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App for learners of Mandarin Chinese. Includes readings from very easy to advanced. Readings include translations, pinyin, simplified or traditional characters, and audio (slow, normal, or fast). These features can be turned on and off.

App uses text-to-speech to read aloud articles that you save from the internet. You can control the reading speed.

Reads text aloud. I tried out the free version using Japanese. 20 languages available. Limitations: Free version reads for about 5 seconds before stopping. (You can restart it.) This may actually be helpful, depending on the level of the learner.

Collection of apps that teach you to read alphabets/characters. You earn bigger fireworks by choosing the correct readings.

Furigana and English definitions for reading Japanese news articles. Features: Sort articles by their difficulty level Tap a word to see its English translation Furigana for all words + adaptative display by JLPT level Highlight vocabulary by its JLPT level Verb conjugation identifier Bookmark documents to read later Bookmark words Extracts vocabulary list for each text organized by JLPT level and part of speech Quick links to look up each word on reference sites like Jisho.org, Tangorin, Japanese Exchange, etc. Tap-to-reveal furigana mode new! Night Mode new! Text sources: NHK News Easy NHK Top news Japanese folk tales

Create and read bilingual books. Type and record your voice, draw pictures.

Course management system for iPads. Includes a teacher app, which you use to create and edit classes, and a student app. Polling, web browser, course webpage, blog, and assessments. Take notes on readings using split-screen function.

An eReading program for K12 schools, Subtext is an iOS app that brings reading to the digital world where today's students live, play, and learn. When educators embed questions, discussion prompts, polls, videos, and web links in digital text, students begin to read closely and with purpose. Teachers call Subtext a "game-changer" for its ability to promote collaborative 21st Century learning while teaching students the skills they'll need to be successful in college and careers.

Read articles in Chinese, graded by HSK levels. Provides audio, pinyin, and translation support on demand.

Read and listen to books for children in Japanese.

Reads articles out loud in English.

Annotate images with text, video, other images.

Lesson planning and recording tool for teachers and their students. Create short video lessons on any subject and publish them on Knowmia.com. Bring in visual aids from multiple sources, organize them in steps (like slides in a presentation) and use your own voice and fingers to bring your lesson to life. You can design each step in the lesson, record illustrations as you draw them, and create sophisticated animation sequences with a simple stroke of a finger. We also give you the ability to describe your lesson in a way that makes it simple for anyone who is interested in the subject to find your video. Limitations: You cannot export video lessons to other platforms or websites.

Animation Desk for iPad allows users to create hand-drawn animations on iPad. The drawing interface provided by the app resembles the real working environment of a professional animator who completes each frame of an animation on a specially-designed desk, the animation desk. Animation Desk for iPad provides an easy, friendly, and intuitive drawing environment so that everyone can enjoy creating their own animated works.  + Share your works with friends on Facebook + Upload animations to YouTube + Add audio effects to spice up your animations +Transfer animations between different iDevices and enjoy animating anytime, anywhere. Limitations: Can only use each tool 3 times in free version.

Turn your camera roll into beautiful, pro-quality videos. Choose your music, photos, and clips and share amazing videos with your family and friends. Limitations: Videos can be up to 30 seconds long in the free version.

Ask3 is a TechSmith experiment in turning a class of individuals into a high-performing team. Ask3 turns classroom iPads into recordable whiteboards enabling peer-to-peer teaching and collaboration. While anyone can use Ask3, we are seeking input from teachers focused on team-building and student collaboration.

Create and view augmented reality. Limitations: In free plan, content is only live for 60 days.

Add video and text to images.

Create flipped classroom lessons in your browser by linking to YouTube videos. Students respond to your assignment using mobile app or browser before they can see other students' responses.

Learn a language while helping to translate the web.