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IPAD APPS:

APPS are applications that are availabe on various computer and communication devices. They are available through search engines like google: such as google documents, google calendar.

IPAD apps are downloadable applications that are available for IPODS or IPADS. (There are also apps that are available for other Tablets and Smart phones). Applications for TESOL: There are multiple apps available for use with all levels of English language learning or as an extension to English Language Arts curriculum. Apps that practice vocabulary, writing, comprehension, and reading are all available and their degree of interaction varies widely,

Review: =ABC Wildlife=

By Peapod Labs LLC
Each letter of the alphabet has multiple images and videos of animals that correspond with it. Once a animal is clicked on the spelling of the animal appears and an optional video link of the animal in action is available in a small window.Students can hear the letters or the word pronounced. [] At the early elementary level there is a lot of interest in animals and they are a common connection to learning the letters of the alphabet. Many pre-school, kindergarten and first grade teachers actrually use animals and movement as the basis for teaching the alphabet. I would use this in conjunction with many movement activities that involve large motor and fine motor skills. This app could easily be used at the introductory stage of the letter, as it is high interest and starts with the right brain by associating the image of the animal as the fitst exposure to the letter.

My idea: Ann Aquino ESL students who struggle with speech can use the IPAD to practice language, learn new vocabulary and even communicate better with teachers. One of the students we had last year, who hardly spoke a word, is beginning to utter more sounds, words and sentences. He has been using the IPAD and working with the speech therapist to improve. The IPAD has been a great tool in this process!

My idea: Lindsay Storey The speech pathologist at our school uses apps to increase usage on a paticular concept or skill. These can be in the form of a game, tutorial, or a visual. One app I enjoy using is called IdiomAttack. This app is available in several languages and is free to use (but if you buy it there are much more chapters available). IdiomAttack allows the user to see the idiom in three forms. These forms are: by definition, in a sentence with both languages, and as an animation (a visual representation of the idiom). Its a great app! Another app I like to use is brainpop. It is a free app and presents a free and new educational movie a day :)

My idea (Rachel Line): The iPad has tools which turn written text into spoken text. This would be great for students who struggle with reading because they can look at the text while the iPad reads to them. There is also a built in capability to give definitions of words simply by tapping an unknown word. So students can immediately get the definition of a word they don't know while they are reading. It saves them tons of time and then they are less likely to forget what they've just read and how the word works in the entire sentence.