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Category Archives: Occupational Therapy
Livescribe Pencast App for the Echo and Pulse Pen
Do the students you work with have difficulty with note taking? Note taking is a requirement of students beginning in upper elementary school and which more demanding as students transition to middle, high school and beyond. There are many barriers presented to students during … Continue reading
Posted in App Reviews, iPad, iPod, Note Taking, Occupational Therapy, Special education, Uncategorized
Tagged Echo Pen, iPad, iPod, Note taking, Note taking accommodation, Pencast, Pencast App, Pulse Pen
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Data Collection App
Assessment has been a part of my job whether working with students or adults, gathering information about student/client abilities to determine what skills require intervention. Working as an Occupational Therapist one on one with students, we are able to determine what steps and skills are … Continue reading
Cleaning your iPod or iPad
When you work with young children and a wide variety of student in many classrooms keeping your iPad from being a germ spreading source can be a concern. Questions about cleaning the iPad and also disinfecting it are frequent. What does the manufacturer recommend … Continue reading
Posted in Cleaning your iPad/iPod, iPad, iPod, iPod/iPad Accessory, Occupational Therapy
Tagged cleaner for iPad, iPad, iPad accessories, iPod
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iPad/iPod Camera and Photoshop PE
Both the current iPad 2 and the 4th generation iPod Touch have camera and video capabilities that are wonderful therapy and documentation tools. How many ways can you use the camera for therapy purposes? gather electronic documentation of student work or performance using … Continue reading
Even More Fine Motor Apps
A couple of my really favorite apps that are fun, promote fine motor and visual perceptual skills are My Underwear and Sam Phibian. My Underwear is an arcadish game with activities of catching underwear, matching colored underwear or patterns of underware … Continue reading
More Apps for Developing Fine Motor Skills
Previously I listed a few apps that specifically work on developing fine motor skills in general or apps that also help develop skills to work on the iPod or iPad for students. Here are a few motor to add to … Continue reading
Finding Apps for Special Needs
Finding suitable apps can be a timely process much less really knowing what their capabilities are. How do you find them? Knowing trusted websites that regularly review apps is invaluable. A few of my favorites are listed below. The sites review … Continue reading
Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, iPad, iPod, Occupational Therapy
Tagged App Review sites, iPad apps
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Apps to Develop Fine Motor Skills
There are many iDevice apps out there to develop fine motor skills for children. Drawing and music apps that can encourage fine motor development are readily available. Access to some apps on iDevices can require specific, new skills for some students. Although … Continue reading
Handwriting Apps for OT’s
Some of the first apps I explored with students included apps that support handwriting. It has been a high interest for a while to provided a visual, video model of letter formation for individuals with ASD. Allowing students with Autism among others … Continue reading
Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, AT for Handwriting, Fine Motor Development, Handwriting, iPad, iPod, Letter Formation, Occupational Therapy, Phonics, Special education
Tagged fine motor, Handwriting, iPad, iPod, occupational therapy, OT Apps, special education
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Sensory Apps
As an OT working in the school system, dealing with sensory processing challenges requires a constant search for options to help students regulate their sensory systems. Although it seems odd to include techology devices instead of hands on tasks, use of an … Continue reading
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