Category Archives: Occupational Therapy

Shapes Touch and Write for iPad – Gone Free!

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Reminder… Shapes Touch and Write  gone free today! For more information on the app see Shapes Touch and Write for iPad post dated October 25, 2012. Carol

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Shapes Touch and Write by FizzBrain – (Gone Free on October 26!)

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Are you familiar with FizzBrain’s apps, Touch and Write and Cursive Touch and Write? Fizzbrain’s developers have created a new iPad app, Shapes Touch and Write, currently 2.99 gone free tomorrow – October 26! So what’s Shapes Touch and Write about? Drawing with shaving … Continue reading →

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Tangranimals App by Busythings Ltd

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

Busythings Ltd  has developed a number of apps that caught my attention during a recent Internet quest. Their variety of visual perceptual apps especially caught my eye, with mobile apps that resembled many of the manual visual perceptual activities used with students … Continue reading →

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Free Technology for Teachers: How to Protect Your Eyes from Computer Screens

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

See on Scoop.it – OT @ Work See on http://www.freetech4teachers.com Richard Byrne, blogger of Free Technology for Teachers, provides information on digital eye strain. Very similar to prior posts on ergonomics and the use of mobile devices, Richard Byrne shares a report … Continue reading →

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Bitsboard App – Free the Apps

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Bitsboard (free currently) is a brand new iPad app created by Grasshopper Apps, the fabulous developer of over 90 educational apps for learners with early developing skills. Currently a free the apps, app, Bitsboard is a flashcard app providing a … Continue reading →

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Pincer Grasp on iPad – Ideas from Your Therapy Source

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Pincer Grasp on iPad (click to link to post) provides a few ideas  on developing pincer grasp with appropriate iPad apps from Your Therapy Source  . Just a note – the cellulose sponge may not work with some iPad screen protectors as … Continue reading →

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Preparing Adolescents & Adults for Life #1

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

I had the opportunity of attending the annual Closing the Gap this week in Minneapolis, MN with school district colleagues.  It can be a bit overwhelming going from session to session gleaning new tools, apps and ideas from the technology gurus of the field of … Continue reading →

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Ten Top Halloween Apps: for less than $15 in total | Small But Kinda Mighty

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

See on Scoop.it – Apps for Special Education More spooktacular apps from Small But Kinda Mighty Blog. Most of them are free! Looks like a great list to engage a variety of ages. Carol See on smallbutkindamighty.com

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Another Sturdy iPad Case and More – The Ekto 2 and Ekto Flex Kit for iPad 2/3

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

Here is another iPad case I ran across that would fit in the “sturdy” case category, the Ekto2 Case and Uzibull’s Flex Kit. The Ekto2 case for iPad 2 and 3 provides a protective case and the Flex case provides many different possibilities … Continue reading →

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Chapel Hill Snippets: iData with the iPad—a tutorial for therapists and educators

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

See on Scoop.it – Apps for Special Education A tutorial on how to create a data collection form with Google Forms. It is easy! Carol See on chapelhillsnippets.blogspot.fr

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