Category Archives: iPad

40+ Super Secret iPad Features and Shortcuts

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

This was shared on Twitter by Dr. Jenny Lane.  Posted on  iPad.Appstorm.net  it features 40 great tips and tricks for iPad use! Check it out to see how many you know and learn a few more tricks for ease of use with the iPad! If you … Continue reading →

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Voice Dream Reader App – Making Text Accessible

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Voice Dream Reader App for iPhone/iPad (1.99) is a newly developed app  by Winston Chen which supplies high quality text to speech within a reader app. Some of the great features this app provides is its easy connection from within the app … Continue reading →

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iPad and Student Transport

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

The more we use the iPad the more we find uses for it. For some students their schedules or communication tools are on it and it goes where ever they go. Those students often have a paraprofessional or teacher accompanying … Continue reading →

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Tools4Students App

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Looking for concept mapping supports for your iPad? There are many great concept mapping apps available for the iPad. I ran across this free app that provides a number of types of pre made concept maps for many different purposes … Continue reading →

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Ready to Print – A Pre-Writing App

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Ready to Print app – A pre-writing app for the iPad (9.99). Diane Reid, Occupational Therapist, created this pre-writing app as a supplement to develop the foundational skills of beginning writers. There are few such apps out there that truly provide visual motor activities in … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, AT for Handwriting, iPad, Occupational Therapy, Pre-writing, Uncategorized, Visual Motor | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Transition Tools & Tips – Apps and Resources

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

Thanks to Kim Peterson for the comment she posted with a link to her suggestions for transition with kids. Those of us who work with neurotypical or neurodiverse children or students, we are well aware that transitions can cause behavioral challenges. Here’s the link to her practical … Continue reading →

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Organization & Time Management iOS Apps for High School and College Students

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Organization skills are necessary for  students of all ages and stages. For students transitioning to post secondary education, organizational abilities can be areas of concern as special education teachers, paraprofessionals no longer are available to support the student when they enter college or tech school.  What tools might help students with … Continue reading →

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Free Word Prediction App – Brevity !

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

Thank you to Wendy Homlish, Qiater, who shared this reduced price, now freed app: Brevity – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id424431516?mt=8 – a word prediction app for iPad, iPhone/iPod. As a recently developed app, review of its initial ratings are very favorable! I have not trialed … Continue reading →

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App Gone Free – Action Words from Alligator Apps

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

Are you using the customizeable Alligator and Grasshopper Apps developed by Innovative Mobile Apps? They are among my favorites for students learning basic vocabulary and emergent literacy and numeracy skills. They have just announce their new Action Words Touch and Learn … Continue reading →

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Generating QR Code with Chirbit

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

QR codes are a fast way of retrieving information from URL’s on websites, blogs or from a QR code on hard copy. A prior post QR Codes as AT reviewed QR apps and QR Voice, an online resource for creating a … Continue reading →

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