1. I looked at Word of the Day(developing vocabulary); Talking Phrasebook(good for bilingual students to help them with oral and written communication in English); Worldcat (bilingual teachers are always searching for materials...this app should help with that search and Toy Ark (to help find educational games that make learning more fun.
2. I didn't have the opportunity to try one of these. I did use an iTouch a couple of times last year in Sherwood library...but not enough to learn much...the students loved them.
3. I like the idea of using the Talking Phrasebook during an English circle time. It would give the students help in learning how to say common phrases. Good Earth will be great for social studies and science. I envision it being very helpful in the learning of landforms (one of my 5th grade students, who had always lived in Houston, thought that the dike for the reservoir was a mountain) and for seeing other countries and cultures.
We have 12 iTouches in our library that the kids love. I've identified over 60 free apps that are appropriate for our elementary kids to use. There are some vocabulary flash card ones that might be good for your bilingual students. Let me know if you're interested and I'll show you what I've got.
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