Tag Archives: OT Apps

Bitsboard App – Free the Apps

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Bitsboard (free currently) is a brand new iPad app created by Grasshopper Apps, the fabulous developer of over 90 educational apps for learners with early developing skills. Currently a free the apps, app, Bitsboard is a flashcard app providing a … Continue reading →

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Preparing Adolescents & Adults for Life #1

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

I had the opportunity of attending the annual Closing the Gap this week in Minneapolis, MN with school district colleagues.  It can be a bit overwhelming going from session to session gleaning new tools, apps and ideas from the technology gurus of the field of … Continue reading →

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Easy Access to Your Google Drive on Your Mobile Device

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Do use your Google Drive often? Would you like to be able to access your Google Drive with your iPad or iPhone/iPod? What’s the app for that?  The Google Drive App! Google Drive App  (free) developed by Google provides mobile access … Continue reading →

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Touch and Write Cursive Letters App

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

Touch and Write Cursive Letters  is an app by FizzBrain ($2.99) for your iPad (OS 4.0+)  It offers a variety of options to practice cursive writing that are fun and creative.  Given how many states are actually removing cursive from … Continue reading →

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Autism Tracker Pro App for Data Collecting

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Need to collect data on your students or clients behaviors ? Tired of filling out forms and tallying the data? Is there an app for that? (Of course…) Touch Autism website  as well as their Autism Apps  app lists at least two dozen apps available for … Continue reading →

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Shape Up! Lite App

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Shape Up! Lite app by Busythings is a free version of the full app (.99) for iPhone/iPad. This is a delightful, visual motor app that draws shapes that develops geometric pictures similar to the three-dimensional parquetry or tanagrams. More of a visual motor … Continue reading →

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Digital Storytime App Deals

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Digital Storytime is a website that offers educational app reviews and also has a Daily Deals section with many categorized listing of apps. I peruse their website frequently to see what they have curated, especially in their deal sections. Todays … Continue reading →

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Maze-A-Licious Counting Farm

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Maze-A-Licious Counting Farm  app is a number/counting and maze activity combined in one app. Developed for iPhone/iPad by Brainster Apps, it is free with in-app purchase (.99) to unlock intermediate and advanced levels. Maze-A-Licious Counting farm enrolls 4 players at a time … Continue reading →

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iWordQ App

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

iWordQ US app for the iPad (24.99) is a word prediction app developed by Quillsoft, producers of WordQ and SpeakQ.  iWordQ app provides both word prediction and text to speech options for struggling readers and writers. The iWordQ app menu provides the tools … Continue reading →

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Wet-Dry-Try App – And Writing Tools

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Wet-Dry-Try App appears to be a great addition to a OT iTool Kit, providing mobile and additional methods of learning to a HWT curriculum. One of the wonderful things about an iPad is the mobile access it provides to carry it from room to room … Continue reading →

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