My school district has a class for new students coming into the district from foreign countries that speak little or no English. These students speak languages from French to Arabic to Swahili. Yesterday I showed the teachers Google Translate on my iPhone. Teachers or Students select the language spoken or written and the language they would like to have it translated to. They hit the microphone button and speak... Google Translate does the rest of the work for you. Several languages will be translated verbally but all languages will be translated into the written language. This app was like handing the teachers a magic wand. Imagine what it would be like to speak Swahili and going through the entire day not being able to communicate with fellow classmates or teachers. Then a device was handed to you where you could suddenly be able to communicate with everyone in the room. I love what technology can do for us and our students.
For iphone / iPod Touch:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-translate/id414706506?mt=8
For Android:
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/google-translate_cozz.html
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