Moved Elsewhere

I moved to http://rwslp.wordpress.com during the month and a half I was locked out of this blog.  Many of these links no longer work.

2 is Always Better Than 1

Two problems I have found using a tablet in therapy is that it frequently doesn't lend itself well to group therapy and smudges/sanitation. Here is my solution to both these problems.

A half-sized binder fits most 7 inch tablets. Because Android tablets are much cheaper than iPads, you  can buy two decent ones for less than the price of 1 iPad.  For instance you can by 2 Lenovo A2107s right now for $150 each.  These tablets have offline GPS so they can be used for GPS navigation without a data/WIFI connection (not available in iPads).  Another option is to get the Kindle Fire for $160 each. Two of either of these sturdy tablets are cheaper than the $329 for the iPad mini.

A2107	Kindle Fire

Both of these tablets should fit in a half-size binder. The binder protects the tablets from smudges and is easy to wipe off. Now you can do articulation therapy using Pocket Artic with one student and language therapy with a few others using the Irregular Verbs Fun Deck at the same time. Like many other apps, you can email the students results when you are done.

With either the A2017 or the Kindle Fire you can access the Amazon Appstore, providing a free app every day, several of these in the last year have been great for therapy (not available in iPads). There are plenty of speech and language apps in the Amazon Appstore (see my list of over 101) and with the A2107 you can access even more in Google Play. If you are not interested in either of these tablets there are 100's of other Android tablets available cheaper than iPads.

On top of all this, Bluestacks can be installed on Windows computers and run Android apps from the Amazon Appstore. Check back here next week for more details.  

77+ SLP Blogs

I have found 77+ SLP blogs and put all of them into Google Reader.  Using Google Reader, you can keep updated with all of these blogs at once here.

SLP Blogs

2 Gals Talk ...about speech therapy

http://2galsspeechproducts.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Activity Tailor

http://www.activitytailor.com/blog/?feed=rss2

all4mychild

http://all4mychild.com/feed/

ASHAsphere

http://feeds.asha.org/ASHAsphere

blog

http://slctherapy.com/blog/rss

Blog | Erik X. Raj: Speech-Language Pathologist

http://www.erikxraj.com/rss

Carrie's Speech Corner

http://carriesspeechcorner.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Chapel Hill Snippets

http://chapelhillsnippets.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Child Talk

http://www.talkingkids.org/feeds/posts/default

Cindy L. Meester's Blog- Speech Therapy with a Twist

http://meesterc.wordpress.com/feed/

Cochlear Implant Online

http://cochlearimplantonline.com/site/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/xml/media-rss.php

Consonantly Speaking

http://consonantlyspeaking.com/rss.xml

Cooking Up Good Speech!

http://speechsnacks.com/feed/atom/

Crazy Speech World

http://crazyspeechworld.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Deaf Village

http://deafvillage.com/news/?feed=rss2

Dysphagia Ramblings

http://apujo5.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Early Intervention Speech Therapy

http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/sp_1/rss.aspx

Easy Speech and Language Ideas

http://easyspeakideas.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Eric's RSS Feed

http://feeds.feedburner.com/EricsRssFeed

Expressions Speech

http://www.expressionsspeech.com/apps/blog/entries/feed/rss

Frances Evesham SpeechContacts Human Communication Blog

http://speechcontacts.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

GeekSLP: Your source of educational apps and technology

http://www.geekslp.com/feed/

Hanna B. gradstudentSLP

http://hbslp.wordpress.com/feed/

HearMyHands ASL

http://hearmyhandsasl.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Heather's Speech Therapy

http://heatherspeechtherapy.com/feed/

If Only I Had Super Powers....

http://ifonlyihadsuperpowers.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

In Spontaneous Speech

http://cjmonty.wordpress.com/feed/

iSPeak App

http://ispeakapp.com/feed/

Iteach2talk's Blog

http://iteach2talk.wordpress.com/feed/

Jill Kuzma's SLP Social & Emotional Skill Sharing Site

http://jillkuzma.wordpress.com/feed/

Language Fix

http://languagefix.wordpress.com/feed/

Let's Talk Speech and Language

http://www.letstalkspeechlanguage.com/feeds/posts/default

Let's Talk Speech-Language Pathology

http://letstalkslp.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Lexical Linguist

http://lexicallinguist.wordpress.com/feed/

listentalkdraw.com

http://listentalkdraw.com/feed/

Little Stories | Early Speech & Language Development

http://thelittlestories.com/feed/

Live Speak Love, LLC

http://livespeaklove.com/feed/

MedSLP

http://medslp.podbean.com/feed/

Mommy Speech Therapy

http://mommyspeechtherapy.com/?feed=rss2

Ndnspeechmom

http://ndnspeechmom.com/feed/

OliviaSLP

http://oliviaslp.com/rss

Pathologically Speaking

http://pathologicallyspeaking.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Pearson Speech and Language

http://www.speechandlanguage.com/feed

PediaStaff Pediatric SLP, OT and PT Blog

http://www.pediastaff.com/blog/feed

Play On Words

http://playonwords.com/feed/

Playing With Words 365

http://www.playingwithwords365.com/feed/

PrAACtical AAC

http://praacticalaac.org/feed/

Say What, Y'all?

http://saywhatyall.wordpress.com/feed/

Smart Speech Therapy LLC

http://www.smartspeechtherapy.com/feed/

Smart Talkers:Talking about childen's communication from Small Talk SLT

http://www.smarttalkersblog.com/feeds/posts/default

Speech Gadget

http://www.speechgadget.com/feeds/posts/default

Speech in the Schools

http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/sp_2/atom.aspx

Speech Lady Liz

http://speechladyliz.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Speech Room News

http://speechroomnews.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Speech Therapist - Talking Talk

http://talkingtalk.co.za/feed/atom/

Speech Therapists Don't Get Apples!

http://rwslp.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Speech Therapy Ideas & Speech Therapy Activities

http://www.speechtherapyideas.com/feed/

Speech Time Fun

http://speechtimefun.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

speechie apps

http://speechieapps.com/feed/

Speechie Freebies

http://speechiefreebies.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

SpeechTechie- Technology, Apps and Lessons for SLPs and Teachers who like Words

http://www.speechtechie.com/feeds/posts/default

Speechy Keen SLP

http://www.speechykeenslp.com/blog/feed/atom/

Sublime Speech

http://sublimespeech.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Talk It Up

http://talkituptherapy.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

teachmetotalk.com

http://teachmetotalk.com/feed/

Technology and Speech Therapy Corner

http://technologyandspeechtx.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Testy yet trying

http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

The Learning Curve

http://slplearningcurve.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

The Spectronics Blog

http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/feed/atom/

The Speech Guy

http://the-speechguy.com/feed/

The Speech House

http://sherm04.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

The Speech Ladies

http://thespeechladies.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Therapy and Learning Services, Incorporated - Blog: SpeechladyJen

http://www.therapyandlearningservices.com/3/feed

Therapy App 411: App reviews by SLPs, OTs, and other special education professionals

http://www.therapyapp411.com/feeds/posts/default

Therapy Ideas Blog by Rhiannan Walton

http://blog.therapyideas.org/feed/

TheSpeechPathWay.com

http://www.thespeechpathway.com/feed/

Thinking of a better blog name

http://myramblingsonstuff.wordpress.com/feed/

TiPS: Technology in Practice for S-LPs

http://technologyinpracticeslp.wordpress.com/feed/

Topics in Speech and Language

http://topicsinspeechandlanguage.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Communication Station: Speech Therapy PLLC

http://communicationstationspeechtx.blogspot.com/

Comment below if you want to get added to the list.

SLP Android Apps in the Amazon Appstore

I have started a list of speech language therapy apps in the Amazon Appstore. Comment Below if you know of any to be added to the list.

Email to Autism iHelp

I downloaded the Android version of Autism iHelp – Play yesterday.  The home screen is not sizing properly on most of my devices. This app was tested on a LG DoublePlay, Lenovo A1, and Kindle Fire (1^st Generation). The start screen only sized properly on the Kindle Fire. Access to games and options in cut off on my tablet and only the toys and outdoor activities are accessible on my phone. I tried both the Google Play and Amazon Appstore versions. Besides this major drawback this app works well. Thanks for storing the majority of the app on the SD card.  Let me know you fix the home screen and I will update my review on my blog and Amazon.

Roger Wagner CCC-SLP

www.rwslp.blogspot.com

Individual Client Tracking Sheets

I was cleaning out and reorganizing all the files in my computer and found two sheets I used track client data before I created my Caseload Data Tools.  One file is in Microsoft Word and can be downloaded here.

The other is an Excel file and can be downloaded here.

I figured out how to put all of my files in one folder (album) on ge.tt.  They are all here, but all the download counts have been reset to zero.  

Autism iHelp - Play

Name	Autism iHelp - Play
Developer	Autsim iHelper
Price	Free
MB	18.4
Type General	Language
Type Specific	Vocabulary
Operating System	2.2 or higher
SD Card	No
My Rating	««¶¶¶ (2/5)

Autism iHelp – Play is another Android App that the start screen is not sizing properly on most of my devices.  This app was tested on a LG DoublePlay, Lenovo A1, and Kindle Fire (1^st Generation).  The start screen only sized properly on the Kindle Fire. Access to games and options in cut off on my tablet and only the toys and outdoor activities are accessible on my phone.  Besides this major drawback this app works well.  It provides flashcards with good pictures and voice output (which can be turned off if the options can be accessed).

The games feature is nice. It's too bad it only worked on the Kindle Fire.   It is a multiple choice game for labeling pictures where the audio is optional.