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Cosmonaut Stylus – A Really Chunky Stylus

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

Need a stylus that has some weight and a large shaft for gripping? The Cosmonaut: Wide-Grip Stylus for Capacitive Touch Screens may be what your looking for. This stylus has a large shaft that is compariable to the size of a fat marker. Although I … Continue reading →

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Merry Cubes App – Perceptual Game App

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

Merry Cubes HD – Free iPad app that provides the traditional cube puzzle game requiring rotation to match  6 different cubes pictures. Recommended for children ages 2-7 years. Information on the website describes its features: 6 different 3D fruit to match and … Continue reading →

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How to Draw App – Another Step by Step Drawing iTool

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

 How to Draw is another step by step drawing app appropriate for kindergarten to primary aged (app description indicates 4-7 years) children who have the ability to draw basic shapes from demonstration and align them somewhat accurately. Developed for iPhone and iPad, … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten.com Apps – Free for Autism Awareness Month!

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

Are you aware of Kindergarten.com’s generosity during April Autism Awareness Month? Kindergarten.com has developed 19 different iPhone/iPod apps with 8 of them now created for the iPad. During April all of the iPad apps and the majority of the iPhone apps are … Continue reading →

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Tools4Students App

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Looking for concept mapping supports for your iPad? There are many great concept mapping apps available for the iPad. I ran across this free app that provides a number of types of pre made concept maps for many different purposes … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, Graphic Organizer, iPad, Learning Disability, Occupational Therapy, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Ready to Print – A Pre-Writing App

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

Ready to Print app – A pre-writing app for the iPad (9.99). Diane Reid, Occupational Therapist, created this pre-writing app as a supplement to develop the foundational skills of beginning writers. There are few such apps out there that truly provide visual motor activities in … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, AT for Handwriting, iPad, Occupational Therapy, Pre-writing, Uncategorized, Visual Motor | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Organization & Time Management iOS Apps for High School and College Students

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Organization skills are necessary for  students of all ages and stages. For students transitioning to post secondary education, organizational abilities can be areas of concern as special education teachers, paraprofessionals no longer are available to support the student when they enter college or tech school.  What tools might help students with … Continue reading →

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April 2, World Autism Awareness Day – Apps Reduced !

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Today, April 2, is World Autism Awareness Day! In honor of World Autism Awareness Day, many app developers have reduce app prices. Thanks to Wendy Homlish for posting a link to the iAutism website which has a listing and links … Continue reading →

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New iPad Cases

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

Lucky enough to get the New iPad (3rd Generation) and looking for a compatible case? CNET, which I believe is a very respected review source,  provides a review of their top New iPad 3rd Generation cases. Although they review a wide variety of cases, … Continue reading →

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Khan Academy – Watch. Practice. Learn – iPad

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Khan Academy App for iPad is available, for free! Never heard of the Khan Academy? May be if you are an OT and work with young children that certainly might be true, however if you are an OT who works with … Continue reading →

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