"This is a fab HTML5 language learning site which tests your language skills through a series of games with 1500 words. The site collects stats on your performance. The current 21 languages include English, Spanish, German, French, Chinese, Japan, Italian, Russian, Polish and many more."
A superb app for any one looking at learning basic Mandarin Chinese. Play the game to listen and see the language. There are many different types of questions, but most are multiple choice or click and drag from a selection of choices. Questions start out easy and there is support and 'hint' buttons to help you. You can download each lesson as you reach it, or download everything if you plan to use it offline. All the language you have met is stored in a word bank and use your microphone to compare your pronunciation to the recordings.
A lovely resource to learn and practise Chinese numbers by listening to the Mandarin and typing the correct answers on the keypad.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Mandarin+%26+Chinese+culture
A high production YouTube video of the Chinese New Year legend of Nian - the monster that returns each year unless it is scared away with fireworks and firecrackers. The CGI cartoon is in Mandarin with English subtitles.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Mandarin+%26+Chinese+culture
This is a great game app for learning Chinese Pinyin, simplified Chinese and Mandarin. Play the Scrabble-like game by arranging your tiles on the board to form Pinyin words. Choose a character and the correct meaning to gain extra points. Play against friends on the web. Download the app at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pinyinpal-only-free-Mandarin/id573873383
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Mandarin+%26+Chinese+culture
This site provides a photo archive of 100 years of Chinese history from 1850-1950. Search by location, event, date and much more.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Mandarin+%26+Chinese+culture
The BBC Primary Mandarin site is a wonderful place to begin learning Mandarin Chinese with videos and other resources.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Mandarin+%26+Chinese+culture
This is a wonderfully designed site to learn Mandarin Chinese. It uses a huge collection of Chinese TV programmes and movie clips with interactive and dual-language subtitles. Click on a Chinese character is see the translation and hear the pronunciation. You can set your ability level and also what sort of media you are interested in.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Mandarin+%26+Chinese+culture
This is a superb site for finding downloadable podcast for kids to learn Mandarin. Not all the resources are free, but there are lots of really useful resource that are, including over a hundred audio files lessons and for learning pinyin.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Mandarin+%26+Chinese+culture
An amazing language learning site which helps learners of MFL remember words for over 200 languages by associating them with visual clues/mnemonics and score points by showing you remember the language in a variety of ways. You can listen to audio of the words you are learning. The site tracks your progress and analyses where you need improvement and it will adjust the words you are shown accordingly.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Languages%2C+Culture+%26+International+Projects
A useful site that allows users to dictate and generate text. A great resource for children with writing difficulties to get their ideas written quickly. It works with a range of languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and more. For mistakes, the site offers alternative words with similar pronunciation. Only works with Chrome.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools
A useful website for finding out about China and learning Mandarin for children and adults.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Mandarin+%26+Chinese+culture
Second of two great YouTube Playlists with over 200 explanations of how Chinese characters have evolved over time.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Mandarin+%26+Chinese+culture
First of two great YouTube Playlists with over 200 explanations of how Chinese characters have evolved over time.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Mandarin+%26+Chinese+culture
A well made Mandarin resource for kids. Choose a topic page then hover over the objects to see the characters and pinyin and hear the pronunciation.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Mandarin+%26+Chinese+culture
