Thursday, June 20, 2013

Mobile Apps for Language Learning


Students answer multiple choice questions on their 
devices and results appear on teacher’s device. Great formative assessment.

eClicker Presenter: $14.99, eClicker Audience: Free



Quizlet
Students study flashcards created by their teacher or from a huge database of pre-made flashcards. Students may hear pronunciation of vocabulary words.

Free




Flashcards+
Students create their own flashcards or import from Quizlet. Voice packs (to hear pronunciation) cost extra.

Free, $1.99 for each voice pack





Google Voice
Teacher signs up for a free Google Voice telephone number. Students then call and record a voice message in response to a prompt. Teacher listens to student messages and provides feedback.

Free



Notability
Versatile note-taking app. Organize notes into subjects/topics, include photos & audio recordings, import documents, and easily send pages as PDF to teacher via email.

$1.99




VoiceThread
Companion app to the web site, with limited features. Allows for easy import of photos to VoiceThread and adding voice/video/text comments.

Free for up to 5 VoiceThreads, then $2.99 for additional 5-packs










Learn Spanish/French/Italian/German/Portuguese

(search “online language help”)

Practice games in many categories of vocabulary. Students hear pronunciation.

Free, $9.99 for full features










Verb Trainer Spanish/French/Italian/German/Portuguese

Students choose the tense and type of verbs, then do multiple-choice practice using those verbs. Students hear pronunciation.

Free, $4.99 for full features



Conjugation Nation Spanish/French/Italian



When prompted with a subject and verb combination, students type the correct form of the verb in the indicated tense.  Feedback is provided and students can select which tenses & verbs to practice.

$2.99


MindSnacks Spanish/French/German/Chinese/
Italian/Portuguese/Japanese
Fun games to practice vocabulary, grammar, and spelling.  Students earn points and can monitor their progress through different games and lessons.  Students hear pronunciation.

Free for one beginners' lesson, $4.99 for all 50 lessons


Living Language Spanish/French/Italian/German/Chinese/Japanese
Comprehensive language course; better for older students.  Includes flashcards, games, grammar explanations, and pronunciation of all words.

Free for 6 preview lessons; $19.99 for all 45 lessons




Word Lens
Gimmicky, but fun! Point the device’s camera at printed text and the app instantly translates it to the desired language.

Free, $4.99 for each language pack




Evernote
Teacher tool for organizing notes, to-do lists, and anything else in your life.

Free




Dropbox
Cloud storage for your files.  Save a document in one place and it automatically appears on your other computers/devices.

Free




Apps Gone Free
Daily notification of apps available free for limited time.

Free





Find more apps by visiting the Foreign Languages page of the iTunes App Store.

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