Nick+Sakellaris+Vocabulary+Tools+Evaluation

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Vocabulary Tools

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 * =Lexipedia= || defines words, gives antonyms and synonyms, and links the words together in a web || to help create wordles, for students to look up words and use as a thesaurus || some words don't have as many synonyms and antonyms || 4 ||
 * =Lingro= || for any website or blog it defines all the words on the page that you click on and it can be in any language too || for different languages, for looking up words on blogs and webpages, and listening tools as well || finding and using appropriate websites or webpages to use for kids || 4 ||
 * =Shahi= || A Visual Dictionary that has images from various search engines and defines the word and defines words in the definition as well. || This tool is great for differentiation in the class b/c you have different types of learners like visual, auditory, etc. || what is there for an auditory learner? || 4 ||
 * =Snappy Words= || online interactive dictionary and thesaurus || it levels words by grade level, makes connections, and translates as well || ads on the side seem ok?? kids distracted by them? || 5 ||
 * =Visual Dictionary= || another visual dictionary that defines words used in the real world and anyone can contribute/add to it || it can bu used as a visual dictionary but also like a wiki because kids can contribute to it || inappropriate or inaccurate information on the page || 3 ||
 * =Visuwords= || online graphical dictionary || it is great for visual learners and it makes connections and associations for words || mostly for visual learners, what about other types of learners? || 3 ||
 * =VocabGrabber= || grabs vocab words from a text like an article or passage || great for copying and pasting essays written by students or nonfiction articles read in class || some text will be better than others. Have to make careful choices. Can't search for certain words. || 3 ||
 * =Webster's Visual Dictionary= || visual dictionary connecting images with definitions || sorts the words by theme || twitter and facebook and many other ads on this page || 2 ||
 * =Wordia= || bringing words to life by defining words using video || it ranks the videos for use and will help students be way more engaged || are all videos appropriate for children? || 5 ||
 * =Wordsift= || like wordle and vocabgrabber where it takes words from a passage and defines them || it sifts through the text to define the words and make connections || using google to search the words could be a probelm? || 4 ||
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