30 days of apps: Day 5

Day 5:  Super Duper Data Tracker

Description:

The Super Duper Data Tracker is a really great app to track progress made within short and long term goals.  This app can sort clients by name, day, or group.  I have created a group of clients I see each day.  This app allows you to write your own goals and set you own data gathering choices.  You could track by tally, approximations, or cueing.  This app makes it easy to quickly gather data within a session without creating a distraction.

MT Applications:

1.  Data gathering
2.  Calculates percentages based on data
3.  Organize Clients by day
4.  More accurate data due to in session gathering
5.  Track progress over time

30 days of apps: Day 4

Day 4:  Bottle Xylophone

Description:

Bottle xylophone is a simple app that shows you a row of bottles with different amounts of liquid.  Each bottle has a different tone and color.  My clients really like this one because it is such a different sound.  This one of those apps you get just for fun!

MT Applications:

1.  Fine Motor Skills
2.  Color Identification
3.  Can be used as a reward (1 of my clients always looked forward to this)
4.  Impulse Control

30 days of apps: Day 3

Day 3:  Dr. Seuss Band

Description:

This is the cutest little app I found the other day which is totally free!  Dr. Seuss Band comes with a couple of preloaded songs within the app.  One of the songs is "Dr. Seuss's ABC".  The more you play and succeed, the more songs that are unlocked.  I have already unlocked 4 songs.  Each song has three levels: easy, medium, and hard.  As you succeed with playing, the harder levels open up.  This app is basically Guitar Hero geared towards kids.  It shows colors that match the scale and you must play the correct color.

MT Applications:

1.  Color identification
2.  Learning the beginning of the alphabet
3.  Sequencing
4.  Attention, Attention, Attention
5.  Fine Motor Skills
6.  Impulse Control

Need I say more?  What are you waiting for, download it now!  Here is a video demonstration:

 

30 days of apps: Day 2

Day 2: ABC - Magnetic Alphabet

Description:

Magnetic alphabet is definitely one of my regular go-to apps within almost every session.  This app has alphabet letters upper-case and lower-case, various picture magnets, theme packs as an in app purchase, and many different backgrounds included.  There is a free version and a 1.99 version.  I decided to upgrade to the paid version because I received more options with pictures and themes.  There are other magnet boards out there but I believe this is the best one because of the various packs included and the backgrounds that most other apps don't have.

MT Applications:

1.  Identifying the alphabet
2.  Spelling words
3.  Math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, etc.)
4.  Picture identification
5.  Visual aids to supplement songs
6.  Funner than pen and paper!

Here is another picture of what is available.  The have a special Easter theme right now.

30 days of apps: Day 1

I am excited to announce that I will be doing a 30 day iPad/iPhone app series for the month of April.  APRIL FOOLS!  No just kidding, I really am. :)  Everyday, I will post a new app and review the content and music therapy applications.  So let's get started with DAY 1!

Day 1:  OnSong

Description:

OnSong is definitely my favorite and most frequently used app on my iPad.  I am almost positive it is an iPhone app as well.  OnSong is the perfect app for a music therapist.  If you need a handy way to keep all of your music organized, this is perfect.  Stop carrying around that heavy notebook and switch to OnSong carrying hundreds of songs with you everywhere.

MT Applications:

1.  Easy access to chord sheets
2.  Zoom in feature to see easier or lyric explanation
3.  Be able to look up client preferences within the session rather than having to wait and print it out
4.  Access songs by book so as to find client preferences easily and quickly

Here is my video reviewing OnSong: