Dictionary and Spelling

One app that I have used throughout my life, even in classes is the dictionary app. This app is a dictionary, thesaurus, and more. One can simply search for any word, and find the definition. This app would be very easy to use for students. In the past, I have used this app as a student by looking up words that I was unfamiliar with in text. Upon further exploration, I found that this App has a lot more feature then I initially thought.
 I found that under “Slideshows” this app has a lot of different articles for users to look through. These articles range from anything from strange names to baby animals to adjectives for mother’s day! In addition, this app has an interesting feature in which a user can look to see what others are searching for around them. This could be a great way for a teacher to informally evaluate their students and make decisions on what vocabulary words needs reexamined and how to best scaffold students. Another feature that I found interesting was the word of the day. It would be a fun challenge to display the word of the day each day, and see if students can use the word in their everyday life some time that day!

I was really impressed by the app Spelling Free. This app would be great for students. As someone who has a learning disability, spelling was my hardest subject. I would work so hard to learn spelling words, and I think this app could have really helped me. One important thing is this app gives students the ability to work at their own pace. During a spelling test, I often took longer than my peers, got behind, and then had to have my teacher repeat the entire. This app takes care of this problem.
Another thing I like is the instant feedback. It is so important to give students feedback quickly. This has been proven effective for students. This app automatically shows students their mistake, helping students learn quicker. Overall this app could effectively be used in the classroom.