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Writing Apps – Supports for Students with LD #4

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Writing is considered one of the most difficult literacy tasks. Many students with learning disabilities struggle with the process of writing as well as the mechanical componets of the writing task. Technology can provide support to the mechanical demands of the writing … Continue reading →

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Write My Name App – New from Project Injini

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Thanks to Kathy McNamara who shared this new app by the developers from Project Injini! Write My Name – Available for the iPad (1.99 – introductory price) is described by Injini as supporting children ages 4 through 6 to learn … Continue reading →

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Paper Port App – Dragon Dictation App on Steroids!

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Are you impressed with the Dragon Dictation App? Well, you will love Nuances new PaperPort app that has Dragon Dictation tools in it! PaperPort App – This is Nuances new free digital note taking for your iPad (only iPad) that captures hand written … Continue reading →

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Draw a Person for Young Children on the iPad

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

Julie posted a comment with a question about finding an app for Draw A Person on the iPad. She commented that Doodle Buddy could be used to assist with drawing but she was looking for an app specifically for drawing a … Continue reading →

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HelpKidzLearn Apps!!

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

Are you familiar with HelpKidzLearn.com website? If you are not and you work with students who are working on cause and effect or students with physical impairments make sure you visit HelpKidzLearn hosted by Inclusive Technology – it will become a favorite … Continue reading →

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Sentence Maker App

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Grasshopper Apps, one of my favorite app developers, has developed Sentence Maker app and it is currently gone free! Sentence Maker App , similiar to Grasshopper’s Little Speller app, is an app that provides opportunities for 2, 3, 4 and 5 word … Continue reading →

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Pirate Scribblebeard’s Treasure – Gone Free

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Pirate Scribblebeard’s Treasure was mentioned and recommended previously as a worthwhile drawing app – currently gone free! Available only for iPad and Android, this is a drawing app that provides the tools to draw in characters and objects in a … Continue reading →

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Symbaloo App

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

Interested in accumulating all of your web resources in one location – in an app? Check out the app called … Symbaloo is a free app that compiles web resources into “webmixes” or grids that can be categorized  by subject or topic for easy access … Continue reading →

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Apps Designed with Transition in Mind and Disability in Mind from OCALI

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

OCALI – the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence is an online resource that offers tremendous resources for individuals with Autism and low incidence populations in areas of transition, UDL, AT, education and information for families and professionals supporting those disabilities.  They provide webinars, … Continue reading →

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Even More Fine Motor Apps

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Looking for even more fine motor apps? Preschool Connect the Dots Game App – Compatible with iPad/iPhone (.99), provides over 200 puzzles with features allowing choices of connecting by numbers, upper and lower case letters. Customization of features such as autoplay, … Continue reading →

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