The ability to learn a new language just became a whole lot easier and faster thanks to a new application called Noyo.
Available on multiple tablet devices, Noyo helps enhance the vocabulary of beginning Spanish students by linking words with images and audio.
Weston High School alumni Mike Sullivan (Class of 1987) and Ted Chan (Class of 1998) teamed up a year ago to create Noyo, an education software company that builds language applications for tablet devices.
Since then, it has been a whirlwind tour for the two alums, who may have well shaped how the language learning industry does business for years to come.
“We want every kid to have a tablet and product like Noyo to practice on their own time, and have kids come into classrooms ready with the vocabulary they need,” said Sullivan, a part-time Spanish teacher at Field School. “Students can do project-based learning because they already know the vocabulary and then a teacher can come in and teach a more intensive unit.”
Noyo breaks away from the old methods of learning vocabulary and dives into a virtual excursion that features illustrated scenes and audio.
“This interactive platform of teaching vocabulary is such a great way to help the ability of recalling words,” Sullivan said. “This is the trend we see going forward. Kids will be having access to information through computers and tablets and we feel we are a little ahead of the curve with that.”
Noyo teaches over 1,800 Spanish vocabulary terms in 194 illustrated scenes as words are grouped into eight units, each covering a part of everyday life, like food, travel, the city, school, home, seasons, animals, and sports.
For just under $8, Noyo is available in the Apple Store on iTunes (for the iPad), at the Amazon store (for Kindle Fire) and at the Android store.
The company has hopes of rolling out apps in many other languages, including Italian, French, Mandarin, Portuguese and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).
The inception of Noyo came after Sullivan approached Chan a year ago about turning images into software-oriented learning. Chan believed there was a void in the market for vocabulary building tablet devices.
“We decided to focus on the tablet opportunity,” said Chan, CEO of Upward Mobility, a company that produces educational mobile apps. “They seemed poised to explode at the time.”
Noyo hopes to create an engaging, cost-effective tool for language learners on tablets. It recently ranked No. 98 in the Top 100 apps in the Amazon store.
The ability to learn a new language just became a whole lot easier and faster thanks to a new application called Noyo.
Available on multiple tablet devices, Noyo helps enhance the vocabulary of beginning Spanish students by linking words with images and audio.
Weston High School alumni Mike Sullivan (Class of 1987) and Ted Chan (Class of 1998) teamed up a year ago to create Noyo, an education software company that builds language applications for tablet devices.
Since then, it has been a whirlwind tour for the two alums, who may have well shaped how the language learning industry does business for years to come.
“We want every kid to have a tablet and product like Noyo to practice on their own time, and have kids come into classrooms ready with the vocabulary they need,” said Sullivan, a part-time Spanish teacher at Field School. “Students can do project-based learning because they already know the vocabulary and then a teacher can come in and teach a more intensive unit.”
Noyo breaks away from the old methods of learning vocabulary and dives into a virtual excursion that features illustrated scenes and audio.
“This interactive platform of teaching vocabulary is such a great way to help the ability of recalling words,” Sullivan said. “This is the trend we see going forward. Kids will be having access to information through computers and tablets and we feel we are a little ahead of the curve with that.”
Noyo teaches over 1,800 Spanish vocabulary terms in 194 illustrated scenes as words are grouped into eight units, each covering a part of everyday life, like food, travel, the city, school, home, seasons, animals, and sports.
For just under $8, Noyo is available in the Apple Store on iTunes (for the iPad), at the Amazon store (for Kindle Fire) and at the Android store.
The company has hopes of rolling out apps in many other languages, including Italian, French, Mandarin, Portuguese and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).
The inception of Noyo came after Sullivan approached Chan a year ago about turning images into software-oriented learning. Chan believed there was a void in the market for vocabulary building tablet devices.
“We decided to focus on the tablet opportunity,” said Chan, CEO of Upward Mobility, a company that produces educational mobile apps. “They seemed poised to explode at the time.”
Noyo hopes to create an engaging, cost-effective tool for language learners on tablets. It recently ranked No. 98 in the Top 100 apps in the Amazon store.
Chan and Sullivan believe Weston has the resources and intuition to create a shift in how schools teach languages, through the help of programs like Noyo.
“Weston is such an incredible place to be a student and it’s a great place to teach because we’re always ahead of the curve in technology,” Sullivan said. “Weston is charging forward with extreme technology, and right now, Weston is starting to glimpse into the education of the future.”
Currently, Noyo can be used in the classroom with an iPad or Android hook up to a Smart Board. In the future the company hopes to sell its products in the Macintosh app store. The product is geared for anyone 8 years old or older.
“Noyo is a software that allows kids to learn at home, at their own pace, and not spend time in class doing rote memorization,” Sullivan said.
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