button 38447 1:24
2. locked Adding another symbol to a button 38448 1:07
3. locked Resizing and repositioning a symbol 38449 1:02
4. locked Using a portion of a symbol 38450 1:25
Key # Length
1. locked Creating a symbolate button 38451 1:35
2. locked Editing symbolate text 38452 1:01
3. locked Changing the symbol for a word-symbol pairing 38453 1:41
4. locked Making new word-symbol pairs 38454 1:54
5. locked Changing the default word-symbol pairing 38455 1:01
6. locked Changing the text for a word-symbol pairing 38456 1:05
7. locked Changing the text position 38457 1:06
8. locked Adjusting the button border 38458 1:03
9. locked Changing the font and symbol size 38459 1:04
10. locked Setting the button's symbolate properties 38460 1:22
11. locked Using the Read with Highlighting button 38461 0:42
Key # Length
1. locked Resizing individual buttons and their contents 38462 1:41
2. locked Resizing multiple buttons 38463 1:11
3. locked Swapping button content and appearance 38464 1:12
4. locked Shuffling buttons 38465 0:57
5. locked Anchoring images and symbols to the background 38466 0:37
Key # Length
1. locked Introducing the Paint tools and converting to bitmap 38467 1:11
2. locked Using the Pointer tool 38468 0:33
3. locked Using the Pencil tool 38469 0:59
4. locked Using the Eraser tool 38470 0:49
5. locked Using the Color tool 38471 0:53
6. locked Using the Thickness tool 38472 1:27
7. locked Using the Fill and Fill All tools 38473 1:19
8. locked Using the Invert tool 38474 1:05
9. locked Using the Flip Horizontal and Flip Vertical tool 38475 0:49
10. locked Using the Rotate tool 38476 0:50
Key # Length
1. locked Importing photos or graphics 38477 2:28
2. locked Copying a new symbol from a button 38478 1:53
3. locked Using drag and drop to add images 38479 1:32
4. locked Dragging and dropping images onto the board background 38480 1:23
5. locked Dragging and dropping images from a Web browser 38481 0:58
6. locked Dragging images into the Symbol Finder 38482 1:17
7. locked Dragging multiple images into the Symbol Finder 38483 1:49
Key # Length
1. locked Preparing and previewing a print 38484 1:31
2. locked Printing a board on a single page 38485 0:52
Key # Length
1. locked Creating and saving a main board 38486 2:09
2. locked Adding a button link to the main board 38487 1:28
3. locked Adding a button link to the previous board 38488 1:19
4. locked Linking specific boards together 38489 1:03
5. locked Navigating board links in the Design mode 38490 0:30
Key # Length
1. locked Using the Button Actions window 38491 1:35
2. locked Making a button speak 38492 1:17
3. locked Making a button play a recorded message 38493 1:10
4. locked Making a button play a saved sound 38494 1:23
5. locked Assigning a button a Spoken Preview 38495 1:41
6. locked Assigning a button a Recorded Preview 38496 2:07
7. locked Adding a Preview Display 38497 1:07
8. locked Changing a button's Text Preview 38498 0:54
9. locked Editing a button's assigned actions 38499 1:54
10. locked Creating a 'Use Button Text' template board 38500 3:17
11. locked Assigning a random action 38501 1:42
12. locked Playing movies 38502 1:40
Key # Length
1. locked Adding a Message Display 38503 1:12
2. locked Making a button type a text message 38504 0:49
3. locked Adding simple Message Display controls 38505 1:19
4. locked Changing the Message Display settings 38506 0:59
5. locked Placing a picture in the Message Display 38507 2:49
Key # Length
1. locked Showing the Movable Button tool 38508 0:49
2. locked Creating Movable and Destination buttons 38509 1:52
3. locked Editing actions for a Movable-Destination button pair 38510 1:01
4. locked Setting a movable button to snap back 38511 0:53
5. locked Setting a movable button to clone itself 38512 1:00
6. locked Centering a dropped movable button 38513 0:46
7. locked Changing button types 38514 0:44
8. locked Using movable buttons with the scanning access methods 38515 2:41
Key # Length
1. locked Creating a Pop-Up Board 38516 3:15
Key # Length
1. locked Working with Quick Text buttons 38517 2:07
2. locked Creating optional Quick Text Control buttons 38518 2:33
3. locked Working with Quick Picture buttons 38519 2:02
4. locked Working with Quick Record buttons 38520 1:36
5. locked Adding a Quick Day, Quick Date, or Quick Time button 38521 1:21
Key # Length
1. locked Selecting and changing voices 38522 0:48
2. locked Adjusting voice and sound volumes 38523 1:24
3. locked Changing the pronunciation of words 38524 2:16
Key # Length
1. locked Assigning variables and values 38525 0:54
2. locked Testing variables and assigning conditional actions 38526 3:44
Key # Length
1. locked Selecting an Access Method 38527 0:36
2. locked Creating Scanning groups 38528 1:33
3. locked Displaying the Scan tools 38529 0:40
4. locked Using the Sequence tools 38530 1:45
5. locked Using the Scan Next tool 38531 1:17
6. locked Using the Scan Pause tool 38532 1:26
Key # Length
1. locked Evidence of Learning Worksheet 87968 0:00
Tutorial series by Andrea Carlson
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