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ETP EdTech Resource/Tool* Review Rubric

*(Website/Mobile App/Web 2.0) (Updated 9.23.2015)
Criteria

Score
(out of
5)

Educational Value:
Does the EdTech Resource/Tool have educational value? How
much does the resource contribute to learning? Is it worth to
sign up and create an account with this EdTech Resource/Tool
for Teachers or Students?

Creativity, Fun & Interactivity:

Is the EdTech Resource/Tool creative and original? Does the
EdTech Resource/Tool use innovative ways to engage users?
Does the resource encourage creative thinking? Is the EdTech
Resource/Tool interactive? Is it fun to use the EdTech
Resource/Tool ?

Intuitive Interface:
Does the interface is simple and intuitive? Does the EdTech
Resource/Tool have user-friendly menus, buttons, guides,
controls etc.?

Visual Design & Optimization:

Does the EdTech Resource/Tool have a great looking interface
and other design elements (color choice, graphics etc)?

Stability & Promises:

Does the EdTech Resource/Tool work all the time? Does it crash

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or does it have bugs? Does the EdTech Resource/Tool meet its

promises as claimed in its description?

Value for Price:

Is the EdTech Resource free or paid? Does it have a good value
for the price?
Editors Score: (Average)

Name of the Reviewer:

Reyhan Keskin
Name of the Resource Reviewed:
Rosetta Stone
What is this Resource?
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Link to the resource:
http://www.rosettastone.com/
Rosetta Stone (iTunes)
Price:
First lesson is free for all languages. Other lessons are paid.

Platforms: (PC, Mac, Android, IOS, etc.)

The rosetta stone is available for all platforms.
Appropriate for Grade Levels: (K-16)

6th grade and college students (16)

3
4.5

Editors Score: (Average of all scores)

4.5
Main Article: (Description of the resource/tool? What does the resource do? How
does it work? How did you like it? What are the advantages and limitations?)
Rosetta Stone learning app is designed to help you improve your language skills
effectively. You can access your Rosetta Stone language training anywhere. It has
free access to Lesson 1 in any one of 24 languages. You can purchase additional
lessons without leaving the app.
Available languages are Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English (American), English
(British), Dutch, Filipino (Tagalog), French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Irish,
Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian,
Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese.
Course material and language lessons include language basics, greetings and
introductions, shopping, travel, past and future, friends and social life, dining and
vacation, etc.
Whether you are comfortable studying in your home or on the go, Rosetta Stone`s
effective language-learning method, course materials, and lessons can help you
transform your life quickly and easily.
Educational uses and applications for Education/classroom: (How could this
app be used for education? Specific activities, examples)
Teachers/instructions can create an account and add students their account.
Teachers can see students progress and grade it. Students can see their own
progress on each level with application feedback. Students can easily learn a new
language with correct pronunciation and spelling. It has so many different and lifeconnected visual techniques. Students can see next step easily because Rosetta
Stone is a user friendly application.

Pros/Advantages: (Short sentences, brief information)

Allows you to learn a foreign language anywhere. It has features such as proprietary
speech-recognition technology and automatic sync across devises. If you are a
student, it gives you feedback like an instruction and you can get your respond
without waiting. Teachers, on the other hand, can use it a technological tool in their
class.
Cons/Disadvantages: (Short sentences, brief information)
After Lesson 1, user needs to pay for other lessons. We can say that this is a
disadvantage.
Summary:
Rosetta Stone is an APP that I think each language learner should use. It does not
require an instructor. It has everything to teach a foreign language. You can
download it and use it anywhere. It is based on repetition, and this feature

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decreases forgetting easily. It has visual learning styles for users and it helps users
to match the word and picture easily. It gives users to use their own voice to repeat
the words. So, they can see what their progress about pronunciation.

Tags or Keywords:
Rosetta Stone, Foreign Language Apps
ATTACH PICTURES: (Logo or screenshots)