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WSI_2014 Commercial Storyboard Company Name: Translation-Connection Product Name: Trans-App San Leandro High School - Business Academy Robin Rojas, Rosalie San, Adam Warner

WSI_2014 Commercial Storyboard Company Name: Translation-Connection Product Name: Trans-App San Leandro High School - Business Academy What is Trans-App? ● ● ● Translating app used for language classes Combines both languages Translate words with their students It adds granularity to the learning process Provides an interactive way to learn and read ● ● ● What Trans-App isn’t Does not provide a crutch because it would always change vocabulary Not Spanglish Doesn’t restrict teachers

WSI_2014 Commercial Storyboard Company Name: Translation-Connection Product Name: Trans-App San Leandro High School - Business Academy What’s the Problem ● ● ● New language speakers rely heavily on first language Students need extra help on languages they’re studying Mispronounces words Some students cannot make sentences yet Contextual clues aren’t picked up fast enough Our Story Everyone has come across a language barrier in the united states at some point, and especially in the Bay Area our community is diverse. This app will fit well into our multilingual and cultural society

WSI_2014 Commercial Storyboard Company Name: Translation-Connection Product Name: Trans-App San Leandro High School - Business Academy Can it Fix the Problem? ● ● Helps students better understand language Progressively weaning off first language makes classroom a better learning environment Easy access for all smartphones and computers Do not have to purchase Ce sont eux qui sont beaux. J'ai eu tort ! Oh ! comme je voudrais être comme eux. Je n'ai pas de corne, hélas ! Que c'est laid, un front plat. Il m'en faudrait une ou deux, pour rehausser mes traits tombants. Ça viendra peut-être, et je n'aurai plus honte, je pourrai aller tous les retrouver. Mais ça ne pousse pas! They are the ones who are beautiful. I was wrong! Oh! how I would like to be like them. Alas! I don't have a horn. I would need one or two to enhance my drooping features. Perhaps it will come and I won't be ashamed anymore, I'll be able to find them all again. But it's not growing!

WSI_2014 Commercial Storyboard Company Name: Translation-Connection Product Name: Trans-App San Leandro High School - Business Academy How it works 1. Teachers and class members will download Trans-APP and make their class account 2. Teachers will select a reading or excerpt that the app will automatically translate parts of the sentences. 3. Students will begin to learn vocabulary and contextual meanings 4. Teachers will gain feedback and increase difficulty