Informed Teachers

How about having a quick access folder with useful apps at the tip of your fingers ? I have tested the apps below and strongly recommend them to teachers and students. All apps can be found for free for both iOS and Android phones. KINGSOFT OFFICE   -  A superb office app that enables the use of Word, Powerpoint, Excel & PDF files in your mobile device. A lot better than other similar paid versions. Free and Offline Dictionary FARLEX FREE DICTIONARY - Once you download the app, look for the option "Add/remove dictionaries" and choose the offline version you prefer. QR CODE Reader to create your e-business cards, scan info from magazines, sites... create classroom activities... Classroom activities using QR Codes Build your own Vocabulary Book (Lexical Book) MYWORDBOOK 2   This is a great app to enable students of English as a foreign language to keep track of new words learned. You can create yo

I had the privilege to both attend and speak at LABCI (Latin American British Cultural Institutes) this year. It took place in Lima, Peru from the 11th -13th June http://www.labci.com.pe/       There were a variety of themes throughout the plenaries and workshops, but one was especially recurrent: The latest developments in the field of ELT  , in the words of Juan A. Lira V. , President of the Board Directors of the British Peruvian Cultural Association. Below the major points of the Plenaries: M ichael Carrier  - Handheld devices & Apps Education 3.0 = 21st century skills There's a demand for a new vision of learning New learning style for new generations OLPC stands for:  o ne l ap top p er c hild Extra Info can be found on  http://www.olpcnews.com/about.html Democratic access to education comes from using tech Pete Sharma - Apps & Apptivities Think of purpose , pedagogical purpose for using any App Jonh Hughes - Critical thinki