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Turning your kids’ iPod Touch or your iPhone into a fun educational learning centre is easy.
While reading, playing or doing activities with the kids it happen quite often that we encounter new words. Before bed time we read stories. Books are good to develop their vocabulary and their imagination. While reading, we often discover new words and the kids ask for the meaning of a word. Most of the time I can manage to give them a definition. With harder words, we used to struggle and must admit that quite often we just moved on instead of getting the dictionary and looking up for the word.
Being in the middle of a captivating story, it is not always easy to stop, go get the dictionary and look up for the word. I felt that the kids were missing on something. I realize that their iPod was always in their bedroom at bed time, they use it as an alarm clock. So few months ago, as part of my goal to turn their iPod into a Fun Educational Games Center, I decided to download some dictionary apps.
Now, as usual we go on reading but when we find a new word, we check it directly on the iPod. It is fun, quick and easy. Also great with tricky word, at a push of a button you can have the voice pronunciation. Kids love it and looking up new words is now great fun. There is no more complain, no more disruption to the story we look it up and move on. It just changed the way they look at a dictionary. It is no more this enormous book that requires time, it is now a very enjoyable experience. The iPod is seen not only as a fun gaming tool but also as Fun Educational Games Center.
So which dictionary apps?
If you are willing to invest in a good dictionary, the best one is probably the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. One of the most recommended dictionary and probably the most popular one around schools. It can be used for quotes and reference with no problems. The Oxford English Dictionary is highly recommended if your kids are starting to work on papers and projects. Oxford English Dictionary is well known for its clear and concise definitions. A great addition to their learning experience.
Requirements: compatible with iPod Touch or iPhone. Requires iPhone OS2.0or later. Cost: 14.99 £ 
If you just want a dictionary, you can also download the Dictionary.com & Thesaurus.
It is friendly and easy to use and the Thesaurus is very useful. Due to the size of the app, the download time is quite long but well worth it. Definitions are well written and as with the English Oxford Dictionary it also features audio pronunciation. It contains over 275 000 definitions and does not require internet connections
Requirements: compatible with iPod Touch or iPhone. Requires iPhone OS2.2.1 or later.
Cost: Free
Let your kids explore new word and expand their vocabulary at the touch of a button and transform their iPod into a Fun Educational learning center. Let us know your experience.
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