Tag Archives: special education

OT iTool Kit Tip and Trick #5 – Reducing Accidental Hits on the iPad

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

As easy as it is to activate a capacitative touch screen sometimes that ease can make it difficult, causing accidental hits or activation for individuals or students who have difficulty with finger isolation.  Causing additional hits and activation can be frustrating, … Continue reading →

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OT iTool Kit Tip and Trick # 4 – Transferring Pictures Between Devices

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Do you have a 1st generation iPad that you want to transfer pictures to for a communication app, book making or customizing an app? Here is an easy way to transfer the pictures you want from iPad to iPad without … Continue reading →

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Merry Cubes App – Perceptual Game App

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

Merry Cubes HD – Free iPad app that provides the traditional cube puzzle game requiring rotation to match  6 different cubes pictures. Recommended for children ages 2-7 years. Information on the website describes its features: 6 different 3D fruit to match and … Continue reading →

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How to Draw App – Another Step by Step Drawing iTool

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

 How to Draw is another step by step drawing app appropriate for kindergarten to primary aged (app description indicates 4-7 years) children who have the ability to draw basic shapes from demonstration and align them somewhat accurately. Developed for iPhone and iPad, … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten.com Apps – Free for Autism Awareness Month!

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

Are you aware of Kindergarten.com’s generosity during April Autism Awareness Month? Kindergarten.com has developed 19 different iPhone/iPod apps with 8 of them now created for the iPad. During April all of the iPad apps and the majority of the iPhone apps are … Continue reading →

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Voice Dream Reader App – Making Text Accessible

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

Voice Dream Reader App for iPhone/iPad (1.99) is a newly developed app  by Winston Chen which supplies high quality text to speech within a reader app. Some of the great features this app provides is its easy connection from within the app … Continue reading →

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iPad and Student Transport

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

The more we use the iPad the more we find uses for it. For some students their schedules or communication tools are on it and it goes where ever they go. Those students often have a paraprofessional or teacher accompanying … Continue reading →

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Transition Tools & Tips – Apps and Resources

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

Thanks to Kim Peterson for the comment she posted with a link to her suggestions for transition with kids. Those of us who work with neurotypical or neurodiverse children or students, we are well aware that transitions can cause behavioral challenges. Here’s the link to her practical … Continue reading →

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Free Word Prediction App – Brevity !

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

Thank you to Wendy Homlish, Qiater, who shared this reduced price, now freed app: Brevity – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id424431516?mt=8 – a word prediction app for iPad, iPhone/iPod. As a recently developed app, review of its initial ratings are very favorable! I have not trialed … 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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