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OT iTool Kit Tip and Tricks #6 – Using a Bluetooth or Standard Keyboard with Your iPad

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

Using Keyboards with your iPad This is a repeat post but in lieu of some of the keyboarding app reviews I thought and frequent reference to how to do this I thought I would post this how to use and connect a standard … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Occupational Therapy Blogs

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

Looking for blogs on Occupational Therapy? Chris Hotzak at Rehab Alternatives.com has a compiled a Top 10 Occupational Therapy Blogs list.  Based on criteria of  information presented, frequency of posts, uniqueness, fun and ease of navigation, his list includes blogs are … Continue reading →

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iPad 2 & 3 Cases for Professionals

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

There are sturdy cases, kids cases but what about cases for professional use? Here are a few cases that recieved good reviews for professionals looking for lightweight, low scale, affordable protection for their iPad with out a keyboard. Keyboards typically add … Continue reading →

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Game Apps for Individuals with Special Needs

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

Looking for games, leisure activities or cause and effect activities apps for students with cognitive challenges using a iPad or iPod? Here is a combination of games, leisure, cause and effect apps that could be used for inclusion as well as a link to prior … Continue reading →

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Reading Apps – Support for Students with LD #5

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

What’s available or new in reading apps for iOS devices? With hundreds of new apps released everyday fortunately some of them are targeted for individuals with special needs. It has been about 2 years since the first debut of the … Continue reading →

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Firefly App – Text to Speech on Your iPad

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Are you a Kurzweil 3000 user and interested in accessing your universal documents from your iPad? Not a Kurzweil 3000 user but interested in accessing pubic domain classic literature or trialing Kurzweil’s text to speech iPad app?? Firefly app, made for … Continue reading →

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DDT Words – Dr. Gary Brown’s Discrete Trial Training app

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

DDT Words for iPad/iPhone app  is one of a series of apps developed by Dr. Gary Brown using Discrete Trial Training, an ABA treatment method. This free version includes 39 sight words for preschool children and provides customization of word … Continue reading →

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AppleVis.com Website – iOS Resources for Blind and Visually Impaired

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Recently, I had the opportunity to work with one of Adaptive Technology Resources’s Low Vision Product Specialists, Betsy Gruba. While discussing equipment and other recommendations regarding apps and equipment for an iPad user, she recommended the website, Apple Vis as a resource … Continue reading →

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New Otterbox Defender Case for iPad 3

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

I had a chance to see the newest OtterBox Defender Series for the New iPad (3rd Generation) & iPad 2 – Black case just the other day and was impressed with the fit and the smoother style of this case. Having purchased Otterbox cases … Continue reading →

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Stress Tracker App for iOS (free) and Android

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

The Stress Tracker app was created by a team of leading clinical psychologists and researchers using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness principles. It provides an all-in-one personal stress management app that tracks, identifies, and helps relieve your daily stress … Continue reading →

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