Widgit Go vs Moka Mera Lingua

Suomenkielinen versio Widgit Go – sovelluksessa voit luoda ja muokata kommunikaatiotauluja, jotka sopivat erilaisille käyttäjille kielen kehityksen ja kommunikaation tueksi. Widgit Go:ssa voit myös kirjoittaa yksinkertaisia, kuvitettuja tiedostoja kuvataulujen avulla. Sovellus sisältää valmiita esimerkkitaulustoja, ja lisäksi voit helposti luoda omia kommunikaatiotauluja.  Widgit Go:ssa on käytössä Widgitin WLS-symbolit, ja sovellus sisältää lähes 14000 kuvasymbolia suomeksi. Taulustoja voidaan luoda ja käyttää ilman Internet-yhteyttä, ja yhteyden kanssa sovelluksella voidaan lähettää sähköpostia sekä taulustoja voidaan jakaa Dropboxissa.  Widgit Go vaatii vähintään 120 Mb levytilaa ja mikäli päätät hankkia sovellukseen puhesynteesin, tarvitset noin 35 Mb lisätilaa.

Moka Mera Lingua is a free language-training application aimed at preschool children. There are no advertisements, outside links or in-app purchases. All content is available free of charge. Moka Mera Lingua was developed in Finland and is based on the Finnish method of early childhood education. Moka Mera Lingua was created in collaboration with educators, researchers, and children. With cute characters and various activities and minigames, the application ensures that kids stay entertained while learning a foreign language naturally. Gameplay contains no text, so no reading skills are necessary. We utilize the power of “learning through play”—a scientifically proven concept of learning which combines training with gameplay. Moka Mera Lingua doesn’t have a beginning or an end. Children can play and explore the application in any way they choose. This is in line with the way young kids generally interact digitally. Moka Mera Lingua features two characters speaking different languages: the shark Atlas and the little monster Moka Mera. These languages can be freely changed based on your child’s native and target languages. The game features everyday words and phrases, teaching your child basic vocabulary and pronunciation. The languages available are Arabic (Levantine), Chinese (Mandarin), Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish (Latin American), Swedish and Ukrainian. Atlas and Moka Mera live in a tree house with four rooms, each containing different activities.They will develop different needs during play, such as hunger or fatigue, which naturally moves activity around the house. If you don’t understand the foreign language the little monster Moka Mera is using, simply tap Atlas the shark, who will help you in your native language. Playroom Here, Atlas and Moka Mera can listen to the Moka Mera song on the radio, water a plant, or play maracas. Parrot minigame Record yourself in Moka Mera Lingua while naming 70 different items. After the recording, your voice can be played back straight or as if said by an elephant, a cow, or a frog! Kitchen When they’re hungry, Atlas and Moka Mera go to the kitchen, where you prepare food they ask for while learning the names of basic foodstuffs. Dishwashing minigame After eating, the dishes need to be washed. While scrubbing the plates and utensils clean, don’t forget to add water and detergent for best results. Toilet Rehearse basic toilet etiquette with Atlas and Moka Mera, including flushing, wiping and washing hands. Bathtub minigame Practice naming colors with Atlas and Moka Mera as they fish up various things from the bathtub. Bedroom The bedroom contains two minigames. Sheep counting minigame Help Atlas and Moka Mera go to sleep by bouncing a sheep over a fence while learning the numbers from one to twenty. Spyglass minigame Atlas and Moka Mera need help to find various things around the city. Can you find the carousel, the firetruck, or even the sea monster? We take your child’s privacy seriously. Moka Mera Lingua has no online functionality and collects no usage data. There are no advertisements, outside links or in-app purchases. One of the minigames uses the microphone and will ask for permission to use it. No recordings will be stored. The application works offline and no Internet connection is necessary. For more information, please visit mokamera.com.