The electronic translator got another workout today

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I guess now that some of my MLLs (non-native English speakers) know that I have the pocket translator they felt more comfortable asking me for help with the Punnett square problems. Several of the Spanish-speakers came up to my lab bench so I could explain to them what to do. I was happy to see them ask and was happy that I had the ability to explain the process with them. The Ukrainian student sat alone at his desk and clearly had no idea what to do. I called him up with his paper, switched the translator to Ukrainian, and got to explaining with him. It is a shame that there isn't a way for these students to understand and follow along when I'm actually teaching it the first time but there is no magic way to translate into multiple languages for different students at the same time. I walked him through 2 of the problems and then told him if he doesn't understand then he needs to come up to me to ask for help. I told him not to let the lessons pass him by. It is definitely a handy little gadget.