Tacoma Public Schools
Boardmaker Studio
“Quick Start”
Training
Please start with the following:
1. Open Boardmaker Studio
2. Create a Boardmaker Achieve account using your district email
3. Remember your username and password

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• Please turn off cell phones
• Please consume outside of the room
• Closed water containers are okay
• Let’s be fully present!
• Clock hour forms will be signed at the end
• Date: October 2, 2013 Time: 4:00-7:00 pm Hours: 3
• Instructor: Courtney O’Catherine Class: Boardmaker Quick
Starts
• Please ask questions during the training!
• If you are thinking it…there are probably 2 other people who are thinking it and 2 others that wished they were thinking it ;)

Ideal for creating activities for Learning and Literacy
Special Features of Boardmaker Studio :
• 100’s of Onscreen and Print Templates
• Collection of Popular Features called Gadgets
• Included Video Reinforcements
• Collection of tutorials and online videos
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• Free Board Sharing
• Postings from all over the world of activities.
• Search Engine
• Can search by specific topic, skill, event, material, population, age group, domain, etc.
• Public and Private Groups
• Create or join a group by topic, department, or student and share activities and discussions with one another.
• Tacoma Public Schools
• A private group for TPS employees to share activities and have discussions (look for email invitation to come).

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• Boardmaker Studio PDF Tutorial
• Studio Starter Templates Overview
• Import Boardmaker Boards
• Group Buttons
• Symbolate
• BoardmakerShare (Achieve) PDF Tutorial
• Presentation Notes worksheet
• FAQ
• Jump Start – Autism
• Quick Start Templates

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• The main goal of the program:
• Less time creating, more time using the activities with your students!
• How?
• When you launch the program, think:
• How can I use the Templates in the program to create the activity that will be the most meaningful for my students?
• Have I checked BoardmakerAchieve.com?

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• Studio Starter Templates will redefine how you think of “templates”
• A Studio Starter Template is the quickest way to make a print or onscreen Boardmaker Studio activity. It provides the format and the programming the activity requires.

• Studio Starter Templates
Sentence Scramble
Counting Coins
Matching Word to Picture
Word Bank
Counting
Explore Labeling
Time Schedule
True False
Choice Board
Sorting
Go-Togethers
Easy Writing
Flashcards
Hidden Picture
Make a Pattern
Dancing Pictures
Memory Game Slideshows Yes/No
Numbered Schedule
Sequencing
Weekly Schedule
Stamping Hundred Block
Matching Game
Books
Picture Graph
Cause & Effect
Word Scramble
Bingo Game
Bar Graph
Word Making
Calendars
Comment Board
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Easy Writing Multiple Choice
Choice Writing

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• Online tutorials (Video and PDF)
• accessible through the Help option

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Thank You for your time!
• Questions?
• Need Additional Information?
• enid@mayer-johnson.com
• twest@tacoma.k12.wa.us
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Boardmaker Studio Demonstration
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