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Apps for Student with Autistic Spectrum Disorder Developed by Mark CoppinASD_Wheel.pdf

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

See on Scoop.it – SFSD iPad Scoop ASD Wheel developed by Mark Coppin provides areas of needs and appropriate apps. Always new apps to consider. Carol See on xa.yimg.com

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How to Find Content Taking Up the Most Space on Your iPad | iPad Academy

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

See on Scoop.it – Apps for Special Education Running out of room on your iPad? Here is how to find what’s taking up the most space (memory) on your iPad.   See on ipadacademy.com

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How do I use a Switch or Joystick with an iPad? – October 2012 update! | Jane’s Blog

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

See on Scoop.it – Apps for Special Education Jane Farrall again shares her expertise on the quickly expanding market of switch access for mobile devices. Here is her latest update on the use of switch or joysticks with the iPad. … Continue reading →

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Adapting Worksheets for Students with Poor Handwriting Using Your iPad

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

Do you have students whose handwriting legibility interferes with their production of written work? Is it hard to decipher what they write? As OT’s or teacher’s of special needs students with handwriting legibility challenges, there are many different low tech to … Continue reading →

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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

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Drawing, Early Childhood, Fine Motor Development, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Occupational Therapy, Pre-writing, School Based Interventions, Special education, Special Needs, Uncategorized, Visual Motor, Visual Perception | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Preparing Adolescents and Adults for Life – #2

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Avi Glick, Director of Preparing Adolescents and Adults for Life (PAAL), presented information about his program at the 2012 Closing the Gap Conference in Minnesota last week. Attending his presentation, I learned about many apps that support students in secondary … 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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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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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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