This document summarizes an OT & PT apps presentation given on October 19, 2012. The purpose was to learn about the latest educational apps. It provided protocols for the presentation and links to additional resources on the LADSE website including an app list, cheat sheets, videos and app comparisons. It then demonstrated several apps and discussed special features of iOS like Guided Access, Speak Text, screenshots and disabling auto-correction. It covered topics like taking screenshots, organizing photos, editing photos, syncing to iCloud, using Reminders and adding restrictions. It provided more information on apps for switch access, reading, Halloween, data collection, stylus options and iPad mounts.

1. LaGrange Area Department of Special Education
OT & PT APPS
October 19, 2012
Presented by:
Sandy Chiampas
Ellen Deutsch
Kim Hagar
Michelle Mannix Richard

2. Purpose
•To learn about the latest educational
apps
Protocols:
•Be fully present
•Take care of each other
•Take it personally
•Think outside the box
•Embrace your inner geek

3. ladseitech.pbworks.com
Check here for an
updated
list of OT/PT apps,
Including
ones not
demonstrated
in this
presentation.
•LADSE’S App List
•Cheat Sheets
•Videos of Apps
•App Comparisons

4. Do Apps Help with Fine
Motor?
as a
• http://otswithapps.com/2012/05/03/do-app

5. Special Features:
Guided Access(ios 6 only)
Speak Text
Turn off Auto Correction
Screen Shots
Turning off Multitasking

6. Guided Access(Disabling the
home buttton)
8) Type PASSCODE
1) Update your software to ios6 9) Close out of SETTINGS
2) Touch SETTINGS 10) Open the app you want to
use
3) Touch GENERAL
11) Triple click the HOME
4) Touch ACCESSIBILITY BUTTON
5) Touch GUIDED ACCESS 12) Touch START at upper
right
6) Turn ON Guided Access 13) To exit the app triple click
7) Touch SET PASSCODE the home button and type
passcode
14) Touch END
Demo:
http://otswithapps.com/2012/09/24/speak-

7. 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

8. Turning off Auto
Correction & Spell
Check
1.Go to SETTINGS
2.Go to GENERAL
3.Go to KEYBOARD
4.Uncheck AUTO
CORRECTION
5.Uncheck CHECK
SPELLING

9. Taking a Screen Shot
•Hold down the On/Off button and the
Main button at the same time
•Picture goes into your Photo Library

10. • “HAPPY has the word APP in it!”
-Will
age 8

11. App Demo

12. App Demo

13. App Demo

14. App Demo

15. App Demo

16. App Demo

17. App Demo

18. Basics
•Resetting Device
• Hold down the reset and main button on the same time
•If the app doesn’t fill the screen
• Touch 2x 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

19. 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

20. E-MAIL/SAVING A PICTURE email
delete reply new
Touch to download
attachment
Then touch SAVE IMAGE

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. • Touch EDIT
Reminders
• 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. MORE APP INFO....

28. 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 Musicians
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/peeping-musicians/id490120210?mt=8
Smarty Pants
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/apps/inclusive-smarty-pants/id4901267715?
mt=8
Hidden Grids
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/apps/hidden-grid/id490089517?mt=8
Aunty Maggies Recipes
http://helpkidzlearn.com/apps/app/aunty_maggy.html

29. Dragon on the iPad & Computer
• Dragon App Dragon Software (Mac/ PC)
• No training required •Requires voice training
• No commands to memorize •Will learn voice and vocabulary patterns
• Does require wireless access •Use commands to perform tasks and make
corrections
• Limited to dictation of text within the
app •No wireless required
• 1 minute maximum •Can use to dictate text in multiple
applications AND operate/maneuver around
• Can copy/email to other apps the computer
• Requires direct select access to •Better accuracy and recognition capabilities
work/navigate the app
•No direct select required
http://otswithapps.com/2012/03/07/dragon-dictate-vs-dragon-naturallyspeaking-whats-the-differen

30. Keyboarding Practice on Your
iPad or Android – Apps and
Other Equipment
• http://otswithapps.com/2012/07/07/keyboarding-pra

31. 6 Best Word Processor Apps
for iPad
•http://otswithapps.com/2012/09/17/6-best-word-
processor-apps-for-ipad-techshout/

32. Best Reading Apps to
Support Students
•http://otswithapps.com/2012/07/14/reading-apps-
support-for-students-with-ld-5/

33. Halloween Apps
http://otswithapps.com/2012/10/07/digital-halloween-fun/

34. Apps For Data
•Observe
•SuperDuper Data Tracker
•ABC Data
•Percentally
•Counter Lite

35. Stylus Resources
http://ifaraday.com/
http://beststylus.com/

36. iPad Mounts
Hand-e-holder
http://www.handeholder.com/
Loc-Line Mounting
http://www.modularhose.com/applica
tions/mh-at-kits/90670

37. Sturdy iPad 3 Cases
http://otswithapps.com/2012/07/02/sturdy-ipad-3-cases-
whats-new/

38. iPod Touch Apps Help Workers with
Autism News Article
http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bo
ostershots/la-heb-ipod-touch-autism-
20120904,0,5176334.story

39. The Apple iPod Touch as a vocational support aid for
adults with autism: Three case studies
Tony 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, USA
Dvirginia
Department For Aging And Rehabilitative Services, Richmond, VA,
USA
http://iospress.metapress.com/content/h
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