Tag Archives: iPhone

My Pain Diary: Chronic Pain Management

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

My Pain Diary: Chronic Pain Management app for iPhone and iPad (4.99) is a highly rated app for tracking pain for patients. A review entitled “Chronic Pain Management App is Filled with Great Features”, by Lynn Mueller, PT in Advance for … Continue reading →

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Favourites and Collections – Creating bookshelves in Tar Heel Reader

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Favorites and Collections – Creating bookshelves in Tar Heel Reader by Jane Farrall. See on Scoop.it – OT mTool Kit This is my third blog post about the new look Tar Heel Reader.  I am finding these new features so useful … Continue reading →

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Track & Share app

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Are you familiar with Autism Tracker Pro? Track & Share app is the twin sister of Autism Tracker Pro just with different graphics and listed items. Since it is customizable, Track & Share allows you to track goals and items on students or … Continue reading →

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6 best phonics apps for iPad: teach kids to read, write and spell

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Tech Radar provides a comparison of phonics apps worth checking out at: http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/6-best-phonics-apps-for-ipad-teach-kids-to-read-write-and-spell-1143996 (also linked on Scoop.it – OT mTool Kit ) Phonics is the primary way in which children learn basic literacy at schools and you can help them learn … Continue reading →

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Executive Function Planning Apps for the Visual and Auditory Learner

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Executive Function Planning Apps Executive functioning is described in many ways, however, in many of our students or clients we work with we see in their difficulty with planning, behavior control/regulation, organization and thinking skills. Lynn Meltzer in her book, Executive … Continue reading →

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Apps for Regulation for Individuals with Autism or Sensory Processing Disorders

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Do you have students who benefit quiet, self regulation activities on the iPad? As an OT working with a variety of students, many who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, having regulation apps on my iPad seem to be a must … Continue reading →

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Path Input Fills a Hole in iOS Devices for Text Input | Free Resources from the Net for EVERY Learner

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Path Input app reviewed by Paul Hamiliton on Free Resources from the Net Carol Leynse Harpold‘s insight: Paul Hamilton reviews Path Input app, an alternative method of input for iOS: http://paulhami.edublogs.org/2013/03/29/path-input-fills-a-hole-in-ios-devices-for-text-input/ Carol See on paulhami.edublogs.org See on Scoop.it – OT mTool Kit

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More Apps Reduced or Free for Autism Awareness Day from Smart Apps for Kids!

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

More apps reduced/free listed on Smart Apps for Kids for Autism Awareness Day – http://www.smartappsforkids.com/2013/04/apps-free-and-reduced-for-autism-awareness-month.html There may be some overlap with those apps reduced or free listed on iAutism however there are many that were not. Check out the free/reduced from: Kindergarten.com Toca Boca … Continue reading →

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Apps Reduced or Free on World Autism Awareness Day!

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

iAutism provides a listing of apps for iPod/iPhone/iPad, reduced or gone free for World Autism Awareness Day. With up to 200 apps, this list is a boon for finding great apps and great deals on apps appropriate for those working … Continue reading →

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Orgami Genie App – On Sale (and other orgami resources!)

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Have you ever used origami as an activity for improving visual perceptual, fine motor and direction following with your students (or some adults if used for napkin folding, creating decorations?) ? I have used books and online resources for thematic origami used with … Continue reading →

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