Boardmaker is a complete special education platform that supports education, communication, access and social/emotional needs.
Efficient
Customizable
Symbol-Based
Multi-Platform
Key Benefits
Efficient
Save time with searchable, ready-made material and curricula for students of all ages and ability levels. Enjoy an intuitive interface with the ability to easily edit interactive or print templates.
Customizable
Engage students more easily with activities that can be customized for their needs. Select from a diverse choice of
PCS – designed to represent all learners – in the world’s largest symbol library.
Shareable
Connect with over 500,000 members of the Boardmaker Community, including educators, parents and Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs). Access over 90,000 free pre-made materials to share, use and store.
Compatible
Enjoy the flexibility to access Boardmaker on Windows, Mac and Chromebook laptop and desktop computers. Import and edit your favorite material from older versions of Boardmaker software.
Education
As the most accessible platform on the market, Boardmaker provides innovative software, symbols, pre-made curriculum, and assessment products to empower students to achieve in the classroom, in clinical practice, and at home.
Communication
The Boardmaker family of products allows every student to succeed at their own pace, and on their unique path, with communication and literacy at the heart of it all.
Access
Accessibility in any form! From touch, to switch scanning, to eye tracking, students and adults of all abilities can engage and grow with Boardmaker.
Social / Emotional Learning
Take advantage of Boardmaker’s collection of social and emotional learning tools, including books, software, and visual schedules.
Teach More, Prep Less
Support learning and communication in the classroom, therapy room or home with customizable material, including access to over 45,000 Picture Communication Symbols (PCS). Boardmaker 7 is offered as a Standard or Subscription option.
What’s Included?
Editor
Access and search over 45,000 PCS to create, edit, print and play materials intuitively, either from scratch or pre-made templates. Import, edit and reuse files from older versions of Boardmaker. Install the app to your computer for offline use when facing limited internet access.
Included with all purchase options.
Student Centre
Enable students to access personalized material and interactive activities on or offline. Use custom settings for eye gaze, switch, mouse and touch, automatically saved for a hassle-free login. Access on iPads, Android, Windows tablets and more.
Subscription version only.
myBoardmaker
Manage your account, assign activities and monitor student progress, all online. Access additional content including curricula and the Boardmaker Community.
Subscription version only.
Boardmaker Community
Search over 90,000 free, ready-made print and interactive activities, created and shared among 500,000 Boardmaker Community members worldwide.
Included with all purchase options.
Compatibility
Minimum Requirements
Windows
Windows 10
4 GB RAM
Mac
macOS 10.13
4 GB RAM
Chromebook*
Chrome OS 69
8 GB RAM
iOS (Student Center only)
iOS 11
Available Storage: 2 GB
*Chromebook requires x86 processor (ARM processor not supported)
Minimum Browser Compatibility
Chrome
49.0
Edge
83.0.478.45
Firefox
38.0
Safari
11.0
