Last year, I wrote up a review of Mayer-Johnson’s Boardmaker Plus! v.6. You can read that here. Boardmaker is a software program that you can use to create schedules, communication boards, picture labels, augmentative device picture board templates and much more. I first heard about this program from the therapists and teachers that were working with my son. This was more than five years ago. I started off with one of the older versions and was able to get the v.6 last year.
I am so happy to be able to give one of my readers the chance to win a Boardmaker Plus! V.6. It retails for $399 and you can get one for free if you are the winner of this giveaway. With a picture library of over 4,500 pec symbols, 600 sample boards and 94 interactive templates, you can get started using this immediately. Plus, if you have a touch screen on your computer, this version comes with the capability of assigning sounds to your pictures.
Mayer-Johnson has a variety of products that you can purchase to help your child with communication. I recommend going over to their site and browsing their pages. They have books, games, classroom tools as well as the high tech and low tech communication devices. You will find just about everything you need to meet your child’s communication needs. Good luck with this giveaway. To keep up with new and exciting offerings from Mayer-Johnson, you can follow on Twitter, @mayerjohnson or Facebook
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This Giveaway will run from November 5, 2009 to November 20, 2009. The winner will be announced on November 21, 2009. This giveaway is for USA and Canada only. Below are rules for entering this giveaway. Good luck.
MAIN RULE – Leave a comment telling me who you would give this to(or if you are going to keep it for yourself. (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
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Disclosure: This is not a paid review and I am not getting paid to do this giveaway. The Mayer-Johnson products that I own were paid for by me or my son’s insurance. Mayer-Johnson is providing the prize of one Boardmaker Plus! V.6 for the winner of this giveaway and they will ship it directly to the winner.
142 comments:
Hi! What a great giveaway! If I were to win, I would keep it for myself as I have a 71/2 year old son with Autism. He is non-verbal and has been doing fantastic since using PECs. However, we don't have our own boardmaker and have to rely on others to make pictures for us (which doesn't help when you think of something over the weekend!) Thanks for the chance!
Kelly
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my son mverno@roadrunner.com
Awesome giveaway! I would use this for my 2 sons both on the spectrum!
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Thanks for giving us a chance at this! What a great idea and extremely beneficel for so many of us!
If I were to win, I would keep it here with us. And provide pictures to my almost 5 year old son. We use the PECS system daily since he is nonverbal. I also rely on someone else to print the pictures I need. As of today, I am still needing 4 more that we use daily...but I am waiting.
Thanks for giving us a chance to win such a perfect gift! Thank You
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I wrote on my blog! and have ur button :-)
I'm a grad student (Special Education) and would use the software to prepare materials for clients/students of mine. It's a great program!
I tweeted! @joannab
After starting my book business (based on my son's situation) I was told about this program by a speech therapist. I've not used it yet. I'm not sure if it would allow for everything I currently do (i.e. with my own program I have no limits to the books I make & the control I have over text, layout, etc) but I'd love to see!! Thanks for the chance to win. *I already follow your blog.
I tweeted! @mommyperks
I followed @mayerjohnson on twitter
I am a reading specialist and mom, so I would use this both with students and with my daughter who is experiencing a language delay.
Thanks!
OMG girl! what an amazing giveaway! I would keep it for my son Kai, who is 3 and has Autism. Kai is almost non-verbal with a vocbulary of 20 or less words. His OT and Speech theraphist have actually talked about introducting something like to him to help him better get his message across. It would make our lives so much more easier!
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I follow your blog! :)
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following you on Twitter now :) I hope I did it right...I am getting your stuff on my home page, I am just not familiar with twitter yet!
I am following your blog! Thanks for these extra chances!
I am following you via email: sherriwarden@yahoo.com
my twitter info is @Waden4pack
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I dont' know how to shorten the link, but above is the post I made about you! Thank you SO mch Tammy.
This is a fantastic giveaway! If I won, it would definitely help me teach my students with special needs better :)
Sarah
untenuredteacher at yahoo dot com
This is wonderful! If I won, I'd give the Boardmaker Plus to my friend who adopted a little girl with Down syndrome from Ukraine. The child was recently diagnosed with autism as well, and is non-verbal.
Hi,
I am an English as a Second Language Teacher and many of my students have dual disabilities. It is very hard to dx, when someone's first language is not English.
Thank you,
Diane Baum
esldiane@gmail.com
I would love to win this for my sister. She is a mom and is a special ed teacher.
jswandrn at gmail
I would use this for my son. Thanks!
imadanzer2 (at) yahoo.com
I would love to win this for my sister and her kids. Three out of the four have autism along with other issues, ages 11, 9, and 5. They are higher functioning but both of the older ones require full time aides in school and go to therapy. Yes, she has her hands full but thankfully my mom helps her so much and has an extra special relationship with the kids. Anyway, I would love to win this for them as I know they would never be able to afford it otherwise. (Her husband has been laid off and is on UE.) Thanks for the chance!
I'm following you!
Thanks for the opportunity to win this. I was just going to look into it because they had mentioned it last week in an IEP meeting for my son who has autism and is very limited verbally. If I were to win I would keep it to use for him.
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I would use this for my 4 year old Son who has severe Autism. We have been wanting this ever since he was diagnosed, but can't afford it. Thank you for considering me!
Oh My Gosh, how great! My 5 year old son Ben has severe autism and didn't start communicating with us until JUST recently when we started communicating through PECS. We cannot afford this item right now and are saving up for it. But it would be so exciting to be able to communicate sooner with the help of this software! I cannot tell you how much this would mean for Ben and us! I have been working on google images but want to be using the same images (boardmaker) that Ben's therapists use! I hate when $$$ stands in the way of a child's chance to progress. We are still trying to get a grant as well but wow, this would be a dream! Thanks!
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I just became a follower of your blog! :-) (laurenagrimson@yahoo.com)
I'm now following on twitter...Just joined! My id is laurenagrimson.
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Just subscribed to your RSS feed...
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I would love this for my kids.
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I would love to have this for myself. I'm a school psychologist and I work with children with Autism as part of my job, as well as other students with other disabilities. Right now I use my camera, google images, clip art, and whatever other images I can get my hand on to make individualized schedules, social stories, etc. I have asked my school to buy Boardmaker, but with all of the budget cuts, it's just not feasible. I know so many kids that this could benefit at my two schools! (apsychmommy at gmail dot com)
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This is a great giveaway.. I would give it to my best friend Alicia,, she teaches an autisic class of 5 non verbal young boys..in the deep inner city in nj.. she has very little supplies and this would make her heart sing....
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i would keep this and use it for my son , he is showing some progress with boards , but he's still so young.
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i now follow your blog
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What a fantastic giveaway. If I were to win I would give it to a new blogger follower friend of mine. Her son was just diagnosed with Autism, and so the learning and helping is just begining. I'd love to surprise her with this as a Christmas surprise.
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I am so excited to see someone giving this product away! I am a music therapist and see 15 clients (ages 8-33) in home health care, and also work at an Autism Center. Diagnoses range from Autism, PDD-NOS, Down Syndrome, MR, and genetic disorders.
I have some old PECS and a visual schedule I have been using for the last year that is just falling apart! I had Boardmaker at a previous employer but no longer have access to it - and the children respond SO WELL to these cues! It would be such a blessing for all the clients and families I service.
Thanks for the opportunity!
Nikki Belshe, MT-BC, NMT
Music Therapist - Board Certified
Neurologic Music Therapist
I am following @MayerJohnson on Twitter as @nikkibelsheMTBC :)
I tweeted your giveaway as @nikkibelsheMTBC
I follow your blog :)
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Aaaand I blogged about it!
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Thanks!! Happy giveaway!
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Would love this for my 2 sons 11(one nonverbal, one Asperger). Would work great for schedules, home program curriculum & sentence making!
Great giveaway!
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I currently follow your post :)
Jackie
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I would give this to my sister. Her son with autism will be 5 this year. It would make a great gift.
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What a great giveaway. If I won I would give to my daughter, who is a music therapist, working primarily with children and young adults with autism.
I am following @MayerJohnson on Twitter as sunnyeshine.
Thank you.
I tweeted your giveaway as @sunnyeshine.
I have a 6 year old autistic son that partially nonverbal. At home and in the classroom he does very well with the boardmaker pictures. It would be a great help to have my own so I can increase the pictures without having to bother the teacher or others for pictures.
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Jerri Baum
I would give the boardmaker software to my wife, Nikki! She is a music therapist (see above comments) and has definitely entered this contest as many times as she could ... lol. she's really hoping she gets it.
Thanks!
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I would keep it to use for my daughter. She is deaf & autistic. What a wonderful giveaway!
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And I RT'd your giveaway. thanks!
I stumbled this post. I'm fringies.
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I tweeted about the giveaway. I'm fringies. Here's the link: http://twitter.com/fringies/statuses/5578856699
I'm following your blog.
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Mayer-Johnson symbols have been part of our lives for the last fifteen years. My youngest daughter is very limited verbally, but gifted as a PECs communicator. If I won, I would keep the software for my family.
I'm following your blog.
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This would be for my siter-in-law who teaches special ed classes.
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I subscribe.
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I follow your blog.
I founded a local parent group for special needs children; most have children on the spectrum. If I win, I would donate this to one of the Autism classes in our district so that many of the children would benefit from this wonderful program.
Count me in :)
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This is great! I'd give this to a coworker/friend who's daughter is autistic. She is such a great mother, and I'd love to give this to her to help her out.
I would give it to my friend dotcomkari@yahoo.com :)
I have not heard of this but it sounds wonderful. I would is it for my son. Thank you.
I follow your blog.
I am a Twitter Follower of @mayerjohnson as @PotamusPrefers.
I would keep this for myself
My youngest daughter has an autistic boy in her class. She loves him to pieces and we would give this to his family.
I would give this to my son who is a challenge most days, he is not diagnosed autistic nor do I believe he is, but he has other issues that many have confused with autism and this would really be something he could benefit from.
thanks,
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Awesome giveaway! I would give this to my neighbor who's son has autism. They are the nicest people and I'm sure would absolutely love this for their little boy!!
I'd use it myself to make tools for a couple friends
I am a speech pathologist so I would love this for myself. I have a version of Boardmaker that is older than dirt and I can't get it to print anymore. I have been trying for over a year to get a new one through work, but it doesn't seem to be happening! This would be perfect!
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I am an AT Consultant and would love to give a version of Boardmaker to a family that I have been working with. Their child is 6 years old and has just started using a dynamic display device but they still use Boardmaker symbols with him as well. Thank you for the opportunity:)
I have a couple of projects for which this prize would be useful. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
Winning a gift like this would be like receiving a whole new realm of an opportunity for my son to be able to work on his pragmatic use of language, and improve his comprehension. Giving him something like this would give me some piece of mind knowing that he is spending his time wisely, rather than "Sifting"/Stimming a string around for hours... His developing autistic mind needs just this, and who could ever create such quality material??? Parents just do not have the time to do it all, and that gets to me. He would be enriched by this boardmaker, and if and when he is done using it, I will pass it along to another child that could benefit from this as well. :-D Thank-you for the generosity of this wonderful gift opportunity!! Sincerely, Cole's Mom "Lynda"
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Hello!! This is awesome!! I would use this for my 5 yr old daughter and 3 yr old son with autism and my 1 yr old preemie who is also dev. delayed. I would be very appreciative!!
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I tweeted the give away!!
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If I won this I would give it to my daughter who is in college studying ABA Therapy. She starts the Masters program in Jan. :)
DisneyMominLA is following @mayerjohnson on twitter.
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Thank you for this great give-a-way! I would have to say I would love to keep this for my family, as I have 2 on the spectrum and my son in particular is a very visual learner. This program is amazing!
Melissa
MDumont312@cox.net
If I win, This will be for my nephew who has autism
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Hi there!
I would use this for my daughter who is a nonverbal 3 year old with autism and global apraxia. She is doing fantastic with PECS and needs to expand, but we do not have the money to buy boardmaker yet, (although it is on our list of things to do).
Being that I know many families with children on the spectrum, I'd offer to print out the necessary pictures because let's be honest...we're all here to help each other. I can't get through this without my other ASD moms.
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Thank you for the opportunity!
I would love for my 2, 3 and 4 year old kids to have an awesome present for their best friend, our neighbor who is autistic. He loves computer and this would be a great teaching experience for our children to learn how to share a fantastic gift.
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Thanks so much for this great chance,
Maureen
I would keep it for myself as I have an almost 7 year old with autism. This new edition looks awesome! Thanks!!
Carolina
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My son would love it.
I would keep to use for our guys with Asperger
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I would keep it for myself.
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I would give it to my friend's son who is autistic, thanks for the chance!
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If I were to win, I would keep it for use in my house. Having 3 kids on the spectrum, this could come to be a very useful tool.
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Boardmaker would be added to the INDATA loan library. INDATA is the Indiana Assistive Technology Act. We loan assistive devices to any resident of Indiana who has a disability. If we won, we would add Boardmakernto our loan library so everyone in Indiana has a opportunity to use this program. All of our services are free - and there's no age restrictions. Learn more by visiting our web site at eastersealstech.com or by contacting Sara Croft, Education and Outreach Coordinator for the INDATA project, at scroft@eastersealscrossroads.org or @sushirevenge
would love to win this.......i have a 14yr old with autism ...but i think this would be a great help to my daughter and my grandson who is 4 yrs old and also autistic
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What an amazing giveaway! I am a special education teacher and have a self-contained classroom for students with autism. I teach grades 2nd - 5th. I would use this software in my classroom. Thank you so much for creating such a wonderful website and offering such giveaways!
- Jeremy Brown
Special Education Teacher
Montgomery County Public Schools
Programs for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Rockville, Maryland
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- Jeremy Brown
Special Education Teacher
Montgomery County Public Schools
Programs for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Rockville, Maryland
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I follow @mayerjohnson on twitter. My twitter user ID is techieteacher.
- Jeremy Brown
Special Education Teacher
Montgomery County Public Schools
Programs for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Rockville, MD
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- Jeremy Brown
Special Education Teacher
Montgomery County Public Schools
Programs for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Rockville, MD
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I am an SLP and would put this to good use every day with the children and families I work with. I have an older version at work, but an updated package at home would allow me to be more efficient! Thank you!
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I would keep this. I am goint ot school to be a specoal education teacher. This would be great to use in the classroom.
heatherstamper09@aol.com
iF i WIN I WOULD GIVE THIS TO THE ORPHANAGE I DONATE TO EVERY SO OFTEN SO THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO KEEP THEM BUSY SINCE THEY HAVE NOTHING.
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I would keep it for myself so I can make my boards and classroom materials at home.
Hi! I would be keeping it for myself/classroom. I teach at a school for children with autism and the plus! version is interactive which is VERY helpful for my students. I want to make boards for my Promethean Board and get my students more involved in the lessons. Thanks!
I would give this to my sister in law for her son he is 6 with autism. Thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com
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I retweeted about giveaway. Twitter name is techieteacher.
- Jeremy Brown
Special Education Teacher
Montgomery County Public Schools
Programs for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Rockville, Maryland
Jeremy_Brown@mcpsmd.org
I would give this to my sister.
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I would give it to a friend :)
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