Once the PEC is created you then take a screenshot of it. But one fabulous side benefit is that it also lets me create labelled PECs using images from my photos. In our home we use it as a choice board and to introduce new images as the pictures are so nicely sized and clear.
One of the apps I use for this is So Much 2 Say (links to iTunes). I have written a detailed post about creating PECs using this app, which you can find: here.Īn alternative option – useful if you are making cards within an app anyway, or if you want to make PEC cards from symbols or graphics used within an app – is to screenshot the card made within the app and then edit the screenshot.
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UPDATE – I have found another app that I like even better than PicFrame, called DesignStudio. If I’m creating a choice board or something where I need multiple images, I google them and save them all at once as it cuts down on the time spent going back and forth between apps.įont used is Helvetica, bold, largest size Find the image in Safari on your device and then touch it and select ‘Save Image’. For objects, I prefer to use either Google images (be careful not to infringe copyright) or wiki images, because the picture is clearer. I typically use pictures like this if we are making visuals to put together a task analysis or a social story. If your device has a camera then you can take a picture of anything. Step 1 – Find your visual and save it in your device’s photo album
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If you have any tips to make things even easier, feel free to share them in comments.
I have now found a way to create PECs that is relatively easy and thought I would share the process in case anyone else would find this useful. Asking the boys to recognize many different visuals for essentially the same thing felt like asking them to learn several languages at once.
It would enable me to share the same PEC card across devices (this now happens automatically via the Photo Stream if you have iCloud enabled).It sounds really simple doesn’t it? The reasons I wanted to save the ‘PECs’ in my photos were varied: Save this card to the Photo album on the boys’ devices.Take an image, create a card with it and add text and.There are countless apps that allow you to create visuals but I wanted something that allowed me to: What I quickly found frustrating was that I could not find an app that would help me easily create PEC cards. In addition, Oliver is echolalic and finds visuals very handy as they help him find the right words and both boys respond very well to visuals used as receptive language – for schedules, First/Then boards, etc. As Owen communicates using PECS, losing cards deprived him of the capacity to express himself. One of the reasons that I fundraised to purchase iPads for my boys is because it would allow me to replace the binders and pages of laminated visuals backed with velcro that we would have to lug everywhere and I seemed to frequently lose. This post is about creating these cards and I use a lowercase ‘s’ to differentiate the cards themselves from the AAC system.
The cards that are the main component of PECS have themselves become referred to by many as “PECs” as a form of shorthand. One of my sons, Owen, uses this method to communicate and is currently starting on phase 4 (learning sentence structure). For those of you not familiar with the acronym, PECS stands for Picture Exchange Communication System which is a form of augmentative alternative communication (AAC).
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