Category Archives: iPhone

Bug Art App – Another Little Bit Studio App – On Sale!

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Familiar with the Little Bit Studio Apps, Bugs & Buttons, Bubbles and Buttons, Bugs & Buttons 2, Bugs and Numbers, often favored apps of OT’s? Bug Art app (iPad/iPhone; on sale for 1.99) is their newest app that provides some fun summertime visual … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Drawing, Elementary School, Finger Isolation, iPad, iPhone, Just for Fun, Occupational Therapy, Primary Grades, Visual Figure Ground, Visual Motor | Leave a comment

Summer Tip and Trick for Managing Screen Time for iOS

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Summer is finally here and that means more free time for kids. How will they spend their time? Playing outdoors doing physical activities? Spending sometimes doing hands-on learning with real things and or friends? Helping by doing some chores? More screen … Continue reading →

Posted in iOS, iPad, iPad Management, iPhone, iPod, Mobile Device Use, Pediatrics | 4 Comments

Community Lost & Found – Tiles are Shipping!

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

An earlier blog post presented the SelfStarter project called Tiles, a small chip developed to help locate misplaced items using a smartphone app.  Considering this as a tool for those with organization challenges (where did I put that??), the Tile offers a few advantages … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessories, Adults with LD, App Reviews, iADL's, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod/iPad Accessory, Occupational Therapy, Organization | Leave a comment

Summer Fun- Paper Critters Lite

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Looking for some summer tech & visual motor fun for kids? Paper Critters Lite is the free version (full version is 1.99) of this app which features creating your own digital creature on the iPad, then printing the creation, cutting and assembling … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Elementary School, Fine Motor Development, iPad, iPhone, Just for Fun, Leisure apps, Occupational Therapy, Uncategorized, Visual Motor, Visual Perception | 2 Comments

Toca Mini – Gone Free

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Toca Mini , a relatively new app for iPad and iPhone developed by the folks at Toca Boca is currently free (regularly 2.99). Developed for 6-8 year olds, Toca Mini  app provides a tools to design a creature with facial parts … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps for OT's, Early Childhood, iPad, iPhone, Occupational Therapy, Pediatrics | 2 Comments

Apps Gone Free! – Today

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Here are a couple of apps gone free this weekend, new and familiar, which are suitable for a variety of ages:  Skill Game app (now free, regularly 2.99) for iPhone/iPad and also available for Android. Is a challenging visual motor, … Continue reading →

Posted in Adults, Android, App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Customizable app, Elementary School, Fine Motor Development, Free apps, Game, Geriatrics, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Memory, Occupational Therapy, Visual Memory, Visual Motor, Visual Perception | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

CoLAR App – Make your coloring creation come alive!

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Looking for a bit of magic when coloring with your child or student? Use the free CoLAR app for iPad/iPhone or Android to create your colored worksheet into a virtual reality. Oh, yes and it is free ( additional worksheet images … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, Drawing, Early Childhood, Elementary School, Free apps, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Leisure apps, Mobile Device Use, Virtual reality apps, Visual Motor | 2 Comments

Voice Dream Reader Updated and on Sale

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Voice Dream Reader app’s newest upgrade features support for images in PDF files and also more high quality text to speech voices. Voice Dream Reader has been a great bargain with its many features and improvements. Typically 9.99, it is now reduced to … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps for Special Needs, iPad, iPhone, Learning Disability, Reading, Text to Speech | Leave a comment

Social Skill Builder App – Review and Promo Codes

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Thank you to Social Skills Builder for providing me with their Social Skills Builder – Full app for review. As an OT we are often involved in self-regulation strategies which for some student involves working on social skills as well … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for Special Needs, Autism, iPad, iPhone, Social Skills, Special education, Video Modeling | 2 Comments

AAC Ferret App – A Way to Sift and Winnow for an AAC App

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

As a huge fan of the folks at Spectronics, I felt compelled to share this app with those supporting individuals with special needs. As an OT and AT Practioner, finding the right tool for the client, environment and task is … Continue reading →

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