Google Translate

Upload documents to translate using the desktop site
Translate voice in real time with the mobile app
Use the mobile app's camera function to translate printed documents like worksheets
Students with non-alphabetic languages can use the handwriting function in the mobile app to write and translate to English
Google Translate gets better and more accurate constantly. Some languages translate better than others, and it is always best to communicate in simple sentences if possible.
Learn more about all the things Google Translate can do in this article.

Google Chrome

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PowerPoint Online

You can use Microsoft Translator in PowerPoint Online to provide subtitles of what you are saying and translate in real time
You can use this while projecting a presentation, or have students or parents scan a QR code to get the subtitles with translations on their phone.
For more information, click here.

YouTube

YouTube has automatically generated and, in some cases, created captions.
Turn on CC, Then click on the Settings Wheel and choose your language under Subtitles. Students may also want to change the Playback Speed to listen to the English words more slowly. See these steps in the gif below!

SayHi

Say Hi is an app similar to Google Translate with the same features for conversations and using the camera to translate a print document.
Say Hi is great for Arabic speakers and other smaller languages because it has different options for different countries.
Learn more about Say Hi.

DeepL

DeepL advertises itself as the world's most accurate machine translator.
It works well for documents and text and includes a glossary that is helpful when learning a new language.
- Learn more about DeepL.

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