K-12 Apps (for all)

https://www.duolingo.com/

Website:  duoLingo

App:  duoLingo

Cost:  FREE
Rating by Jules~ 5 Star

Difficulty Level:  Beginner

Device:  Across Platform

Rated:  Everyone

This is one of my favorite apps from this 2013-2014 school year.   DuoLingo is an across the platform app/website. You can use it on a pc, android, iPad and as a Google App.  It is very user friendly~simply create an account and choose a language (Spanish, French, German, I think there is more to come). DuoLingo creates a  tree that will guide you through different skills.  You will begin with basic word and various verb tenses and work your way to harder language development.  It also has the ability to socially engage with others that you may want to share or compete with for fun.  The cool/awesome thing about duoLingo is that it is FREE and it saves your activity- pick up where you left off.  This game may even hook you with the hearts it hands out.  

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App: Are you Smarter Than a 5th Grader 

Cost: FREE
Rating by Jules~ 5 Stars
Difficulty Level:  Beginner
Rated"  For Everyone!

This is a wonderful app for anyone who is looking to activate the mind.  Instead of the mindless apps that are out there and available for kids to waste hours playing, you can offer your child or student Are you Smarter Than a 5th grader.  This app offers reading, comprehension, deductive reasoning skills and offers a fun twist to the game.   My children "test" out a lot of apps that I downloaded for usefulness, usefulness of the app, and to see if it entertains them!  I like to know if there is advertising and future cost associated. I can say that this app is clean, fun, challenging and the love to play it.  I, as a parent, fell much better allowing them to play a game on our tablet when I know they are reading, comprehending and using reasoning to figure out answers.  Overall, this is a great game for any kid- even those older than a 5th grader!