Category Archives: Data Collection

STAC App for Cognitive Assessment

The STAC (Standardized Touchscreen Assessment of Cognition) App for iPad is an automated screening tool designed by Cognitive Innovation’s Simon Carson, OT/L, MBA and Heather Cole, MA CCC- SLP’s for health care professionals. The iPad app provides self-directed instruction of cognitive  tasks, reducing … Continue reading

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Wet Dry Try Suite App

Handwriting Without Tears® is a handwriting program used by therapists and teachers providing a multisensory approach to learning letter formation for preschool and elementary aged students. The complete program components include many hands on tools making it a concrete, perceptual and developmental approach to learning … Continue reading

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Track & Share app

Are you familiar with Autism Tracker Pro? Track & Share app is the twin sister of Autism Tracker Pro just with different graphics and listed items. Since it is customizable, Track & Share allows you to track goals and items on students or … Continue reading

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Chapel Hill Snippets: iData with the iPad—a tutorial for therapists and educators

See on Scoop.it – Apps for Special Education A tutorial on how to create a data collection form with Google Forms. It is easy! Carol See on chapelhillsnippets.blogspot.fr

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Google Forms and Spreadsheets—Fun Times with Data Collection! from ASHAsphere

See on Scoop.it – Apps for Special Education Great examples of how to use Google Forms to collect data for therapists and teachers. Carol See on blog.asha.org

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Autism Tracker Pro App for Data Collecting

Need to collect data on your students or clients behaviors ? Tired of filling out forms and tallying the data? Is there an app for that? (Of course…) Touch Autism website  as well as their Autism Apps  app lists at least two dozen apps available for … Continue reading

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iPad and iPod Accessories and Settings for Access and Aging in Place

Integration of the iPad and iPod Touch devices for students as well as staff continues to increase in the school I work at with steady questions of how apps work, what apps to use and access methods. Questions arise about student … Continue reading

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Autism Apps App

Autism App, by TouchAutism was a great free find this week. It is an app that reviews apps that will support individuals with Autism. Although it is listed for Autism, the apps reviewed can benefit individuals with other special needs and … Continue reading

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Data Collection App

Assessment has been a part of my job whether working with students or adults, gathering information about student/client abilities to determine what skills require intervention. Working as an Occupational Therapist one on one with students, we are able to determine what steps and skills are … Continue reading

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