Tag Archives: iPod

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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Visual Schedules Apps for Students with ASD

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

As Autism Awareness Month is a few days away, creating an awareness and understanding of autism as the incidence continues to increase. Also important for those of us working with students with ASD is understanding and using evidence based practices (EBP) interventions. The … Continue reading →

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Free Technology for Teachers: Studies of iPad Use in Education

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Richard Byrne provides an amazing variety of tech information in his Free Technology for Teachers Blog. Here is one of his blog posts providing studies of iPad use in education : http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/03/studies-of-ipad-use-in-education.html As use of iPads actually is in its early stage having … Continue reading →

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Dictionary Apps to Support LD

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Dictionary Apps to Support LD I love dictionary apps on mobile devices. They provide spelling and word look up on demand. For individuals with reading and spelling challenges it can provide immediate access to spelling or definitions using the integrated voice recognition tools … Continue reading →

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ER Translate | Rx Publishing

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

ER Translate app  for iPhone and iPad is a basic communication app developed for the health care worker for non verbal individuals to communicate via pointing in emergency cases. This app provides an alphabet board and picture communication board to … Continue reading →

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Bugs and Numbers App (Little Bit Studio offers a free code)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Bugs and Numbers app is new iPhone/iPad app (2.99) developed by Little Bit Studio . The third of their educational apps, this app features math activities and provides  fine motor, visual motor and visual perceptual activities for preschool and elementary ability aged students. The … Continue reading →

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email & texting

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Ergonomic ideas to prevent repetitive strain injury caused by excessive email and texting from OT Idea.com . Their list is basic for those who know ergonomic principles but always a good reminder, especially in the advent of frequency of use of mobile devices. … Continue reading →

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Bugs and Numbers App

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Bugs and Numbers app for iPhone/iPad (2.99) by Little Bit Studio, developers of the popular Bugs and Buttons and Bugs and Bubbles apps. The focus of Bugs and Number is to provide a wide range of math skill activities from counting … Continue reading →

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