A new app for Latin A-Level students 🏛️🌿
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salve Reader! If you have been following me for a while, I am sure you have noticed that I discourage my students from learning vocabulary through apps like Quizlet. I promote keeping a written record, reading extensively and using the words in new contexts. Still, I am aware that some students just love the app format. So, after much insistence from students on having a vocabulary list or suggesting an app that works, I have opted for a middle path: an app that has words unlikely to not be glossed in the exam, but that still requires you to think about the different forms and focus on those that appear the most, not just the first person singular. They said making an app would be easier with all the new jazzy tools. Let me tell you: for this Latinist, it was quite a steep climb! But I am happy to say that a first version of the app is now live on the website, and you can take a look here: Latin A-Level Vocabulary Tester | Latin Tutor Online Is it better than pen and paper? No, in my humble opinion. But if it helps students spot gaps and then transfer them to their notebook (see what I did there!), then it will certainly be worth it. The app will stay free for anyone to use, and I plan to keep making improvements as time allows. I also have other plans for those in my A-Level Hub, where I have been successfully using mini-apps for reading since March, but that is for another day. As soon as I send this, I am off to the ARLT summer school, where I will be delivering CPD for teachers on using Tiered Readers. I might be quiet this week, but I have not forgotten my promise to write a review of Nolan's Odyssey, coming very, very soon. in proximum! 🏛️🌿
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