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December 21, 2016Preschool and Kindergarten Language Learning: New Trends in TechnologyPresented by Karen Nemeth at ACTFL 2016
Karen@languagecastle.com www. Languagecastle.com Twitter @KarenNemethEdM
Digital Decisions: Choosing the Right Technology Tools for Early Childhood Education by Fran S. Simon and Karen N. Nemeth http://amzn.to/2cPiWO3
TED Talk video by Dr. Patricia Kuhl: The Linguistic Genius of Babies
Apps that let you create stories and activities with the children:
Tiny Tap
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tinytap-create-play-educational/id493868874?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.tinytap.market&hl=en
Sago Mini Doodlecast
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.tinytap.market&hl=en
My Story
Puppet Pals
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/puppet-pals-hd/id342076546?mt=8
Apps that help you communicate in different languages:
Google Translate Mobile App
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-translate/id414706506?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.translate&hl=en
Skype, Google Hangout, Facetime, and other video chat platforms
Apps that help children practice oral language:
Apps by RossettaStone Kids http://www.rosettastone.com/kids
Letter Sounds
Reading
Word Builder
Wheels on the Bus by Duck Duck Moose:
http://www.duckduckmoose.com/educational-iphone-itouch-apps-for-kids/wheels-on-the-bus/
Flashcards By Me app- voice over flashcards
https://www.facebook.com/LaughingFairy/
Apps that teach words in Spanish:
Endless Spanish
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/endless-spanish/id964209088?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.originatorkids.EndlessSpanish&hl=en
Pocoyo Playsets
My Day – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocoyo-playset-my-day/id1023684702?mt=8
Apps that give children a lot to talk about with little or no embedded language:
Toca Boca apps www.tocoboca.com We looked at:
Toca Hair Salon Me
Toca Tea Party
Toca Dance Party
Bilingual storybook apps and ebooks:
Bilingual story apps by www.analomba.com
Blue Quoll ebooks in different languages http://www.blue-quoll.com
Little Blue Jackal https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/learn-spanish-little-blue/id515800521?mt=8
Sanoen bilingual apps and stories: http://www.sanoen.com
Apps that present language with inadequate context or content value:
Little Pim by PBS Kids
Princesses learn German by early languages
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