Technology: Word Lens Translation App

Check out the latest translation app, Word Lens. Word Lens can translate the words and language it sees in real time, and is free to download today! This is due to the fact that Google bought the parent company, Quest Visual, and made both the app and within app language packs free.

Word Lens| iTunes App Store P

Word Lens | Google Play Store

You might think that a translation app would be counter productive when it comes to language learning. However, you could actually get a great deal of quality usage out of this in the classroom. This could be used for translation assignments. You could also push the limits of the app and try to find target language content that is normally difficult to translate. This could be used to emphasize the difficult task of balancing literal translation and translating for meaning. What other uses could you see both in and out of the classroom?


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Technology: ShowMe

The ShowMe iPad app lets you create lessons using a whiteboard. The app is free and there is no limit what you can teach! Our community has created millions of ShowMes, from chemistry to history to football strategy - and more knowledge is being shared everyday.

Learn more here: Show Me


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Ed-Tech: Educreations app

Greetings WL friends! Wishing you all a Happy Easter, and a restful Spring Break!

This morning, I want to share this post with you about Educreations:

Educreations: Adding Value to the Classroom

Mr Renfro, our colleague, has several terrific ideas to consider how to use this excellent FREE tool, and how to curate engaging content. He also, very rightfully, encourages us to share what we create with others. I also want to encourage us all to do this – with all the amazing things each one seeks to do for our students, if we share our creative and engaging activities with each other, we all benefit, as do our students! I would also like to encourage you to share here what you might like to create and share! Got an idea? Want some reflective coaching from colleagues? Let's start a conversation! I hope to see some posts from you soon.

Best wishes,
Don
@dr_dmd / Twitter


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Ed-Tech: 5 Useful Ipad Apps

(Pic from Treehouse Blog. All rights theirs.)

Back-to-school shopping season may still be months away, but instructional technology specialist Andrew Marcinek suggests that many traditional items can be replaced by purchasing an iPad for students. Initial cost will of course be much higher than purchasing materials but if you factor in the cost of materials over several years of school this will likely be the better alternative. He suggests that note-taking be done on the Notability application, and that students use Haiku Deck to help build presentations. Other recommended applications include Edmodo, ShowMe and Google Drive, which helps students archive their work. You can view the full article here.

Are there any other useful educational apps that you can recommend?

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News: Best iOS apps for mobile learning

Hello all, Chris here. Today we have a great infographic from OnlineUniversities.com to share with you on mobile learning apps for iOS. There are a wide variety of great apps to be found here. Enjoy!



From: OnlineUniversities.com

News: iPhone apps for letter recognition

Hello all, Chris here again. Today we have a guest post brought to us via gonannies.com. Their article features 10 iPhone Apps for Preschoolers that Reinforce Letter Rrecognition. Take a look and you may find possible application for the apps or their ideas in your language courses. Let us know what you think!


iPhone apps for letter recognition

News: MIT students develop grading app

A new app currently in development by MIT students promises to considerably reduce time spent grading! This will surely be a welcome app by teachers. You can read more about this app here:

MIT students develop grading app

German: Die top 100 Sehenswürdigkeiten Deutschlands

Chris here again with a fun site for fellow German teachers! Check out the Top 100 Sehenswürdigkeiten of Germany site which features a link to the app of the same name. There is some excellent cultural information available through these. The app is available for both Android and Iphone!

Top 100 Sehenswürdigkeiten of Germany

Technology: 12 mobile apps for grammar

Chris here again. Today we have a guest article on grammar apps brought to us via onlinecollegecourses.com. These are all great apps which focus on English grammar. English teachers should definitely peruse these and consider ways to incorporate app use into their lessons. These are also a worthwhile tool to share with your students.

12 mobile apps for grammar

Technology: 50 best smartphone apps for back to school

Chris here again. Today we have a guest post brought to us via onlinecolleges.net. Their article focuses on useful smartphone apps for students. There are sure to be a few useful language apps out there for both Apple and Android platforms. This is definitely a useful list to share with your students!

50 best smartphone apps for back to school

Spanish: 25 Smartphone Apps for Spanish Learners

Hello all, Chris here. Today I would like to share a useful article for Spanish teachers and learners. The article features 25 great Smartphone Apps for Spanish learners. The usefulness for learners is obvious, but teachers may find some of the apps useful for their lessons. Enjoy!

25 Smartphone Apps for Spanish Learners