Author Archives: Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

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About Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

OTR/L with more than 35 years experience in pediatrics, school based therapy and adult rehabilitation. Masters of Science in Adaptive Education/Assistive Technology with 20 years experience in AT in education of elementary, middle school, secondary, post secondary students and work environments for adult clients. A RESNA Assistive Technology Practitioner with ACVREP CATIS credentials, AOTA Specialty Certification in Low Vision, USC Davis Executive Certificate in Home Modifications, servicing adults and students with disabilities in employment, education, and home environments. A 2020 graduate of the University of Alabama Birmingham Low Vision Certification Program.

Alien Buddies – Coming to Town for Free App Friday

Heads up! The folks at Artgig Studios are providing a holiday gift – Alien Buddies – Free on December 14th! Stock the fridge with eggnog and put out your finest fruit cake, the Alien Buddies are coming to town! This Holiday Season … Continue reading

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Infinitec Screen Cast on Alternative Keyboards for the iPad by Mary Bettlach

Mary Bettlach from Infinitec, presents an Infinitec screen cast on Alternative Keyboards for the iPad as presented by Scott Marfillius and Kelly Fonner at the 2012 Closing the Gap Conference. Mary Bettlach shares the following iPad keyboard alternatives in her 5 … Continue reading

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VoiceNote: Another Excellent Voice-to-Text App for Google Chrome | Free Resources from the Net for EVERY Learner

See on Scoop.it – Apps for Special Education Carol Leynse Harpold‘s insight: Recommended voice recogntion app from Paul Hamilton for Google Docs. See on paulhami.edublogs.org

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Wince – Don’t Feed the Worry Bug! eBook App

Wince- Don’t Feed the Worry Bug! (2.99) is one of a number of iPad/iPhone e-book apps written by Andi Green at iMagine Machine featuring the Worry Woo characters who deal with emotional wellness and self-awareness.  Wince, one of the Worry Woo characters,  in this eBook starves … Continue reading

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Photo Transfer App – my favorite app of the year from Rehabgadget2go

Photo Transfer App – my favorite app of the year. Rehabgadgets2go shares a favorite photo management app using Wi-Fi and how to use it in the above link.  Use of photos on the iPad is a powerful tool for creating therapy instructions, visual … Continue reading

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Kindergarten Reading – New App from Duck Duck Moose

Duck Duck Moose is an award winning developer of  preschool and kindergarten educational apps with familiar apps as their Wheels on the Bus, Old MacDonald, Draw and Tell, Park Math and Word Wagon to mention a few of their interactive apps. Duck Duck Moose’s  most recent app, … Continue reading

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Christmas Apps for Fun & Education

It soon will be here, Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah and what apps might help with the celebration and learning? Fun Educational Apps has numerous apps listed for the holidays. Here are some apps that appear appropriate for occupational therapy and educational interventions : … Continue reading

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HandySpeech for iPad

HandySpeech is an iPad app (29.99) created by a 12 year old for his sister, an individual with Autism. Check out Eric’s video  describing the HandySpeech and the story behind the app: HandySpeech ‘s™major features: as described from Press Release … Continue reading

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Mobile Advent Calendars

Originally posted on On Sarah's iPad:
Most of us are familiar with Advent calendars. The most common form has scenes with windows numbered 1 through 24, with a window opened each day from December first until Christmas Eve. In…

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Using Dragon Dictate on the iPad

A question was posed about how to edit text using Dragon Dictation app for iPad, so I searched and found a great YouTube video from C-Net Systems  that answer many how to questions about Dragon Dictation app. Here is their video overview of Dragon Dictate … Continue reading

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