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/