SpanishDict is an excellent, comprehensive resource for all levels of Spanish students, but some students might be overwhelmed with the constant and distracting ads. The site includes a high-quality Spanish/English dictionary with understandable definitions, part of speech, examples, colloquial uses, and audio pronunciation. All words throughout the site have the option for audio pronunciation which uses an authentic voice, though it may speak too quickly for beginners. In the translator, students can enter a complete phrase and receive an accurate translation. There are hundreds of leveled flashcard sets of useful topics, such as clothing (easy) and food verbs (hard). Sets shared publicly can range from 5-100 cards per set, but users should be aware there is no filter for student-made sets which could potentially be inaccurate and may include content inappropriate for younger users (alcoholic beverages, dating and love). Students will find an easy to use flashcard maker feature with several options to customize sets and share publicly. The grammar section clearly and succinctly explains challenging grammar topics. It includes 40-question quizzes for each topic with immediate, helpful corrections and positive reinforcement like “Keep practicing!” This site is a great option for Spanish language learners of all levels to develop their Spanish skills, provided they are not distracted by the constant advertisements.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Subject matter and problems are relevant, interesting and authentic to students
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Provides virtual rewards or incentives after meeting specified goals or objectives
• Provides a "break activity" between academic problem sets
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Has a free or trial version
• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Provides an age-appropriate tutorial/first time users can work independently
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Has a multi-player option to foster in-person collaboration or cooperation
• Multiple users can save a profile
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can play without sound and not distract others
• Students can save work between sessions
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Requires registration before using the first time
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

• Attention
• Shows advertisements
• Promotes purchases or upgrades to students
• Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects
• Includes long written questions or text that students must be able to read on their own
• Visual Discrimination
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Shows advertisements
• Promotes purchases or upgrades to students
• Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects