What are Spanish Translations?
If your school has Spanish Translations turned on, you can toggle between English and Spanish translations while working on your assignments.
How It Works
When you open an assignment, if your school has enabled Spanish translations, a message will appear at the top that says Translate to Spanish.
In the assignment, you’ll see a toggle switch in the top-right. You can click it to switch between English and Spanish versions of the question. This lets you read the question in whichever language you prefer.
You’ll also see the explanation in Spanish, so you can better understand the answer after you respond.
Important Things to Know
You can only see translations in an assignment. You won't see the option to translate to Spanish for Independent Practice.
Some questions may only have partial translations. If that happens, we’ll display a message explaining which parts are not available in Spanish yet.
Some questions won’t have translations at all. You’ll get a message telling you this, too. This is common in test prep subjects.
Some questions will require you to answer in English, even if you’re reading the question in Spanish. This is especially important for open-ended responses.
You may see a message asking you to disable the Spanish translation before you can answer. You can switch the translation back on after you’ve submitted your answer.
If you don’t see Spanish translations, your school may not have turned them on yet. You can ask your teacher or admin for help.
What about using browser-based translations?
Before Albert had built-in Spanish translations, many students used tools like Google Chrome's built-in translation feature or Google Translate™ to help them understand their assignments. While Spanish is now available directly in many Albert assignments, these browser tools are still great options, especially if you need translation in a language other than Spanish.
Using Google Chrome
Using Google Chrome
Go to the Albert page you want to read aloud and right-click on a blank spot on the screen. Click the option that says Translate to English.
A pop-up will appear below your search bar, and you can select your preferred language:
If you would like to have the content read aloud, turn on Select-to-speak by following the instructions outlined in this video.
Using Microsoft Edge
Using Microsoft Edge
In the address bar of Microsoft Edge, click on the translation button. You can select your preferred language and then click Translate.
If you would like to have the content read aloud, turn on Immersive Reader by following the instructions outlined here.
Note: You may need to add your preferred language to your Microsoft Edge language setting to translate Albert's content.
Using Google Translate™
Using Google Translate™
Google Translate™ enables you and your students to translate an entire webpage, phrase, or a single word to a multitude of different languages.
Getting Set Up
Read more about the Google Translate™ Chrome extension and add it to your or your student's browser.
Click the Add to Chrome button in the top right of the webpage and then the Add Extension button in the subsequent pop-up window.
You'll now find the extension shortcut to the right of the search bar on your Google Chrome browser.
Entire Page Translation
To translate all of the text on a page, click on the extension shortcut to the right of the search bar; it is the blue icon with a white "G." This will cause the following popup.
From here, click Translate this Page to have the entire page translated to your selected primary language. This toolbar will appear at the top of your page, allowing you to toggle back and forth between the selected language and the original language of the page.
Phrase and Single Word Translation
After adding the Google Translate™ extension to your browser, you can double click on a word or drag your cursor over a phrase. Click on the extension shortcut to the right of the search bar; it is the blue icon with a white "G." This will cause the following popup.
Customization
Customizing this Chrome Extension is straightforward and gives you two customization options. To navigate to this menu, click on the extension shortcut to the right of the search bar and click Extension Options in the resulting pop-up.
In this window, you can...
Set your primary language to dictate which language selected content will be translated to.
Select how you want to interact with the single-word and phrase translations. The default is to have an icon pop up when you highlight text, but if you know you are going to use this feature often, we recommend selecting the option to Immediately display popup to save yourself a click in seeing the text translation.
Disclaimer: Google Translate™ is a registered trademark of Google LLC, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse Albert.