Category Archives: iPad

Black Friday App Deals

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

If you are a Black Friday Shopper and love deals, save a few $$ for the app deals offered this weekend. There are an incredible number of apps gone free or on sale, so checking some of your favorite sale … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, Early Childhood, Fine Motor Development, iPad, iPhone, Learning Disability, Occupational Therapy, OCR, Puzzles, School Based Interventions, Special education, Visual Motor | Leave a comment

Wet Dry Try Suite App

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

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 →

Posted in Accessories, App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, AT for Handwriting, Data Collection, Formative Assessment, Handwriting, iPad, Letter Formation, Mobile Device Use, Occupational Therapy, Stylus, Writing | 2 Comments

Free online iPad basics course

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

Originally posted on rehabgadgets2go:
I was developing a “hands-on” iPad basics course for therapists when I found this great resource: GCFLearnFree.org is a program of the Goodwill Industries of Eastern NC, Inc.  Their free-online courses are funded from the…

Posted in Continuing Education, Education, iOS, iPad, iPad Management, iPhone, iPod, Occupational Therapy | Leave a comment

iOT Session App

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

iOT Session is a new iPad app (2.99) developed by Dr. Frederick Covington OTD. It addresses fine motor/dexterity, visual perceptual, visual scanning, visual tracking and handwriting/letter formation skills. Tasks are measured, timed or scored with data  saved for each user for comparison … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps for OT's, Assessment, Fine Motor Development, Finger Isolation, Formative Assessment, iPad, Letter Formation, Occupational Therapy, Pediatrics, Primary Grades, School Based Interventions, Visual Perception | 4 Comments

Doodling for Relaxation with Kaleidoscope Doodle Apps

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Finally, Don’t Forget Art! Activities that relax come in many forms and are individual for everyone.  I have students who doodle or draw for relaxation at school, as long as it does not distract from learning – or occlude all … Continue reading →

Posted in Adults, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, Cause and Effect apps, Drawing, iPad, iPhone, Mental Health, Occupational Therapy, Rest and Sleep, Sensory Apps, Special education | 2 Comments

ZyBox X for iOS 7 (L) “Switch Control”

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

As scooped from Zyg0-USA   ZyBox X for iOS 7 is a switch adapter designed to utilize the Switch Control capability of iOS 7 for switch scanning. Carol Leynse Harpold‘s insight: Zybox X switch control for iOS 7 for switch scanning. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, iOS, iPad, Mobility Impairment, Scanning | Leave a comment

AppoLearning App – Gone Free

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Apps and services that provide app reviews are a great source when scouring for the right app. There are several that are my favorite go to apps for reviews – KinderTown app and Autism App providing a rating and overview … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, Assessment, Autism, Early Childhood, Education, Elementary School, Emergent Literacy, Fine Motor Development, Free apps, High School, iPad, Language Arts, Learning Disability, Life Skills, Math, Middle School, Occupational Therapy, Productivity apps, Special education, Vision, Writing | Leave a comment

iOT Screener App

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

The iOT Screener app is a free screening tool for professionals and parents who may have concerns regarding their child or student. Created by Dr. Frederick B. Covington, OTD, the iOT Screener  app requests the user to input answers to general information about the child … Continue reading →

Posted in Administrative Apps, App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Assessment, Early Childhood, Elementary School, Fine Motor Development, Free apps, iPad, Medical, Mental Health, Occupational Therapy, Pediatrics | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Computer Utilities, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Occupational Therapy, Photo, Utility, Web 2.0 resources | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for Special Needs, Elementary School, Free apps, iPad, Learning Disability, Math, Middle School, Special education | Leave a comment