Category Archives: App Reviews

Puzzles for Young Learners for Your iPad

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Looking for simple puzzles for your student? A comment from a previous post from Claire requested simple puzzle apps suitable for a student with CP. She was looking for apps with limited pieces. I am assuming that the puzzles would require limited … Continue reading →

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Alien Buddies App – Gone Free (Summer Sale)!

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Alien Buddies is a fun preschool app that contains preschool skill development as counting, matching, dot to dot, puzzles and memory activities. Great for concept development as well as visual motor skill practice.  A tried and true app for iPhone … Continue reading →

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The Electric Company – Feel Electric

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

The Electric Company – Feel Electric app is a free app developed by Sesame Street/PBS that is compatible with iPhone, iPod and iPad. Geared to upper elementary, middle and even high school students, this app focuses on awareness and identification of feelings … Continue reading →

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Let’s Color App – from Lazoo

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Let’s Color app by Lazoo, is a free iPad app by the same developers as Squiggles. This is a fun drawing and coloring app that provides animation with your coloring.  You simply color a page, press the GO button, and watch your drawings … Continue reading →

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Monster Hunt – Memory Game from Alligator Apps

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Looking for a very basic visual memory app? Here is a free one from Alligator Apps (Grasshopper apps): Monster Hunt – The Memory Game  is compatible with iPhone and iPad, this free app provides customization of how many items are displayed, … Continue reading →

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Ready to Print Update

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Ready to Print app, a (iPad, 9.99) pre-writing app created by Diane Reid OTR,  has been upgraded to include lower case letters (Zaner Bloser style of letter formation). Features of the app, as described on the Ready to Print website,  make it great tool … Continue reading →

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“Text Neck” Syndrome and Mobile Device Use – Basic Ergonomic Tips #2

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

What is “Text Neck” Syndrome?  Do you frequently use a handheld mobile device (smart phone, iPad, Android tablet) for emails/texting/Internet searching/gaming? Do you have symptoms of tightness across your shoulders, chronic head aches or soreness in your neck? A syndrome called “Text Neck” coined … Continue reading →

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27 Life-Changing iPhone and iPad Apps for People with Brain Injury

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Brainline.org, a website devoted to preventing, treating and living with traumatic brain injury provides the post entitled 27 Life-Changing Apps for People with Brain Injury . Although the list is dated May 2011, it has many good apps such as voice recognition, memory … Continue reading →

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Sensory Apps

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Are you familiar with the Autism Apps App –  a comprehensive list of apps used with and by people diagnosed with autism or other special needs? Autism Apps is a free app with over 30 categories of curated apps providing information … Continue reading →

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OT iTool Kit App List

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

OT iTool Kit App List 5-20-2012 Above is a categorized list of OT iTool Kit apps reviewed on OT’s with Apps. The categorized list provides active links to the iTunes App Store of app previously reviewed along with other iOS and Android apps … Continue reading →

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