Category Archives: iPads

Educreating Spanish Cooking Videos

Posted on February 28, 2013 by spanishplans

What better input to learn about food and cooking in context than to watch short tutorials on how to make food. The power of Youtube gives us so much access to resources many teachers didn’t have in the past, it … Continue reading →

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Dragon Dictation

Posted on November 28, 2012 by spanishplans

The app Dragon Dictation is an interesting app for students to practice their pronunciation. I give student a script to read from and they record themselves to see how well the computer can understand their accent. First, make sure you … Continue reading →

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Univision App

Posted on November 26, 2012 by spanishplans

Univision has several apps available for the iPad including “Univision”, “Noticias” and “Deportes”. I used the regular “Univision” app today and let my students explore different articles that would be of interest to them. I had first year students engaged … Continue reading →

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Doll House iPad App

Posted on November 8, 2012 by spanishplans

If your Foreign Language program has access to iPads, here is an app you need to check out. It is free and is fantastic to use during your Casa unit. It’s called Kids Doll House and it is made by … Continue reading →

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Participation Apps

Posted on February 20, 2012 by spanishplans

1. Pikme (Free) by Smitesh Bakrania Can randomly select students with a shake. Or can scroll to a particular student. Upon answering a question, you can rank the student’s response one, two, or three stars. Good application if you want … Continue reading →