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Reading app Mashup

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Using the CamScanner app, take pictures of a reading excerpt. Then convert the text using OCR and then you can use it as a PDF in Subtext. Create questions or discussions around the text for your students to participate in as a class. 

Favorite World Language Apps

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These are some of the iPad apps I like to use for working with world language teachers. Apps are described in order from left to right, top to bottom.  Duolingo:  An app that allows you to choose a language and practice 5-25 minutes a day on vocabulary and sentences. The app is free without Ads. This app is good for regular practice or for a fun general placement test.  Educreations provides you with a whiteboard, drawing tools, and a way to add pictures. This could be used for students explaining how to conjugate verbs or who to translate a sentence into Spanish.  Glogster is an interactive poster creation app. This could be used for students to collect and display a variety of vocabulary for food or animals and then embed audio/video clips of the pronunciation of the animals along with the word in Spanish and a picture of the animal.  Quizlet is a vocal practice app. It provides a variety of already remade cards created by other users and students can practi

EdTechReview Infographic: How Digital Devices are Reshaping Education

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From EdTech Review: How Digital Devices are Reshaping Education

21st Century Teachers should...

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Web 2.0 Vocabulary

Web 2.0 vocabulary from Benjamin Garcia

Why Game's in school?