And we have a name!!
After coming up with an idea for our application, finding a name for it proved to be quite a challenge as well! The difficult thing was that most names coming to our mind consisted of…
Use of authentic material beneficial to the learning process
Checking out the literature for proof that our choices were valid, especially concerning the use of videos with real conversations, we found out that in the recent years it is a general consensus in language…
Preview of the Application 2.0 – Mockups Part 2
1) Browse videos by category 2) Select a video between results 3) Uploading a video 4) Playing a video 5) Rating video 6) Commenting video
Preview of the Application 2.0 – Mockups Part 1
Here is a revision of the mockups with a more realistic interface. 1) Logo screen + Sign in 2) Sign up 3) Selecting categories of interest 4) Language selection screen 5) Sign up…
Video demonstration
Thanks to our team we have prepared a short demo of how a video for our application could look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCopgYmK-b4&feature=youtu.be with this kind of settings/details: Rating: [to be defined by the users] Level: Upper intermedite Language: English…
Using technology as a learning tool
When learning a new language it is important to follow a few steps: start with a basic vocabulary, learn the most used verbs and make some sentences using everything that has been learned until that…
Preview of the Application – Mockups Part 2
The second part that we could divide our application’s functionalities is the one that covers the main activity of the users when using it, that includes the video browsing, watching and uploading. 1) Browse Videos…
Preview of the Application – Mockups Part 1
In order to bring our application a little bit closer to life we made some mockups to give a picture of how we imagined it would look like. We can divide this design in two…
Using Facebook and Google+ APIs
The easiest way to advertise the application is by allowing users to share their activity. Two of the most important social networks, such as Facebook and Google+, provide APIs to easily access and share content…