Category Archives: Free apps

Cut the Buttons App

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Cut the Buttons is a free app (but with in app purchases) for iPhone and iPad that actually resembles a fine motor task. Promoting use of the iPad as a fine motor tool stretches my professional sense of what fine motor involves … Continue reading →

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Bitsboard Pro App Gone Free

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Are you familiar with Bitsboard app? By the developers at Grasshopper apps, this fabulous iPad language app provides many activities that are customizable activities for students with special needs. Thinking this is just for speech or the special education teacher?  Think again! For students … Continue reading →

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OT’s with Apps mTool Kit App List

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

OT’s with Apps mTool Kit App List Updated 6-2-2013 (click on above link for Word doc app list) It’s been a while since the OT’s with Apps mTool Kit list has been updated. Please find this new list at the … Continue reading →

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Pictus Kid’s Coloring Book App

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

Children’s Day (the first Sunday in June) brings some free offers to iTunes store for kids. Pictus – Kids Coloring Book app for iPad is one providing kids of all ages (young and old) coloring activities to occupy them this summer (and all … Continue reading →

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Preschool Visual Motor Apps Gone Free!

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Here are a few apps with visual motor activities gone free for the weekend. Whether they are for a day or for a few days is not always known so check them out soon to see if they will be added to your … Continue reading →

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Chore Pad and Little Writer Apps Gone Free for April 20, 2013

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

Finding free apps always seems like treasure hunting and on iOSnoops today a couple of free treasures can be found: Chore Pad – (free- reduced from 2.99) Assign chores in a list with image support and check off capabilities. Users gain stars as rewards for completion of … Continue reading →

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Endless Alphabet app

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

Endless Alphabet app is one of those must have apps if you are working with young children. Free, Endless Alphabet is definitely a bargain and certainly worth an in- app purchase of .99 to remove ads. Child tested, this is a motivating and … Continue reading →

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Orgami Genie App – On Sale (and other orgami resources!)

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Have you ever used origami as an activity for improving visual perceptual, fine motor and direction following with your students (or some adults if used for napkin folding, creating decorations?) ? I have used books and online resources for thematic origami used with … Continue reading →

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Dictionary Apps to Support LD

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

Dictionary Apps to Support LD I love dictionary apps on mobile devices. They provide spelling and word look up on demand. For individuals with reading and spelling challenges it can provide immediate access to spelling or definitions using the integrated voice recognition tools … Continue reading →

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Random Name Selector App

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Random Name Selector app for iPhone/iPad (free and Pro 1.99) is by the developers at Walsall Academy (developer of Too Noisy and more). They seem to know the needs of the classroom providing some great classroom management tools! Random Name Selector app … Continue reading →

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