Where to Get Apps |
Description |
URL |
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iTunes |
software for downloading apps for iPhone and iPod Touch; Windows and Mac versions |
http://www.apple.com/itunes/ |
| Blackberry App World |
software for downloading Blackberry apps |
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/appworld/ |
| Blackberrycool Store |
Blackberry Apps |
http://store.blackberrycool.com/appstore.asp |
| Ten Free BlackBerry Apps You Actually Want |
Twitterberry, Facebook, and more |
http://www.blogtrepreneur.com/2009/02/17/ten-free-blackberry-apps-you-actually-want/ |
| Nokia apps |
Download apps for Nokia |
https://store.ovi.com/ |
| Top 50 iPhone Apps for Educators |
annotated list |
http://oedb.org/library/features/top_50_iphones_for_educators |
| Freeappalert |
Paid
iPhone apps that just became free |
http://freeappalert.com/ |
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Built-in Apps: |
Examples: Email, Web, play
audio and video files ("iPod"), YouTube, photo capture, voice
recorder, video recording, GPS
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Instructional Apps: |
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24/7 Tutor |
Tutors for French, German, Italian, Spanish |
http://www.247tutor.com/ |
| Japanese phrases |
Free and paid versions; other apps available |
http://thejapanesepage.com/iphone/phrases |
| AccelaStudy |
Available in many languages |
http://www.accelastudy.com/ |
| Declan Software |
Flashcards; "Word
of the Day" |
http://www.declan-software.com/declan_iphone_apps.htm |
| iFarsiNum |
Learn numbers in Farsi |
http://www.edensoft.com/ifarsinum/index.html |
| Gengo Languages Audio Flashcards |
Audio flashcards (with a game) |
http://www.innovativelanguage.com/products/Gengo |
| Kana Strokes |
Animations of Japanese hiragana and katagana strokes |
http://jyopp.com/kana_strokes/ |
| Pocket
English (ESL) |
"10
complete language lessons" |
http://www.innovativelanguage.com/products/Pocket |
Katakana Study Buddy |
Study
tool for katakana |
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Hiragana Study Buddy |
Study
tool for hiragana |
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Katahira |
Flash cards for hiragana
and katakana |
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WordPower English |
Calculates size of your
vocabulary |
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GreekCards |
Study
aid for Greek alphabet |
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Lonely Planet Japanese |
Over
600 phrases |
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Miaohong |
Learn
to write Chinese characters |
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gogoSpeak |
Listen,
repeat, and record Japanese |
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KanaCard |
Japanese
flash card app |
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Cherokee
(Tsalagi) Native American Language Lite |
Cherokee
Basic |
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Gengo Flashcards (Vietnamese) |
Flashcards
for Vietnamese; available for many languages |
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WordPower
(Korean) |
Vocabulary
builder |
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iSign Lite (ASL) |
Animated
phrasebook of ASL |
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LinguaJacket |
Repeat
player for foreign language learners |
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GTranslator |
Translation
tool; 52 languages supported |
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Social Networking Apps: |
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Twitterific |
access Twitter |
http://twitterrific.com/ |
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Facebook |
access Facebook |
http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=6628568379 |
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Skype |
access Skype |
http://www.skype.com/download/skype/iphone/ |
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AIM |
access AIM |
http://daol.aol.com/software/mac/iphone/aim |
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WordPress |
create and edit content on a blog |
http://iphone.wordpress.org/ |
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Repurposed Apps: |
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Google Mobile App |
Search Google by voice; other Google tools |
http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/topic.py?topic=13584 |
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AudioBoo |
Send
audio, pictures to audio blog |
http://audioboo.fm/ |
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Current Postcards |
Create
postcards to email or send to Facebook |
http://mobilefission.blogspot.com/2007/06/about-current-postcards.html |
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Fake Conversation |
Record a fake phone call |
http://www.fakeconversation.com/ |
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Tip Calculator |
Calculates tips depending on number of
diners and quality of service; cultural information for ESL students |
http://www.raizlabs.com/software/apps/tip_calculator |
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Farm Friends |
See-and-say game |
http://getsatisfaction.com/clever_twist_inc/products |
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SmartRecord |
Audio
recorder; allows you to view notes while recording |
http://web.me.com/bastian.kohlbauer/appMug/Apps/Apps.html |
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Oregon Trail |
Simulation |
http://www.gameloft.com/iphone-games/sims/ |
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Make your own exercises: |
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Audio Picture Dictionary |
Instructions here: |
http://www.edvista.com/claire/pres/audiodictionary.html |
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General References: |
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"Going
to the MALL: Mobile Assisted Language Learning" |
by George Chinnery |
http://llt.msu.edu/vol10num1/emerging/default.html |
| Mobile Assisted Language Learning |
Wikipedia article |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Assisted_Language_Learning |
| Mobile ESL Learning |
YouTube video about mobile-assisted language learning |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrbcKYFY-dQ |
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