WIDA

Last year, Massachusetts became a part of the WIDA consortium, which means it adopted its standards, tests, and other resources. Today as I was looking through their website I found that you can purchase the
WIDA Standards for your iPad. It was just released at the end of last month. When I was an ESL teacher, I would have found this app very helpful.

Here is their description about the app:

The WIDA Standards iPad Application delivers the content of the 2012 Amplification of the English Language Development Standards in an easy-to-use app format. The app includes:

* Curriculum and instruction planning tools from the printed version

* Searching by standard, grade level or language domain

* Grade-specific example topics

* Expanded and integrated strands

* The WIDA Can Do philosophy

* Description of how to use and understand the WIDA Standards

* Description of the Features of Academic Language in the WIDA Standards

The WIDA Standards app contains the content found in the paper version of the 2012 Amplification of the English Language Development Standards.

Go download it today.