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Digital Books Make it Inclusive!

10, July 2016

Books and reading have a significant impact on the cognitive, emotional, and language development of all children. Children love to listen to stories, often even the same one over and over again. They also love to flip through the pages…

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Posted in Accessibility, Apps Tagged with: Digital Books, e-books

App Review: Yum Yum Numbers

19, June 2016

If you’re looking for a great app to work on counting and number formation, Yum Yum Numbers is a perfect one to add to your collection. Young children are drawn in by the engaging characters and learn to write their…

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Posted in Apps, iPads Tagged with: apps for counting, apps for writing numbers, apps in Hebrew, visual motor skills

IssieBoard: A Virtual Keyboard with customizable options. A Collaboration between Beit Issie Shapiro and SAP Labs Israel.

1, March 2016

IssieBoard is a new app that came out of the very fruitful collaboration between The Technology Consulting Center of Beit Issie Shapiro and SAP Labs Israel. Typing on a virtual keyboard can be challenging for many users and therefore when…

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Posted in Accessibility, Apps

Me and Myself – An Interactive Album Encouraging Self-expression

9, February 2016

Me and Myself is another great app from the series recently released by C.E.T- The Center for Educational Technology. The app is an interactive photo album with a unique focus on self-expression. The pages of the album are titled such…

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Posted in Apps Tagged with: album, Me and Myself

Talking Tom and Friends: Fun apps with therapeutic value. An interview with Iza Login, the woman behind the apps.

26, October 2015

If you haven’t already heard of Talking Tom, a funny and interactive app featuring the cat, Talking Tom, we are very happy to introduce you to it and to Iza Login, Co-founder and CEO of Outfit7 Limited, the developer of…

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Posted in Apps, Startup Spotlight Tagged with: fun apps, Iza Login, Ludi, Talking Tom

SnapType for Occupational Therapy: Making it a snap to fill in worksheets

24, June 2015

Written classroom assignments are often a challenge for children with disabilities. Something as simple as struggling to hold a pencil correctly can greatly impact a child’s motivation and success in completing homework. For students with more significant limitations, such as…

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Posted in Apps Tagged with: SnapType, SnapType Pro, worksheets, writing

App Review: Thinkrolls – by Avokiddo

20, May 2015

As an OT that works with people with both motor disabilities and cognitive and intellectual disabilities, I find it a challenge to find leisure apps that provide age appropriate content yet are simple enough for independent play. Popular game apps…

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Posted in Apps Tagged with: app review, AvoKiddo, Thinkrolls

Our Top Recommended Multi-Player Games

21, April 2015

Contrary to what you may initially think, the tablet can actually be a wonderful tool for encouraging social play. Every game can be used to encourage social play even if it is intended for only one player. The game is…

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Posted in Apps, Multi-player games Tagged with: 4 in a row, Little Finder, Multiplayer games, My Little Suitcase, Paint Duel, social play, Tap Racing, Toca Boca

Great Holiday Apps for Easter and Passover

25, March 2015

After what seems like a winter that lasted forever, Spring is finally in the air! It is a time of new beginnings and starting fresh, but it is also a time of holiday tradition. Both Passover and Easter arrive with…

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Posted in Apps, Holiday activities Tagged with: Easter, Haggada, Holiday apps, Passover

Two Great Apps for Improving Visual Motor Skills

18, March 2015

I thought I would share with you two great apps that I use extensively in my practice to work on pre-writing and visual motor skills. Each is developed by an occupational therapist but are recommended for use by anyone. I…

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Posted in Apps Tagged with: Dexteria, pre-writing, Ready to Print, visual motor skills

Blog Archives

Digital Books Make it Inclusive!

App Review: Yum Yum Numbers

IssieBoard: A Virtual Keyboard with customizable options. A Collaboration between Beit Issie Shapiro and SAP Labs Israel.

Me and Myself – An Interactive Album Encouraging Self-expression

SnapType for Occupational Therapy: Making it a snap to fill in worksheets

App Review: Thinkrolls – by Avokiddo

Great Holiday Apps for Easter and Passover

Two Great Apps for Improving Visual Motor Skills

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