Web 2.0 Tools to Teach Vocabulary

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Web 2.0 Tools to Teach Vocabulary

• By Molly Marren
• Director of Instructional Technology

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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).

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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

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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.

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Vocabulary Learning

• 3 Instructional Areas
• Teaching words and word strategies
• On-demand digital language tools to support
  just-in-time strategic vocabulary learning
  reading
• Ways to increase the volume of reading to support
  students incidental vocabulary learning

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Technology Learning Vocabulary

1. Visual displays of word relationships within text
2. Digital Vocabulary Field Trip
3. Connect Fun Learning with online Vocabulary
   games
4. Have students use media to express vocabulary
   knowledge
5. Online Word Reference Tools

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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

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Typewith.me
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Wordle

• Youtube Wordle Tutorial
• Wordle in the Classroom

• Visually Appealing

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Wordsift

• Youtube Wordsift demonstration
• Word map
• Related images
• Sorts words

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Glogster

• Digital Poster
• Youtube Glogster tutorial
• My Web 2.0 Glog

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Quizlet

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

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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.

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Online Word Reference Tools

• Visual Thesaurus
• Dictionary.com

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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

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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

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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

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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

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More Tools

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

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Explore

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