Hey y’all, This week I’m excited to introduce the Peaksay Pronunciation Game. In preparation for Speaking Mode, I put together a standalone mini-game using the same underlying technology. And I actually think it’s pretty fun. With the Pronunciation Game, you can test your pronunciation skills in different languages. Anyone can play on any device. Get streaks […]
Hey everybody, Some cool updates this week to Peaksay Alpha! Spanish text-to-speech voices are now available (using Amazon Polly). Choose from multiple male and female voices in three different dialects–European Spanish, Mexican Spanish, and US Spanish. Auto-translation to English now works (using Google Translate). Listening Mode UI has been redesigned; how to choose answers should […]
Hey y’all, Thanks so much for the great feedback since Peaksay Alpha launched last week. We got a lot of really helpful suggestions and ideas–keep them coming. A lot of you talked about making the conversation creation process easier, and that’s what I worked on this week. I might even go so far as to call it… […]
Language is all about authentic communication. At Fluentkey, we believe that we should learn languages the same way. That’s why I’m excited to introduce Peaksay, our new conversation game. A lot of places focus on teaching language with flashcards. This is the heart of apps like Duolingo and Babbel. We think these tools are great, […]
We now have both French comprehension quizzes and English comprehension quizzes for all of the Extra / Extr@ videos in the series! They all have (optional) subtitles/transcripts, as well. All videos can be easily found by searching “Extra” or “extr@” on FluentKey, or by clicking this link. The episodes are also listed and linked below. […]
We’ve Got a New Dashboard!
First and foremost, we hope that everyone is safe and healthy. We appreciate how overwhelmed teachers are right now, so we’ve kept our emailing to a minimum. We’ve been working really hard to support our teachers as you transition to distance learning. Our newest improvement is the dashboard! (As you may have guessed from the […]
Some Thoughts on the Coronavirus
*Fair warning, this blog post is just a creative outlet for my feelings since Coronavirus started* The beginning of the Coronavirus In January, when Coronavirus was becoming really serious in China – the whole FluentKey family became very conscious of its severe implications. Hollin’s wife (and my sister-in-law) is originally from China, and her family […]
FluentKey Office Hours
Did you ever attend office hours in high school or college? What about as a teacher, do you have mandatory office hours? I went to office hours all the time. (Although, I mostly went to office hours for the classes I liked the best, when I should have gone to office hours for the classes […]
How to Play FluentKey Live via Zoom
Hi everyone! We filmed ourselves setting up and playing FluentKey Live via Zoom to help walk teachers through the process. We hope this helps!
Using Google Meet to play FluentKey Live
Wanna play FluentKey Live with your students, but restricted to online resources? Don’t worry! We got you! This post will walk you step-by-step through playing FluentKey Live with your students using Google Meet. Here we go! 1. Go to http://meet.google.com 2. Sign in to your gmail account 3. Click “+Join or start a meeting” 4. Type […]