Saturday, October 17, 2015

Monitor Progress: Brain Pop Espanol

My rating: 5/5
                         
This app/website is an amazing tool for Spanish learners and language teachers.  While the website is free, there are many features you can’t access unless you subscribe to and pay for the website. For a family the subscription costs $99 a year, and for a school even more, ranging from $545-$1500 a year.  Consider though, that once the school subscribes tthe app is available to all of the students within that school. 
The more general website Brain Pop, has a specific Spanish Brain Pop, where students can learn about various subjects such as how to read a newspaper, efficiently read a book, prepare for an exam, and write in Spanish.  The format is very student friendly.  The graphics are very cute and appealing to the eye, and each topic you enter shows a short and sweet video clip, entertaining and educational for students.  When learning the importance of reading newspaper articles for current events, this website would be great to introduce the subject and to show the kids an introductory video.  The fun graphics of the video entertain while it educates the children in Spanish, the importance and relevance of reading the newspapers for information. 

The website also offers a separate teacher section where teachers can compare notes, view lesson plans, and see how subjects correlate to the curriculum.  This website is a wonderful reference tool for students and teachers, though whether the website is worth the yearly subscription price is left to the teacher and school’s discretion. 

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