Category Archives: App Reviews

CloudCam – Camera App for Dropbox and Google Drive

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Having difficulty managing available space on your iDevice? Are you managing numerous devices with photos and videos hogging space on each of them? With devices that have now had a year or more of accumulated apps, photos and videos, lack … Continue reading →

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Math – Visual Fraction Apps

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

A colleague asked me about fraction apps for some of her students who needed concrete methods of learning and would be motivated by using the iPads available at the school. The search began with some of the available fraction math … Continue reading →

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OT’s with Apps List for Middle School thru Adult Individuals with Disabilities 10-2013

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

OT iTool Kit App List for MS thru Adults with Disabilities 10-27-13 – (PDF file). A partial list of apps from the complete OT’s with Apps List, this list focuses on apps in the following categories (not limited to) for iOS … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Learning Disability, Life Skills, Low Vision/ Blindness, Math, Mental Health, Mobility Impairment, Note Taking App, Occupational Therapy, OCR, Organization, Post secondary, Presentation Tools, Productivity apps, Scanning, Self-regulation, Sensory Apps, Text to Speech, Visual Memory, Word Prediction, Writing | 2 Comments

The 17 Best Anxiety iPhone & Android Apps of 2013

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

The 17 Best Anxiety iPhone and Android Apps of 2013 As scooped from Healthline.com on October 26, 2013. Anxiety may be treated with medications, behavior therapies, and relaxation techniques. Consider these apps to help you feel less anxious. Carol Leynse … Continue reading →

Posted in Adults, Android, App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Autism, iOS, Medical, Mental Health, Occupational Therapy, Self-regulation, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Time + Touch Timer app

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Time+ Touch HD app, by SixAxis is currently free today only (10-26-2013; regularly 1.99). Set the time up to 11 hr. 59 minutes and allow it to run in the background when using other apps. Provides visualization for hours (blue), minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, Autism, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Occupational Therapy, School Based Interventions, Special education, Visual Supports | Leave a comment

Bug Games App – Gone Free

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Bug Games app, by Busy Bee Studios, is a fun preschool app with four different activities: counting, letter identification, music  and phonics as well as visual motor activities to entertain (don’t tell them that they are learning!!!) preschool children. Based on … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Early Childhood, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Occupational Therapy, Pediatrics, Phonics, Visual Motor | Leave a comment

‘Appy’ Halloween

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Apps for Halloween! Halloween Card Creator (iPhone/iPad; free) -Make a spooky greeting card and email it to a friend or family member with this app. Use it for a seasonal writing activity. The Very Hungry Pumpkin app (iPhone/iPad; free) Be a … Continue reading →

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Tellagami – Create Narrated Animations on Your iPad

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

As scooped from ipadapps4school.com – Tellagami app Tellagami is a free iPad that elementary school students will enjoy using to create narrated animations. If you have ever used Voki or GoAnimate, Tellagami will feel familiar to you. Tellagami allo… Carol Leynse Harpold‘s insight: … Continue reading →

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Magic Stickers! Gone Free

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Magic Stickers app, for iPhone/iPad is a fun emergent writing and drawing app for preschool children currently gone free. Developed by the folks at Lazoo, makers of Squiggles and Let’s Color apps for preschoolers, this app provides creative play and … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Early Childhood, Emergent Literacy, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Pediatrics, Writing | 2 Comments

Apps Gone Free Today – FotoMed HD

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Here are a couple of notable apps gone free today (limited time) that might come in handy in your OT mTool Kit: FotoMed HD app for iPhone and iPad (regularly 1.99) provides a pocket medical reference with images, definitions and links to … Continue reading →

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