Tag Archives: iPhone

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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Looking for Apps for College Students with Disabilities?

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Do you work with students transitioning to high school or post secondary education? Here are a few helpful lists of recommended apps that can support students with a disability that are transitioning to high school or college for you to check out: University … Continue reading →

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App Gone Free – Action Words from Alligator Apps

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

Are you using the customizeable Alligator and Grasshopper Apps developed by Innovative Mobile Apps? They are among my favorites for students learning basic vocabulary and emergent literacy and numeracy skills. They have just announce their new Action Words Touch and Learn … Continue reading →

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How Much Screen Time is Too Much? Is your iDevice use Developmentally Appropriate?

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

One of my early childhood colleagues shared with me the National Association for Educating Young Children position statement entitled,  “Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8“. The  statement is intended primarily to provide guidelines for the use of … Continue reading →

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123 Color HD: Talking Coloring Book – Just Another Coloring Book App? Take a Closer Look…

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

 123 Color HD: Talking Coloring Book app has been around for a while however quiet enhanced from its first version!. Available for iPad, iPhone/iPod and currently free (just for today?), this app provides coloring pages for elementary students with fair to … Continue reading →

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10 Apps for Learners Who Struggle with Reading/ or Writing – Post from Paul Hamilton

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

Are you familiar with Paul Hamilton’s  Free Resources from the Net for Every Learner ? If you are not it’s time to become acquainted with his wonderful Edublog of resources! His February 21 post entitled “10 Apps for Learners Who … Continue reading →

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Creating Curriculum Content for Your Students – More Story Telling/Book Creating Apps for the iPad

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

New apps emerge continuually, providing additional features and possibilities for creating content for students on the iPad. Finding apps that are easy to use and functional take some sorting through.  Here are a few more recently found apps that are … Continue reading →

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Dragon Dictation App vs. Dragon NaturallySpeaking – What’s the difference?

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

I am a user of Dragon Dictation on my iPhone (no Siri unfortunately) with good success using the manual ability to correct the mistakes prior to copy/pasting or emailing the produced text. I believe the Dragon Dictation provides a great … Continue reading →

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Protecting Kids Hearing – Methods of Headphone Volume Control

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Using headphones with electronic electronic equipment (MP3’s, iPads/iPods, CD’s, computers, electronic readers, e.g.) is often necessary in inclusionary settings when students are working on parallel curriculum tasks in the classroom. A concern I always have is the volume level that is set on … Continue reading →

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Awesome Note

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

As an itinerant therapist, traveling from building to building, or room to room it can be difficult  to write notes, have schedules or other information  easily available to you. If you have an iPad, do you carry your iPad along with you during the … Continue reading →

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