Mobile apps available for English and Language Arts Instruction

There are numerous mobile apps available for English and Language Arts in elementary school. Some of these include: electronic dictionaries and thesauruses, electronic devices, talking word processors,networked literacy projects,interactive storybooks (electronic or talking books), tracking systems, digital storytelling activities, writing in blogs, script writing in video projects, threaded discussions in distance tools, etc. Four (4) apps that could be used on a smartphone, iPod, or iPad in the classroom are as follow: 1. Voicethread-students have the ability to create and participate in rich media discussions using mobile devices. 2. Twitter-students can share classroom news events, take notes,locate resources, or tweet a book. 3.Electronic resources-electronic dictionaries and thesauruses provide support to students as they learn  vocabulary and spelling skills. 4. Writing in blogs-students can respond to blogs. Students can use these as personal journals or as public discussion forums for trading opinions and interactions. They can create their own blog by using a blog website, such as Blogger, or they can join a blog initiated by others.