Category Archives: App Reviews

Counting Bear App Gone Free!

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

 Counting Bear app is another one of Grasshopper apps great customizeable apps for students requiring practice with early numeracy skills – 1-20. Gone free, this app is worth while checking out to add to your basic math app tool kit. The ability … Continue reading →

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Define: App – Creating a personal vocabulary or dictionary list

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

As many apps, I just stumble upon them when searching for another app, when perusing educational apps, iDevice info or free app offerings. Define: app was one of those stumbled upon apps. It is simple but provides an easy method to create … Continue reading →

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Art Maker App

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

Art Maker App is free  for a short time featuring a story making tools for young learners aged 2-6 years. Compatible only with the iPad, this  app provides several different backgrounds and a scrolling pallet of objects (animals, buildings, plants, etc.) to insert … Continue reading →

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QR Codes as Assistive Technology

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

Are you familiar with these funny looking black and white QR  (Quick Response) codes? You see them everywhere,  supplying links and information regarding information and  instructions on products or events. QR codes provide information that can be scanned multi-directionally by a mobile device with a camera. … Continue reading →

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More Step by Step Drawing Apps

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

Step by step drawing apps reviewed in the post dated 12/20/2011 listed two apps that were appropriate for young elementary school students when learning to draw. A comment from Margaret Rice (thank you!) suggested the app Pirate Scribblebeard’s Treasure as more creative … Continue reading →

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LetterReflex App

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Do you work with students who have difficulty with letter reversals and identifying left versus right? Binary Labs, creator of Dexteria app have created LetterReflex App which focuses on remediating  reversals of letter and in words and right and left discrimination. Games focusing … Continue reading →

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Text to Speech Apps – Supports for Students with LD # 3

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Text to speech tools provide access to print to struggling readers to support decoding, vocabulary and comprehension skills. For many years as an OT and ATP having software that provides text to speech capabilities was a staple on my computer for students or … Continue reading →

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Step by Step Drawing App

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

In my years of OT work with students, intervention for improving visual motor skills included many activities. When needing to support students ability to produce artwork in classroom projects or in art class using step by step drawing tasks focusing on production of … Continue reading →

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Appy Holidays!!!

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Looking for some holiday apps to use with your students? Digital Storytime provides great reviews and deals on apps for children and students. Their Daily Deal Page, Holiday tab lists 9 different holiday apps for free. The apps feature drawing, educational … Continue reading →

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App Reviews offered on The Friendship Circle Blog

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

It seems like endless resources are available for special needs students for mobile devices! I never cease to be amazed at what is available! The Friendship Circle Blog is a website dedicated to the Friendship Circle organization of Bloomfield Michigan that supports … Continue reading →

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