Category Archives: iPhone

iPad/iPod Touch Assessment Checklist by Autism Specialist, Kate McGinnity

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Looking for a tool or checklist to sort out how to consider if an iPad, iPod (or other mobile device) is appropriate for your child, student or client with Autism? I recently had the opportunity of attending a Wisconsin DPI Autsim … Continue reading →

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EyeSight – iTunes App Store | The Assistive Technology Daily

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

See on Scoop.it – OT mTool Kit Carol Leynse Harpold‘s insight: EyeSight app for iPhone and iPad is a low vision solution for magnification and color enhancement! Thank you to Assistive Technology Daily for providing this app! You folks are … Continue reading →

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Earl » Home

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

See on Scoop.it – OT mTool Kit Carol Leynse Harpold‘s insight: Earl App for iPhone and iPad allows you to use your voice to open a newpaper and read  it to you. This app looks intriguing. Targeted to beable to … Continue reading →

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Our Favorite Apps – Georgia Tech’s Tool’s for Life App Database

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Georgia Tech has for years been a resource for assistive technology training and research. They recently developed an online searchable data base of apps focused on “Living, Learning, Working and Playing” called Tools for Life. For those of us who are … Continue reading →

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Study Smarter – Take Notes And Highlight Text Within iBooks [iOS Tips] | Cult of Mac

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

See on Scoop.it – Apps for Special Education Ebooks are all the rage these days, and your iPad is a perfect device for reading them. Textbooks, too, are becoming de riguer for many students in college and even high school, … Continue reading →

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Words Mine – A Tetris-like Word Game for iPad

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

See on Scoop.it – OT mTool Kit Words Mine is a free iPad app that combines elements of Tetris with spelling games. The challenge of Words Mine is to spell words quickly before the screen fills up with blocks. Each … 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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Ergonomics and “Texting Thumbs”

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

Virginia Hixson’s article on Ergonomics for Text Messaging  previously posted provides information on research and ergonomic solutions for discomfort associated with Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) and one specific RSI injury called De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis  . RSI and De Quervain’s has been increasingly identified with discomfort associated with excessive … Continue reading →

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More Noise Regulation Apps

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Review of the TooNoisey app generated a few comments about possible use in classrooms along with additional apps that may help with noise regulation issues. Kim Wiggins shared a few more apps she has used for noise regulation issues: Quiet, Please! for iPhone and … Continue reading →

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Texting Ergonomics

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

Virginia Hixson, OTR, CPE is the Ergonomic Editor for BellaOnline.com. I stumbled upon her article  “Texting Ergonomics” and found it an interesting read with research provided on posture and repetitive stress as a result of using handheld devices. Relevant to the … Continue reading →

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