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Learning apps – opportunity and challenge. Mgr. Luděk Holý. What ’s out there?. At the App Store there are currently almost 1.150 million apps. And out of those, 117 thousand apps are in Education section! That is where all those opportunities are. But there are also challenges. 117k apps?.
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Learningapps – opportunityandchallenge Mgr. Luděk Holý
What’s out there? • At the App Store there are currently almost 1.150 million apps. • And out of those, 117 thousand apps are in Education section! That is where all those opportunities are. But there are also challenges.
117k apps? • Most of them offer interactive elements, combinations of audio, video and text. • Many of them are in game forms. • We can learn anything we want - from geography and biology to math. • Many of them are free – that does sound good, doesn’t it? • But is quality guaranteed?
I Can Get No Satisfaction • No, Mick, you can: • Try professional content from established publishing houses. • First big publishing houses are jumping on the interactive bandwagon… and it’s already happening even in the Czech Republic!
Fraus Media • Fraus Publishing house subsidiary • It focuses on interactive digital materials using modern technologies with emphasis on quality content.
LanguageChapters • 20 topics from everyday life • More than 10 000 words and phrases • Audio by native speakers • Pictures • Videos from British environment • Interactive exercises • Self-assessment
Can we use it? • Audiovisual material is suitable for most students • Users use audiovisual memory – learning is 40 % more effective • Active and passive vocabulary is developed along with new communication skills • Correct pronunciation is learnt from records made by native speakers
Classroom use • Videos are great motivation element in any lesson (+ gap filling) • Getting ready for CLIL (Content and LanguageIntegratedLearning) • Flip cards can be used for games • Audio recordings can be used to improve listening skills or for dictation.
Self study • I choose only topics I am interested in/I need. • I don’t have to learn phonetic transcription as the app includes recordings. • I can self check if I remember the words through flip cards. • If you try videos and gap filling exercises, the app will check it for you. • I can study anywhere and anytime!
Download: LanguageChaptersforyouriPad: LanguageChaptersforyour PC: E-shop: www.flexibooks.cz More info: frausmedia.com language-chapters.com