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“Stop using your phone, do something useful!” How many times have we said this to our children? In our view, the phone in the hands of a child is a meaningless toy that distracts from learning. But a smartphone can also be a great learning tool without the child even noticing that they are learning. We’ve found seven apps to help kids improve their English while also boosting creativity, academic achievement and having fun.
Photomath: for those who are not good at math
with an English-language interface that will help you solve any equation. It is enough to take a picture of it, and the application will give the correct answer. Don’t take this as a scam: Photomath doesn’t just give you a solution, it explains each step in detail. Indispensable for those who have difficulty understanding the teacher’s explanations.
Smule: for those who love to sing
with music and a running line, which can also be used to learn English. We also learned the language at one time, translating Hit me baby one more time and Show must go on. But Smule is next level. You can sing alone or in a duet with any other user. In addition, the application allows you to share recordings, apply audio filters and feel almost like a professional vocalist.
Office Lens: for those who don’t like to rewrite
It will save the child from having to rewrite homework from the board or copy notes from classmates if they had to miss a lesson or two. Office Lens turns the photo of the recording into typed text and saves it in any convenient format, and you can then make notes in the file. Let’s be honest: the need to write by hand will soon be a thing of the past, and such an application saves a lot of time.
TikTok: for beginner vloggers
with a huge number of options. The ability to change your appearance by choosing a different hair and skin color, a huge set of emoticons, simple and effective editing tools, recording video clips are just some of the available features. Today, this English-language app is ranked #4,8 in all photo and video apps, boasting an average rating of 5 out of XNUMX.
Aword: for those who have difficulty learning new English words
Innovative , developed in the online school of English . In order to memorize vocabulary faster, special smart algorithms based on : as soon as the word flies out of your head, the application slips it in for repetition. Each new word is provided not only with an illustration, as in the usual flash cards, but also with voice acting and interactive exercises, more like a game. Words can be grouped by topic. Thanks to this approach, using the application, you can learn up to 50 words a day -– not just read, but remember.
Snapchat: for sociable
Most Popular Teen in the USA (and not only there). Known primarily for the fantastic number of filters and a special format: messages and stories disappear very quickly, so that users share moments of their lives 20 times a day. If a child uses stories on Instagram, they will quickly understand the principle. Before you blink an eye, he will start posting in English.
Bitmoji: for those who lack standard emoji
allows you to create emoji and stickers with your face, and then use them in Snapchat, iMessage and other instant messengers. The most interesting thing is that these stickers can be supplemented with inscriptions in English – the easiest way to remember colloquial expressions and abbreviations. And do not look down on this “bird language”: English is developing rapidly, and many slang words and abbreviations are now used by adults in quite serious correspondence. So it will be quite useful for a child to know what TNX (from thanks – “thank you”) or CUL8R (from see you later – “see you later”) is.