SpellBoard
Well-designed, kid-empowering spelling list creator
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SpellBoard
Pros: Simple design puts kids' focus on the spelling.
Cons: If a kid doesn't accurately type in each word, even if they spell it correctly during a test, the app will record it as incorrect.
Bottom Line: It's a quality app but needs some oversight; it would be nice if you could track multiple students' scores at once.
As a helpful feature for classroom use and for school-home connections, spelling lists can be shared between students via email, iTunes, or other file sharing methods. Still, kids need some guidance when entering lists because the app doesn't automatically correct spelling errors; it trusts the user to input them correctly. If you're careful and accurate, SpellBoard can provide interactive visual and auditory study help.
SpellBoard is a study app that can be used with custom spelling lists. You can put spelling lists into the app (in any language) by typing the word, recording the word with the iPad's microphone, using the word in a sentence, writing the word on an on-screen whiteboard, and by including a related photo for each word on the list. SpellBoard also has a feature that lets users find the definition of a word within the app. Spelling lists of some of the most commonly written words are also already built into the app for premade study tools.
First, a student selects whether to enter a spelling list or practice a list already included. In addition to entering their own spelling list words, kids can also speak the word or a phrase containing the word, add a photo, and look up the definition. Kids choose to study or take a quiz, and the app records scores. Lists can also be shared via email or iTunes, and kids can connect with other SpellBoard users via Bluetooth. There are also three activities –- “Word Scramble,” “Word Search,” and “Missing Letters” –- for fun spelling practice.
Kids can learn spelling with SpellBoard, but how much they learn really depends on how accurately they enter the spelling words they're studying. You can create your own list and record words and related clue phrases that might be heard during a spelling test. Also, you can upload a photo related to each word and look up definitions, as well as share the spelling list with other SpellBoard users. Lists of Dolch (or common) sight words are there, too. Again, if you set up word lists carefully, SpellBoard can be a fantastic study aid.
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Make spelling tests and practice easy
It takes time up front to input the words and record sentences, but once that is done they are saved year to year and can be loaded on multiple devices. The app is easy to use and works better for my class flow then having all students take a spelling test at the same pace.
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