In many classrooms, one of the biggest issues is teaching students who do not speak English as their first language. Teaching word problems in my math class often means teaching the meaning of words as well as the techniques for solving the problems. We currently have translation dictionaries available for each of our students, but a new app for the iPhone and iPod touch has been released that has tremendous implications. Word Lens instantly translates text from one language to another (currently only Spanish/English, but that will be improved with time.) Imagine putting a problem or a text on the board and having your students be able to understand it in their own language instantly by simply viewing it through their hand-held device.
. . .Now we just need the schools to allow hand-held devices in the classroom.
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