Google apps (Android devices)
These apps have not been reviewed at UD. Feedback welcome for apps to add or delete from this list!
For UD English Language Learners
Quick Links
- EnglishPageInteractive tutorials about various grammar topics, including verb tenses, prepositions, etc. Free but ad-supported.
- Google TranslateTranslates text, websites, or uploaded documents to/from 60+ languages. Free but ad-supported.
- BabelFishTranslates text you copy & paste to/from 14 languages. Free but ad-supported.
Campus Tools
- Read&Write GOLDLiteracy support software to help with reading and writing. The easy-to-use, customizable toolbar “floats” on your computer screen, or docks to a locked position. It highlights and reads text aloud and includes a comprehensive set of support tools for reading, writing, studying, and test-taking.
Available on UD computers and for download. Contact the Academic Success Center for more information. - Mango Languages
online, as well as mobile, self-paced program that does not carry any academic credit. 72 languages available, including English. Provided by Charles C. Myers Library at no additional cost to current UD faculty, staff, and students. - Text-to-speech in EBSCO databasesShort instructional video (1:29) about how to have EBSCO databases, including Academic Search Premier, read aloud. A translate option is also available for articles that are HTML full-text within the database. Note that most K-12 schools in Iowa have access to EBSCO databases.
- Language display in EBSCO databasesScreen shot of how to change the language display. 29 languages available. Note that most K-12 schools in Iowa have access to EBSCO databases.