International Languages Resources

UCTV – University of California

UCTV delivers documentaries, faculty lectures, cutting-edge research, symposiums, and artistic performances from each of the ten Universities of California campuses. Categories include: UCTV Main Website: http://www.uctv.tv/ UCTV iTunes U (opens in iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/institution/uctv/id382079682 Categories (click link to visit webpage) Arts […]

Mobile & Web-Based Assessment eBook

Assessing students and monitoring comprehension is often a difficult and time consuming task. Digital tools can help teachers enhance their methods of assessment and expand the possibilities from using traditional paper and pen testing. There are a variety of web-based […]

Easily Turn a Google™ Spreadsheet Into a Quiz Show

Flippity.net’s Quiz Show is a free resource for teachers that allows you to create a Jeopardy type game board using a Google Spreadsheet. The steps are simple and are outlined on their website and in the video below. You can […]

ProjectWriter

This is not just limited to English teachers but any subject where you want your students to write collaboratively can benefit from this free resource. ProjectWriter is a new offering from the folks at BoomWriter. The purpose of ProjectWriter is […]

App – QuickVoice Recorder

Developer: nFinity Inc Free Available for iPad and iPhone QuickVoice Recorder is a simple to use voice recorder that works well on your iPhone or iPad. Use it in your class to have students record a synopsis of a lesson […]

App – Total Recall­ Mind Map

Developer: Zyense Free Available for iPad and iPhone The ability to visually outline information can be a valuable tool in the learning process. Total Recall is an app that allows you to create mind maps digitally right on your iPad […]

App – Notability

Developer: Ginger Labs $1.99 Available for iPad only A full featured, content rich app, Notability is a perfect platform for all the note-taking needs of students and teachers. You can type text with a full featured word-processor, add handwrite notes […]

App – Wikipanion

Developer: Robert Chin Free Available for iPad only Get access to the vast number of Wikipedia articles with the Wikipanion app. Though Wikipedia is available through the iPad’s Safari Browser, this app adds some extra features that make it a […]

App – iTranslate – translator & dictionary – translate 80+ languages

Developer: Sonico GmbH $1.99 Available for iPad and iPhone iTranslate Voice is a voice recognition app that allows you to translate words, phrases and whole sentences from one language to another. Speak into the iPads microphone in one language and […]

App – Evernote

Developer: Evernote Free +Premium features $4.99/month or $44.99/year  Available for iPad and iPhone Evernote is a full featured note taking app that allows users to create and organize notes and sync them across multiple devices. It is available for free […]

App – Strip Designer

Developer: Vivid Apps $2.99  Available for iPad and iPhone Do your students have a paper due? A science experiment write-up? How about a “What I Did This Summer” report? Have them go all comic strip on it and express themselves […]

App – SkyGrid

Developer: SkyGrid Free  Available for iPad and iPhone SkyGrid delivers to your iPad or iPhone the latest news from 100s of sources in sports, business, science and technology, health, travel, art and design, and many others. The opening page of […]

App – Learn French – Très Bien

Company: Online Language Help Some free lessons; $9.99 to unlock additional lessons/apps Available for iPad and iPhone The Très Bien app is part of a family of language apps from Pangaea Learning (http://www.pangaealearning.com/) that include Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Hebrew, German, […]