This is a presentation by Fernandes at the 2015 TSHA convention. This presentation addressed some key issues when using the iPad to track data.

1. Texas Speech-Language- Hearing Convention - 2015
bfernandes@smartyearsapps.com
EFFICIENT CASELOAD MANAGEMENT
ACROSS APPS
Barbara Fernandes, Smarty Ears founder

2. About me!?
✤ After trying very hard to become a super-hero
I managed to find something even better to
with my time: Develop apps that make
children love going to Speech Therapy!
✤ Certified and Licensed Speech-Language-
Pathologist
✤ Smarty Ears Founder & CEO - 2010 to
present.
✤ Blogger at GeekSLP.com
✤ Founder of Smarty Symbols
✤ Developed over 60 apps for the iPad

3. Disclosure Statement
Relevant financial relationship(s), no relevant nonfinancial relationship(s)
I have the following relevant financial relationship(s) in the products or services
described, reviewed, evaluated or compared in this presentation.
- Smarty Ears
I am the founder and owner of Smarty Ears.
I have no relevant non-financial relationship(s) to disclose.

4. Favorite things about
Speech-Therapy apps?
✤ Data Tracking
✤ Portability
✤ Convenient
✤ Engaging
✤ Fun & entertaining?

5. There is an app for
everything!!!!
Do you ever get “appwhelmed”?
Articulation
Language
Social
Skills & Pragmatics
Assessment &
Screenings

6. What does your caseload look like?
10 kids? ( “I wish”)
20 kids? ( “Wishful thinking”)
30 kids? ( “I think that would be plenty, but try again”)
40 kids? (“If I am lucky!”)

7. How many apps do you use for
therapy?
Let’s play along a scenario of owning
three apps, and having 30 students.

8. Did I create a new problem by
creating so many apps?

9. Problem 1:
You could spend a lot of time re-entering the
same boring information
on many apps.

10. The solution:
Therapy Report Center
App for iPad
100% FREE

11. Problem 2:
Which app did I use with Paul?
oh no, wait! Let me think….
Articulate it?
hum… no, I used that one with Carrie.
Progress report from apps?
When it is time to print out our progress reports from apps
we have to open each one of the apps to print out reports and then combine th

12. The solution:
The Therapy Report
Center combines all the
data in one place.

13. Problem 3:
Ms. Fernandes, what did you do for therapy on 2/14?
We did a craft! It was so much fun, we worked on
vocabulary, following directions, and whquestions.
Do you have that paperwork?
How do I show the paper based activities we used?

14. The solution:
Add notes and photos
into the report for each
student on the TRC
app.

15. Latest updates:
A reward center
allows
clinicians to set goals
and track progress of
those goals.

16. Import Goals from SLP Goal Bank

17. The Therapy Report Center

18. For more information on TRC visit:
www.smartyearsapps.com