apps
August 21, 2018
A while ago, I stumbled upon a site called Sugarcane. It was a game platform, and it was amazing. The platform was owned by IXL Learning, a company making headway in online learning. It was fantastic. And it was free. The games were mostly easily created, they offered a variety of game types, they let […]
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January 21, 2014
A few months ago I was at a Starbucks and picked up one of those cards to get a free app download. The app seemed to be some sort of child’s drawing tool, and since my daughter already loves DoodleBuddy, I thought, hey, it’s free, why not. Sure enough, my 4-year-old (excuse me, she’s “four […]
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August 20, 2013
At a recent conference I had the opportunity to connect with the couple at the head of Common Ground International, who have recently put out an app for iPad (and iPod Touch and iPhone) called High School Spanish (check out their website). It’s a useful, intuitive resource for students studying Spanish, and is especially tailored for […]
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August 15, 2013
I’m so glad I’ve finally gotten around to telling you about this app I absolutely love. Storykit is completely free and developed by the International Children’s Digital Library. It’s an app you can use to read some of the books available through the ICDL, but its much more attractive feature is as a story building app. […]
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August 9, 2013
Want a vast unabridged Spanish/English dictionary app? Or a Spanish-language thesaurus at your digital whim? Check out the complete dictionary and thesaurus apps from Word Magic. The developer is offering twenty promo codes for Musicuentos readers. Read my review and information on the giveaway below. The Word Magic dictionary is admittedly an expensive app at […]
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September 12, 2011
App review: Tour Wrist
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A couple of weeks ago on #Langchat, the Thursday night (8 ET) chat by and for language teachers on Twitter, we discussed iPad (and other iOS) apps that may be useful in the world language classroom. That night I downloaded something like 25 free apps and since then I’ve been on a mission to see […]
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