Yearly Archives: 2012

Doodle Buddy is a fun app for vocabulary practice. Have students draw pictures of vocabulary, then have a partner guess what it is in the target language. Or you can use them as mini-white boards to have students write practice sentences on a given vocabulary/grammar topic. Just literally shake the iPod/iPad to clear the screen.

Language teachers have been using VoiceThread for years, but it’s much easier for students to create their own stories using an app on an iPod/iPad. Students need to create their own free accounts, but the only drawback is that they can created a limited number of threads per account.

Sound Cloud is a web 2.0 tool with an easy-to-use iPad/iPod app. It’s designed for musicians, but language teachers should take advantage for in-class voice recording. Students need to create a free account, then make their recording, which can be emailed to the teacher, or posted directly to a Twitter account. Since the sounds are hosted online, you can embed them on a class website or blog.

If you use the iPod/iPad for creating student videos, Splice is a really easy way to have them “splice” scenes together. You then export the spliced video to your camera roll and can email it, upload to YouTube, or upload to your computer. Very easy!

UrTak is a free site that allows you to create yes/no/don’t care questions, then embed them in your class site or blog. You can also set the language (oui/non/je m’en fiche). Students can add questions as well.