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Web 2.0 Tools to Teach Vocabulary

Web 2.0 Tools to Teach Vocabulary. By Molly Marren Director of Instructional Technology. Web 2.0. A forum for anyone to create, share and collaborate .

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Web 2.0 Tools to Teach Vocabulary

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  1. Web 2.0 Tools to Teach Vocabulary By Molly Marren Director of Instructional Technology

  2. Web 2.0 • A forum for anyone to create, share and collaborate. • Web 2.0 is a term used to encompass the growing number of web-based tools. Many of these tools are free and/or social in nature, promoting self-expression and transitioning the Internet from a place of isolation to one of interconnectedness (Solomon & Schrum, 2007).

  3. Web 2.0 Cautions & Recommendations • What is free today may not be tomorrow • New tools are always being introduced • Check policies for student use – some must be 13 & up • Incorporate Digital Citizenship / Internet Safety when and where appropriate

  4. Research • Dalton, Bridget, and Dana L. Grisham. "eVoc Strategies: 10 Ways to use  Technology to Build Vocabulary." The Reading Teacher 64.5 (2011): 306-316. • “eVoc strategy is an electronic or technology based strategy that teachers can use to develop students’ vocabulary learning and interest in words.”

  5. Vocabulary Learning 3 Instructional Areas: • Teaching words and word strategies • On-demand digital language tools to support just-in-timestrategic vocabulary learning & reading • Ways to increase the volume of reading to support students’ incidental vocabulary learning

  6. Technology & Learning Vocabulary • Visual displays of word relationships within text • Digital Vocabulary Field Trip • Connect Fun & Learning with online Vocabulary games • Have students use media to express vocabulary knowledge • Online Word Reference Tools

  7. Teaching & Learning Vocabulary • Typewith.me – collaborative word processing • Wordle – word clouds, visually appealing • Wordsift – word cloud tool that include images and word maps • Glogster – digital posters • Quizlet – fun & interactive flash cards with audio • Games

  8. Typewith.me

  9. Wordle • Youtube Wordle Tutorial • Wordle in the Classroom • Visually Appealing

  10. Wordsift • Youtube – Wordsift demonstration • Word map • Related images • Sorts words

  11. Glogster • Digital Poster • Youtube – Glogster tutorial • My Web 2.0 Glog

  12. Quizlet • Interactive flash cards with audio • Create your own or use what is available • Uses • My Excel FlashCards

  13. Voki • Voki is a personalized speaking avatar • Uses • Word of the week / month • Another Word of the Month • Students record words • Listening stations • My Voki • Lesson Plan Database • Can my students use Voki? • Sure! Students age 13 or over can create their own account. As a teacher, you can also create a class account and share your login information with students. Please see our Privacy Policy (Section 8) for more on collecting information from Children. Visit the Teachers' Corner to find out how your worldwide colleagues are involving their students.

  14. Online Word Reference Tools • Visual Thesaurus • Dictionary.com

  15. Develop Strategic Digital Readers With “on-Demand” Vocabulary Help 6. Support Reading & Word Learning With Just-In-Time Vocabulary Reference Support 7. Use Language Translators to provide Just-In-Time Help for ELs

  16. Digital Readers • Online dictionaries & thesauri • Ebook readers – dictionary help • Websters Dictionary • Word Central • Yahoo Kids American Heritage Dictionary • Enchanted Learning • Wordle & WordSift – different Languages • Translators • Google • Babelfish

  17. Expand Wide Reading & Incidental Word Learning With Digital Text 8. Increase Reading Volume by Reading Digital Text 9. Increase Reading Volume by Listening to Digital Text with a Text-to-Speech Tool & Audio Books 10. Combine Vocabulary Learning & Social Service

  18. Expand Reading with Digital Text • Online Reading - aggregate • Scholastic News • Time for Kids • Weekly Readers • National Geographic Kids • Science News for Kids • Digital Posters • Glogster • Text to Speech (TTS) • Natural Reader • Strategies for listening to text

  19. More Tools • Spelling City • Vocabulary Games • Freerice.com • Purpose Games - educational quiz and trivia games

  20. Explore • “In a digital world, knowing how to use the tools and resources available online is part of becoming a strategic learner.”

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