Any stage of life is good to continue learning, and even more so currently.
Nowadays it is not even necessary to regularly go to educational centers to become acculturated quickly; Adults with full-time jobs can also take advantage of any downtime to grow intellectually: from waiting for the bus to queuing to pay at the bank. And it is no longer necessary to prepare and carry a book with us; Just having the smartphone is enough.
But even in the digital environment of new technologies, there are ways of learning that are more effective and efficient than others. Therefore, in this article we will seea selection of the best apps to get cultured briefly explaining its characteristics and functions.
Apps to cultivate and learn: the 10 most recommended
These are several mobile applications that will help you take advantage of your free time by learning and developing intellectually.
1. Goodreads
This app is perfect for people who are more fond of reading, or for those who plan to start reading more frequently.
It is basically an encyclopedia of books in which it is also possible to have our own profile, see the ratings and reviews that others post on the pages of each work of literature, search for new books according to our areas of interest, follow the literature critics that interest us the most, etc. Additionally, as a curiosity, it allows you to read book barcodes to directly access your Goodreads page.
Menéame is possibly the most famous news aggregator in Spanish, and it has an official app.
It is perfect for knowing at the moment what the most outstanding news is minute by minute, and even for finding cultural and informative articles that have been positively valued by other users. Besides, also includes the “Ask me” section in which it is possible to ask questions to invited people who are usually experts in different areas of knowledge.
3. DLE
The official app of the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language and the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language is a tool that should not be missing for those who are more likely to have doubts about the use of the Spanish language. Allows quick and easy access to answers: meanings of words, synonyms and antonyms, use of diacritics, etc.
4. World Citizen
An app for geography lovers, or for people interested in learning about this topic. Its operation is simple: it is based on a series of questions in quiz format to memorize countries, flags and capitals It not only helps memorize; Plus, as a hobby, it’s fun.
5. DailyArt
DailyArt is a highly recommended app for those who want to learn about art. As its name indicates, Every day he shows a painting and explains the story behind it both in terms of the content it represents and in terms of its creation process.
6. Duolingo
Duolingo is one of the most famous language learning apps worldwide, and is not for less. It really helps to become familiar with the grammar and vocabulary of the language being practiced, through simple exercises and very concise lessons. Although by itself it does not allow you to master and know that language well, it does help a lot as a complement to the classes.
The proposal of this app is simple: every day, a short video of less than 5 minutes with which to learn something new. It may be interesting for those who are interested in becoming acculturated in the long term but do not have much time. Of course, at the moment it is not available in Spanish.
8.TED
The famous TED Talks app is another great recommendation to take into account if you like this dissemination format. Talks given by experts of all kinds They are a very stimulating way to come into contact with areas of knowledge for the first time whose existence we didn’t even know.
9. Enki
Enki is a curious app that focuses on a very specific area of knowledge: programming Yes, it is an application to learn to program from your mobile, something that ergonomically may not be very comfortable, but which lends itself to solving quick challenges in free moments. These exercises are adapted to the level of each user, and are based on the use of the following languages: Python, CSS, Javascript, and HTML.
