PLN#9 3/16-3/23

App Ed Review Roundup: Multicultural Apps and a Website

This review caught my eye because of the title: Multicultural Apps. This blog reviewed a few multicultural apps and I found one that I think I can use in my classroom. It is called HiNative. HiNative allows users to ask other users using the app multicultural questions. The questions may include inquiries into language, customs, traditions, and politics, among others. The feature that caught my eye is that HiNative automatically translates questions and answers from the user’s native language into other users’ native languages. My students can create an account and throughout the year have them use this app. In my last PLN, I stated I had trouble differentiating with Spanish and making their homework relevant to the real-world. I feel like I can hit both targets with this app. The students can ask other Spanish speakers questions about the grammar or the cultural theme of the unit that I am teaching. The app can be accessed from a PC, Android or Iphone/Ipad so it is easily accessible.