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Shape Up App has Gone Free!

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Looking for a visual motor integration app focusing on basic shapes? Shape Up is a recently developed app that provides a cute story with activities that focus on creating geometric shapes. Appropriate for preschool to early elementary aged students, Shape Up focuses … Continue reading →

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Adding Apples – Gone Free Today

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Adding Apples is solely an addition operations app currently gone free today. Compatible with iPad, iPhone/iPod Touch. Provides ability for rational counting with items displayed and a choice of answers for students to choose from. Unlike many other apps you are able … Continue reading →

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EZ Tunes app

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

Do you have a student who likes to listen to music but has difficulty accessing the controls on their iPod or iPad?  EZ Tunes is your answer! EZ  Tunes is created  and shared by Gweetle UnLtd for free (thank you!). Compatible with iPhone/iPod … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, Developmental Delay, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Leisure apps, Mobility Impairment, Music app, Occupational Therapy, Special education, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Counting Bear App Gone Free!

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

 Counting Bear app is another one of Grasshopper apps great customizeable apps for students requiring practice with early numeracy skills – 1-20. Gone free, this app is worth while checking out to add to your basic math app tool kit. The ability … 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 →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Occupational Therapy, QR Code Apps, Special education, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

More Step by Step Drawing Apps

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

Step by step drawing apps reviewed in the post dated 12/20/2011 listed two apps that were appropriate for young elementary school students when learning to draw. A comment from Margaret Rice (thank you!) suggested the app Pirate Scribblebeard’s Treasure as more creative … Continue reading →

Posted in Activity Worksheets on Your iPad, App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Early Childhood, Fine Motor Development, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Occupational Therapy, Uncategorized, Visual Motor, Visual Perception | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

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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Converting and Transferring Videos for Academic Content on your iPad

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

One of the iPad’s that I manage is dedicated to a student who is integrated into a 3rd grade classroom. His iPad has apps that support his IEP goals which include math, social, language and early literacy skills along with … Continue reading →

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The Shredder App from Sosh

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Thanks to Nancy Barth, for her comment on the Sosh – The Shredder app which can be purchased as a single app to help with the management of stress, anxiety and negative thinking!  Check out her post: http://nancybarthtutoring.com/?p=3027 Here’s Sosh’s The Shredder app Check out … Continue reading →

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