Post on 18-May-2015
OT & PT APPSOctober 19, 2012
Presented by:Sandy Chiampas
Ellen DeutschKim Hagar
Michelle Mannix Richard
LaGrange Area Department of Special Education
Purpose
•Be fully present•Take care of each other•Take it personally•Think outside the box•Embrace your inner geek
Protocols:
•To learn about the latest educational apps
ladseitech.pbworks.com
•LADSE’S App List•Cheat Sheets •Videos of Apps•App Comparisons
Check here for an updated
list of OT/PT apps,Including ones not
demonstratedin this
presentation.
Do Apps Help with Fine Motor?
• http://otswithapps.com/2012/05/03/do-apps-help-with-fine-motor/
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Special Features:
Guided Access(ios 6 only)
Speak Text
Turn off Auto Correction
Screen Shots
Turning off Multitasking
Guided Access(Disabling the home buttton)
1) Update your software to ios6
2) Touch SETTINGS
3) Touch GENERAL
4) Touch ACCESSIBILITY
5) Touch GUIDED ACCESS
6) Turn ON Guided Access
7) Touch SET PASSCODE
8) Type PASSCODE 9) Close out of SETTINGS10) Open the app you want to use11) Triple click the HOME BUTTON12) Touch START at upper right 13) To exit the app triple click the home button and type passcode14) Touch END
Demo: http://otswithapps.com/2012/09/24/speak-selection-and-assistivetouch-in-ios-6/
Speak Text
• Built in Text to Speech ability in ios 5
• Turn on Speak Selection under General and Accessibility
• Hold down finger on text
• Drag blue dot to select text
• Touch Speak
Turning off Auto Correction & Spell Check
1.Go to SETTINGS2.Go to GENERAL3.Go to KEYBOARD4.Uncheck AUTO CORRECTION5.Uncheck CHECK SPELLING
Taking a Screen Shot
•Hold down the On/Off button and
the Main button at the same time
•Picture goes into your Photo
Library
• “HAPPY has the word APP in it!”-Will
age 8
App Demo
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Basics• Resetting Device
• Hold down the reset and main button on the same time
• If the app doesn’t fill the screen• Touch to make app fill the screen
• To connect connect to wifi • Touch SETTINGS
• Touch GENERAL
• Touch NETWORK
• Touch WIFI
• Touch your wifi
• Type your password
2x
Getting a Google Picture(must have wifi)
• Touch SAFARI
• In GOOGLE BOX type name of picture
• Touch SEARCH
• Touch IMAGES
• Touch and hold desired picture until SAVE IMAGE appears
• Touch SAVE IMAGE
• Picture is in your PHOTO LIBRARY
E-MAIL/SAVING A PICTURE
Touch to download attachment
Then touch SAVE IMAGE
delete reply new email
ORGANIZING PHOTOS• Open Photo Library
• Touch upper right square with arrow
• Select desired photos
• Touch ADD TO
• Touch ADD TO NEW ALBUM
• Type NAME of new album
• Type SAVE
Editing Photos• Touch Photo Library
• Touch Picture you want to Edit
• Touch EDIT
• Touch desired action on bottom of screen
• rotate
• enhance
• red eye
• crop
• Touch SAVE when done
SYNCHING PICTURES TO THE CLOUD
• Touch SETTINGS
• Touch iCloud
• Touch PHOTO STREAM then touch ON
• Then on your device under PHOTOS you will see PHOTO STREAM as an option for where your pictures are stored
Reminders• Touch EDIT
• Touch CREATE NEW LIST
• Type name of NEW LIST
• Touch DONE
• Touch NAME OF NEW LIST
• Touch + (upper right)
• Type NAME OF NEW TASK
• Touch RETURN to add more tasks or KEYBOARD BUTTON if done
• Touch a TASK
• Touch REMIND ME to add time
• Touch OFF next to ON A DAY
• Touch DATE to change time/date and DONE
Restrictions
• Touch SETTINGS
• Touch RESTRICTIONS
• Type a PASSCODE
• Touch OFF to turn OFF options
• Touch words under Allow Changes or Allowed Content to add restrictions
Accessibility• Touch SETTINGS then GENERAL• Touch ACCESSIBILITY• Touch to change the following:
• Voice over• Zoom• Large Text• White on Black• Speak Selection• Speak Auto-Text• Mono Audio• AssistiveTouch• Triple-click Home
MORE APP INFO....
Switch Adapted Apps Helpkidzlearn apps (all IPAD): switch accessible activities
Five Sharks http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/five-sharks-swimming/ id490124748?mt=8&ls=1
Peeping Musicianshttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/peeping-musicians/id490120210?mt=8
Smarty Pantshttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/apps/inclusive-smarty-pants/id4901267715?mt=8
Hidden Gridshttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/apps/hidden-grid/id490089517?mt=8
Aunty Maggies Recipes http://helpkidzlearn.com/apps/app/aunty_maggy.html
Dragon on the iPad & Computer
• Dragon App• No training required
• No commands to memorize
• Does require wireless access
• Limited to dictation of text within the app
• 1 minute maximum
• Can copy/email to other apps
• Requires direct select access to work/navigate the app
http://otswithapps.com/2012/03/07/dragon-dictate-vs-dragon-naturallyspeaking-whats-the-difference/
Dragon Software (Mac/ PC)
•Requires voice training
•Will learn voice and vocabulary patterns
•Use commands to perform tasks and make corrections
•No wireless required
•Can use to dictate text in multiple applications AND operate/maneuver around the computer
•Better accuracy and recognition capabilities
•No direct select required
Keyboarding Practice on Your iPad or Android –
Apps and Other Equipment
• http://otswithapps.com/2012/07/07/keyboarding-practice-on-your-ipad-or-android-apps-and-other-equipment/
6 Best Word Processor Apps for iPad
• http://otswithapps.com/2012/09/17/6-best-word-processor-apps-for-ipad-techshout/
Best Reading Apps to Support Students
• http://otswithapps.com/2012/07/14/reading-apps-support-for-students-with-ld-5/
Halloween Apps
http://otswithapps.com/2012/10/07/digital-halloween-fun/
Apps For Data
•Observe•SuperDuper Data Tracker •ABC Data•Percentally•Counter Lite
http://ifaraday.com/
http://beststylus.com/
Stylus Resources
iPad MountsHand-e-holderhttp://www.handeholder.com/
Loc-Line Mounting http://www.modularhose.com/applications/mh-at-kits/90670
http://otswithapps.com/2012/07/02/sturdy-ipad-3-cases-whats-new/
Sturdy iPad 3 Cases
iPod Touch Apps Help Workers with Autism News Article
http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-ipod-touch-autism-20120904,0,5176334.story
The Apple iPod Touch as a vocational support aid for adults with autism: Three case studiesTony Gentrya,∗, Stephanie Laub, Alissa Molinellib, Amy Fallenc And Richard Krinerd Adepartment Of Occupational Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA Rehabilitation Research And Training Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA Ccareer Support Services, Richmond, VA, USADvirginia Department For Aging And Rehabilitative Services, Richmond, VA, USA
http://iospress.metapress.com/content/hg67623860j41421/fulltext.pdf
• or
http://iospress.metapress.com/content/hg67623860j41421/