Tag Archives: story telling

Pictello meets Tar Heel Reader

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Ever heard of Tar Heel Reader? It’s a wonderful collection of free books on a wide range of topics, founded by the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies. From now on, you can import and enhance Tar Heel Reader stories … Continue reading →

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Educational Apps for Sale…

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Educational Apps for Sale  (part of Digital StoryTime) has a few great deals on iPad apps previously reviewed but now at reduced prices:       Book Creator for iPad – (Was 4.99 now 1.99 ) This app allows unlimited creation of books … Continue reading →

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Story Creator App

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

Story Creator App – Created by Alligatorapps.com  is a story telling app for iPad and iPhone that is free for the next 48 hours. Why another story telling app you say??? Story telling apps can serve many educational, therapeutic or social purposes … Continue reading →

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My Story – Book Maker for Kids – Gone Free

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

My Story Book Maker app, typically 1.99, is now free for a limited time. Although I have not had a chance to use this app, it is hard to resist a free story telling or book making app. My Story Book … Continue reading →

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Creating Curriculum Content for Your Students – More Story Telling/Book Creating Apps for the iPad

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

New apps emerge continuually, providing additional features and possibilities for creating content for students on the iPad. Finding apps that are easy to use and functional take some sorting through.  Here are a few more recently found apps that are … Continue reading →

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Tapikeo App for Storytelling

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

There are many different storytelling apps out there in a range of prices and features. A previous post  listed several different storytelling/ book making apps and resources.  I am a big believer in you get what you pay for, but sometimes the free or … Continue reading →

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Art Maker App

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

Art Maker App is free  for a short time featuring a story making tools for young learners aged 2-6 years. Compatible only with the iPad, this  app provides several different backgrounds and a scrolling pallet of objects (animals, buildings, plants, etc.) to insert … Continue reading →

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Story Telling Apps for the iPod and iPad

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Interested in making e-books for your students? Do you have photos of students, events or images pertaining to curricular science, social studies content that could be included in a book for your special needs student? Digital story telling/e-book creating apps are a wonderful … Continue reading →

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iPad/iPod Camera and Photoshop PE

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Both the current  iPad 2 and the 4th generation iPod Touch have camera and video capabilities that are wonderful therapy and documentation tools. How many ways can you use the camera for therapy purposes? gather electronic documentation of student work or performance using … Continue reading →

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