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Puente

from school to home, in pictograms

How the school day went, told in pictograms.

The teacher says how the day went, Puente lays it out in pictograms and the family sees it at home. The child can use the pictures to tell their day, and the family knows what happened.

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It uses test data, and what you enter stays in your browser. The demo and the signed-in areas are in Spanish for now.

Teachers and schools

For special education schools: children with autism, intellectual disability or communication needs. Teachers and school leaders record the day in seconds and it is saved automatically.

How it works

1The teacher dictates the daySpoken or typed, in about 20 seconds.
2It becomes pictogramsEach activity in order, with a picture you can tap and hear.
3The family sees it at homeThey sign in with their email and see the day, what went well and what is coming up.

Families

The family sees how the child's day went, in pictograms, and can ask about it.

A sample day

Tap a picture to hear it. (Made-up example.)

School

Arrive

08:00

Breakfast

Breakfast

08:30

Music

Music

09:00

Break time

Break

11:00

Lunch

Lunch

12:00

Saying goodbye

Goodbye

15:00

Free and non-profit

Puente does not charge schools or families. It is careful with children's data: first name only, no photos or diagnoses, and the family gives consent.

Communicator

Get involved with Puente

Invitation-only pilot

The pilot is by invitation and has 15 places, open to teachers, school leaders, therapists and families alike, wherever you are. Tell us who you are and we will email you.

You can only join with an invitation link: the school's leadership invites teachers, and teachers invite families.

Join the pilot

or email us at soporte@puentepictos.app

Already in the pilot? Get the Puente app for Android (APK, not on Google Play yet).

Test the Android app

We are about to open a closed test on Google Play. For that we need 12 people with Android phones who keep the app installed for 14 days in a row. If you are up for it, email us.

All we need is the email of the Google account you use on Play, to add you to the testers list.

I want to be a tester

Do you write code? Puente is open source (AGPL-3.0) and the code is on GitHub.

Ask the chalkboard

It has the frequently asked questions about Puente written down. It does not use AI: what you type never leaves your browser.

All frequently asked questions

What is Puente?: Puente is a tool for special education schools. The teacher says how the school day went, Puente lays it out in pictograms and the family sees it at home. The child can use the pictures to tell their day, and the family knows what happened.
Who is it for?: Special education schools: children with autism, intellectual disability or communication needs. Teachers and school leaders use it to record the day in seconds, and families see it in pictograms.
How does it work?: First, the teacher dictates or types how the day went. Then Puente turns it into a strip of ARASAAC pictograms, one activity after another. Finally, the family sees it in their private space: the day, what went well and what is coming up.
How much does it cost?: Nothing. Puente is free and non-profit: schools and families never pay. Data is never sold or used for advertising.
How can I join the pilot?: Puente is in a closed pilot with 15 places in total for teachers, school leaders and families. You can only get in with an invitation link: the school invites its teachers, and teachers invite families. If you want to take part, fill in the “Join the pilot” form and we will email you.
What data does it keep?: As little as possible. For each student, only the first name and the class: no surname, no photos, no ID number and no diagnoses. The school enters the support profile and the daily record, always with the family's consent. Data is never sold or used for advertising.
What does the AI do with the data?: AI helps put the teacher's account of the day in order, draft the progress report and answer the family's questions. Puente only uses providers that do not store or train on the data, and sends them the minimum: the first name, never emails, phone numbers or health information. The teacher reviews everything and decides.
How do I delete my data?: Families can download their data, withdraw consent and ask to leave from their own space. The school can also remove a student. When that happens, the student's data is deleted. For any request, email soporte@puentepictos.app.
Where do the pictograms come from?: From ARASAAC. Pictograms by Sergio Palao. Owner: Government of Aragón (Spain). License: CC BY-NC-SA. That is also why Puente uses them on a non-profit basis. The images load from ARASAAC. In the Communicator, only when you use the search, the word you type goes to ARASAAC to find the pictures, not to Puente.
Where is it available?: Anywhere. For now the school search uses the official register of schools in Santa Fe, Argentina: if your school is in another province or country, or you work on your own, email us and we will find a way to add you.
How can I help or donate?: Puente is free and non-profit, and donations help pay for servers and AI. If you want to help, use the donation buttons in “Get involved”, further down this page. Families are never asked to donate.
How do I sign in?: Teachers and school leaders sign in with their Google account or with a 6-digit code sent by email, no password. Families sign in with the invitation link from the school and a code sent by email. The signed-in areas are in Spanish for now.
What does the family see?: In their private space, the family sees the last few days in pictograms they can tap and listen to, a schedule of what is coming up, the goals being worked on and what went well. They can also ask about the day, and the answers come only from what the school recorded.
Do I need to install anything?: No. Puente works in the browser, on a phone or a computer, at puentepictos.app. On Android there are also apps you can download (not on Google Play yet): the Puente app, for people in the pilot, and the Communicator app, free for anyone.
Is Puente available in English?: This site and the Communicator are in English. The teacher and family areas of Puente are in Spanish for now, because the pilot runs in schools in Argentina.
How do I contact you?: Email us at soporte@puentepictos.app. If you already have an account, you can also use “Send feedback” at the bottom of the page.

Who makes Puente

I'm Danny Vergel, from Rosario, Argentina. I work in tech, and I built Puente because I want to help: to give something back with what I know how to do, and with what AI now lets me do. As the Spanish saying goes, «el que no vive para servir, no sirve para vivir»: if you don't live to serve, you're not fit to live.

My LinkedIn · soporte@puentepictos.app · Open source (AGPL-3.0)

Want to know more? See the presentation.

Communicator: a pictogram board for talking by tapping pictures, free and with no account.