Category Archives: iPad

Wet Dry Try App from Handwriting Without Tears

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Carol Hesch, school based OTR, reviewed Wet-Dry-Try Capital Letters & Numbers app (4.99) for the iPad 2 and 3. Generously supplied by Handwriting Without Tears  & Get Set for School, here is her review of the app: “Wet-Dry-Try” app is user-friendly and follows the tried and true … Continue reading →

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Letter Cats App

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Letter Cats app is a manuscript letter formation app for iPhone and iPad ($.99).Upper case and lower case manuscript letter formation as well as writing words can be practiced within the app.  It provides visual directions of the formation of a … Continue reading →

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Adele ‘s Productivity App Suggestions…

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Adele MacNeill, Canadian Occupational Therapist, provided the following extensive comment to the September 1, 2012  post Back to School Apps for Productivity. She provides app suggestions for photo editing (not at all my expertise) which are not only from a voice of experience, but applies shares … Continue reading →

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Story Creator App

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Story Creator App – Created by Alligatorapps.com  is a story telling app for iPad and iPhone that is free for the next 48 hours. Why another story telling app you say??? Story telling apps can serve many educational, therapeutic or social purposes … Continue reading →

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Shelby’s Quest App

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Shelby’s Quest App for the iPad ($4.99), designed by an occupational therapist,  is a therapy tool specially made for OT’s, teachers and parents that gives the child a fun way to practice fine motor and visual perceptual skills. Shelby’s Quest guides … Continue reading →

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PrepositionBuilder App

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Mobile Education Tools  generously offered PrepositionBuilder App to me for review. With the focus of the app on language, I requested the expertise of a Speech and Language Pathologist at my school to provide feedback on the app and its use with … Continue reading →

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Doodlecast Pro – Gone Free

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

Doodlecast Pro , gone free for a limited time. Developed for the iPad, Doodlecast Pro app provides tools to record audio, draw, import images from the Doodlecast library or your photo album to create multi-media activities.  Doodlecast Pro allows creation of single … Continue reading →

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Ghost Type app review from On Sarah’s Pad

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

Originally posted on On Sarah's iPad:
Traditional typing tutors might be a great thing for traditional keyboards, but for the iPad you need something completely different. iPad keyboards do not have physical “home keys,” the tactile and audible feedback…

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Touchfire Keyboard

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

Looking for an ultra-portable keyboard for your iPad? Check out the Touchfire Keyboard! The Touchfire Keyboard  (49.99) screen top keyboard is made of  high-performance silicone rubber (latex allergy, this may not be for you) and is extremely thin, lightweight and portable. Magnets … Continue reading →

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LifeProof iPad Case

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

Are you familiar with the LifeProof iPhone case that withstands water, dirt or physical abuse. It is now available for the iPad… What’s the big deal? Well, look at where you can use it… Fully encased to protect it from spills, bathtubs, … Continue reading →

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