Tag Archives: iPad

Story Telling Apps for the iPod and iPad

Interested in making e-books for your students? Do you have photos of students, events or images pertaining to curricular science, social studies content that could be included in a book for your special needs student? Digital story telling/e-book creating apps are a wonderful … Continue reading

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SQUEEGiT Trial

Thank you Neutronics and Cleaner Gear for sending me a sample of your SQUEEGiT squeegee and cleaner! I have been sharing the SQUEEGiT with fellow staff members at the schools where I work and I have heard nothing but positivies about this … Continue reading

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Apps for Middle and High School Students

My position as an OT and an AT coordinator requires me to work with teachers and students from 4K to high school. Although most of the iDevices we currently have are dedicated to younger special needs students or students in multi-categorical classrooms, … Continue reading

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Kiddie Countdown Activity Timer App

Looking for a visual timer for young children? A colleague I work with (thank you Gail for this great find!) found this great free visual timer – Kiddie Countdown Activity Timer Free  – for the  young students she works with. … Continue reading

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iOS5 Accessibility Tool – Speak Selection

Have you used the new Speak Selection accessibility option available in the iOS5 on your updated iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch? Have you done training with any students or clients on its use with their iDevice? Speak Selection Option This … Continue reading

Posted in Accessibility, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, iOS, iPad, iPod, Occupational Therapy, Special education, Text to Speech | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

More iPad Stylus Choices

More iPad stylus choices?? I thought I had done a thorough job of researching styluses – well I guess not! Research on note taking apps featured a video about  the “best iPad stylus ever” and peaked my attention – always in search … Continue reading

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Free App Resources

Do you get emails sharing a free app for the day and by the time you get to that email or search for the app or the link it is no longer free? How frustrating! Free is so fun and so … Continue reading

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iPad Stylus – Purchase or Macgyver it?

iPad Stylus This summer, I found a need and interest in handwriting and drawing on the iPad. I bought a stylus realizing that my finger was not the best writing utensil but became frustrated at my inability to write small and neat … Continue reading

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Evaluation Rubric for iPad and iPad Apps

How do you evaluate apps you are considering purchasing or downloading? Will you need to justify the types of “educational” apps you use with your students or clients? There are many reasons for having different kinds of apps on your … Continue reading

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Keyguards for the iPad

One of my earlier posts “iDevice Accessory Bonanza!”,  listed Technology for Education’s as having an extensive list of accessories for iPads and iPods. It does have a great resource for iDevice accessories as does RJ Cooper who always finds an access method or adaptation for devices … Continue reading

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