Category Archives: App Reviews

Looking for Apps for College Students with Disabilities?

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Do you work with students transitioning to high school or post secondary education? Here are a few helpful lists of recommended apps that can support students with a disability that are transitioning to high school or college for you to check out: University … Continue reading →

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Light It Up Blue 2012 App – Show Your Support for World Autism Awareness Day

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

Check out Autism Speaks website show casing Light It Up Blue 2012 celebration for World Autism Awareness Day at: http://www.lightitupblue.org/Markslist/home.do You will see picture of blue lights shining on building  all over the world celebrating National Autism Awareness Day! Want to … Continue reading →

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App Gone Free – Action Words from Alligator Apps

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

Are you using the customizeable Alligator and Grasshopper Apps developed by Innovative Mobile Apps? They are among my favorites for students learning basic vocabulary and emergent literacy and numeracy skills. They have just announce their new Action Words Touch and Learn … Continue reading →

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123 Color HD: Talking Coloring Book – Just Another Coloring Book App? Take a Closer Look…

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

 123 Color HD: Talking Coloring Book app has been around for a while however quiet enhanced from its first version!. Available for iPad, iPhone/iPod and currently free (just for today?), this app provides coloring pages for elementary students with fair to … Continue reading →

Posted in Activity Worksheets on Your iPad, App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, AT for Handwriting, Drawing, Early Childhood, Fine Motor Development, Finger Isolation, Handwriting, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Maps, Middle School, Occupational Therapy, Pre-writing, Special education, Visual Motor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Choiceboard Creator App

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

 Choiceboard Creator App is a simple, free iPad app that provides the ability to present questions and answer choices with visually and  audio capabilities. There is a simple method of designating which is the correct answer with an audio response provided when the correct … Continue reading →

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App Listing – Maximize Your Touch App List

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

Paula Walser is a Speech Pathologist and AT expert – now CESA 6 Instructional Technology Specialist and national speaker from Wisconsin. With years of expertise in special education and instructional technology she is always on top of technology. I ran … Continue reading →

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Abilipad App

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Abilipad app, formerly Intellipad app, has a new logo and continues to be updated and expand  supports for struggling writers on the iPad. Available for iPad only (19.99), it is the only adaptive note taking app I am aware of. Created … Continue reading →

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10 Apps for Learners Who Struggle with Reading/ or Writing – Post from Paul Hamilton

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Are you familiar with Paul Hamilton’s  Free Resources from the Net for Every Learner ? If you are not it’s time to become acquainted with his wonderful Edublog of resources! His February 21 post entitled “10 Apps for Learners Who … Continue reading →

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Creating Curriculum Content for Your Students – More Story Telling/Book Creating Apps for the iPad

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

New apps emerge continuually, providing additional features and possibilities for creating content for students on the iPad. Finding apps that are easy to use and functional take some sorting through.  Here are a few more recently found apps that are … Continue reading →

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Dragon Dictation App vs. Dragon NaturallySpeaking – What’s the difference?

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

I am a user of Dragon Dictation on my iPhone (no Siri unfortunately) with good success using the manual ability to correct the mistakes prior to copy/pasting or emailing the produced text. I believe the Dragon Dictation provides a great … Continue reading →

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