Category Archives: Special education

Visual Timer Apps

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

With my iPad a part of my tool kit on a daily basis, one of the necessities on my iPad is a visual timer. There are a number of choices currently available, but here are a few favorite visual timers: Kiddie Countdown Timer – … Continue reading →

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Define: App – Creating a personal vocabulary or dictionary list

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

As many apps, I just stumble upon them when searching for another app, when perusing educational apps, iDevice info or free app offerings. Define: app was one of those stumbled upon apps. It is simple but provides an easy method to create … Continue reading →

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QR Codes as Assistive Technology

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Are you familiar with these funny looking black and white QR  (Quick Response) codes? You see them everywhere,  supplying links and information regarding information and  instructions on products or events. QR codes provide information that can be scanned multi-directionally by a mobile device with a camera. … Continue reading →

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Text to Speech Apps – Supports for Students with LD # 3

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Text to speech tools provide access to print to struggling readers to support decoding, vocabulary and comprehension skills. For many years as an OT and ATP having software that provides text to speech capabilities was a staple on my computer for students or … Continue reading →

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Sturdy Cases for the iPad

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

I give recognition to the QIAT (Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology) list serv for this list of “Sturdy Cases for the iPad”. The topic came up on the list serv with posts generated by experienced AT professionals. It seemed appropriate to … Continue reading →

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App Reviews offered on The Friendship Circle Blog

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

It seems like endless resources are available for special needs students for mobile devices! I never cease to be amazed at what is available! The Friendship Circle Blog is a website dedicated to the Friendship Circle organization of Bloomfield Michigan that supports … Continue reading →

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Grasshopper Apps – New and Free!

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Grasshopper apps are some of my favorite apps for special needs students and pre-k and elementary aged students. They provide clean, wonderful real pictures, customization and real voices to their apps. Again, they provide those of us in education more new … Continue reading →

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Spell Checking Apps – Supports for Students with LD #2

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Spell checking apps reviewed in this post focus on apps for individuals with learning disabilities that will replace handheld spell checkers.  Such spell checkers, such as the Franklin Kids Dictionary, provides text to speech and phonetic based spelling suggestions are frequently used in our … Continue reading →

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Point to Pictures App

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

RJ Cooper has provided accessibility devices and software with special needs students for many years. As the cheese moves so has RJ Cooper, creating specialized apps for mobile devices that support students with physical and cognitive challenges. Point to Pictures … Continue reading →

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KinderTown App

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Looking for an educational apps for students with skills in the 3-6 year old level? KinderTown is an app to help you search for the best educational apps for 3-6 year olds. It provides a searchable data base of apps … Continue reading →

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