Doane+Vocabulary+Resources

**Reading, Vocabulary & Technology--** **A 21st Century Connection**

**Description:** This fast paced session will provide resources and ideas on how technology can be used to address 21st century reading vocabulary development. Participants will walk away with ideas, resources and web sites that can be used in their classroom right away. Who said working on vocabulary couldn't be fun?

**Favorite Tools for Reading Vocabulary:** VocabGrabber allows the user/student to copy and paste text into an area on the screen and then sort the words by curricular area, frequency, familiarity, etc. Words can be selected from the sorted list for use with virtual thesaurus to look for synonyms and build meaning. Noted researcher, Robert Marzano emphasizes the importance of working with words,building student meaning and exploring words as steps in the development of reading vocabulary. This site is one you will want to put on your "radar." Try VocabGrabber with pasages from the NeSA-R ~ 6th grade passage
 * VocabGrabber**: ** @http://www.visualthesaurus.com/vocabgrabber/ **
 * **21st Century Skill:** Communication[[image:esu3vocab/vocabgrab.png width="364" height="71" align="left"]]
 * **Best Practice:** Marzano's Similarities and Differences, vocabulary development (steps 2, 4 & 5)
 * **Reading Goal:** Vocabulary development

This FREE site offers word definitions for all of the ACT & SAT words in video format. The students see the word, hear a definition of the word and then a picture/image animation of the word is given. Showing 3-5 of these a week at the beginning or end of class as a vocabulary springboard is a low stress/easy to implement activity that requires very little work with big rewards for your students. If you wanted to add a creativity wrinkle.....have the students create their own video and share them with the class (or post them on a web page to share with others).
 * Vocabahead**: Word Videos Sub Site :
 * **[[image:VocabAhead_Logo.jpg align="right"]]21st Century Skill Addressed by This Activity:** Communication, ICT Literacy, Content Knowledge,
 * **Best Practice:** Marzano's Vocabulary Development Step 1--Teacher Definition & Step 3 Graphic or Visual Representation of the Word.
 * **Reading Skill Addressed:** Vocabulary development & content knowledge

WordSift helps students sift through written text --they simply cut and paste any text into WordSift and a word cloud is created that is clickable. Students can then click aword and view visual images of the word along with a visual thesaurus. Using the workspace, students can create a visual representation of unknown words, assisting invocabulary development.
 * Word Sift:** http://www.wordsift.com
 * **21st Century Skill:** Communication and Creativity
 * **Best Practice:** Marzano--nonlinguistic representations
 * **Reading Goal:** Vocabulary development

The FREE version of Quizlet allows you to enter words, definitions, and pictures that can be used in a variety of ways to work on vocabulary. Flash cards are the main focus, but the gaming format and ability to put in pictures makes this free tool a "plus" for teachers wanting new strategies for helping students develop their vocabulary. This won't be for everyone, but it might be worth a look.
 * Quizlet:** @http://quizlet.com/ ~ High School Quizlet Example ~ Middle School Quizlet Example ~ Elemenary  Quizlet Prefix Set with Picture ~ Quizlet Prefix Set without Pictures
 * **21st Century Skill:** Communication, Creativity, ICT Literacy
 * **Best Practice:** Marzano--nonlinguistic representations, recognition and reinforcing effort
 * **Reading Goal:** Vocabulary development
 * **Demonstration Video from ESU#3:** ESU#3 Steaming Video on How to Use Quizlet


 * QR R****eader for Mac:** @http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/qr-reader-for-iphone/id368494609?mt=8
 * QR Reader for Android:** @http://www.appbrain.com/app/quickmark-qr-code-reader/tw.com.quickmark

Use a QR Generator to create a QR (Quick Reference) code that can contain text, a web site, a URL that links to an audio file, movie file, etc. Use a QR generator to create a code that can be read by an iPad, iPod, iPhone, laptop, Android, etc. For vocabulary, a teacher could create a QR code with the correct word and then in a presentation, on flash cards, etc. the teacher could put the definition and students could scan the QR code to check their answers. This has been used on a whiteboard, on a bulletin board, in PowerPoint, etc. One teacher created a jeopardy game with the QR code in the lower right corner of the question that was scanned to reveal the answer. Here is a sample:
 * QR Generators**: @http://qrcode.kaywa.com
 * **21st Century Skill:** Communication and Creativity
 * **Best Practice:** Marzano--nonlinguistic representations
 * **Reading Goal:** Vocabulary development
 * **Template for Labels**


 * Google Squared:** http://google.com/square

Google squared can be used in a number of ways, but essentially you type in a word or phrase in the Google Squared search box and a table is generated "guessing" the type of information that you would like to see in a table form based on your search term. For vocabulary I used this tool when looking for Greek & Latin Roots....I typed in "Greek and Latin Roots" and a table was generated...try it.. Very cool!
 * **21st Century Skill:** Communication, Life Skills, ICT Literacy
 * **Best Practice:** Marzano--activities that engage
 * **Reading Goal:** Vocabulary development

**Create a "Motivator" Poster of Vocabulary Words at Big Huge Labs:** @http://bighugelabs.com/motivator.php
 * Big Huge Labs allows users to quickly create a poster using images and words. Teachers and students are using this FREE tool to create a picture representation of a vocabulary word that they can display on a word wall with a picture, the word, and a definition. The "professional" look of the final creation is impressive and students as young as 2nd and 3rd grade could use this web site.
 * **21st Century Skill Addressed by This Activity:** Communication, Creativity, ICT Literacy
 * **Best Practice:** Marzano- activities that engage
 * **Reading Skill Addressed:** Vocabulary development & content knowledge

** Wordia:  http://www.wordia.co **
Similar to a traditional dictionary, Wordia allows users to search for the spelling, meaning and origin of a word. Wordia is unique in its ability to explore the personal connotation of a word through video. Students can even create their own video of the word meaning.
 * 21st Century Skill Addressed by This Activity: Communication, Creativity, Computers, Collaboration
 * Best Practice: Marzano's Vocabulary Development Step 3 graphic or visual representation of the word & Step 4 Activities to add knowledge
 * Reading Skill Addressed: Vocabulary development & content knowledge
 * Example

Visuwords allows the user/student to look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts and it diagrams that help the student see how words are associated.Students can enter words into the search box to look them up or double-click a node to expand the tree, as students hover over words they see the definition and then they can click and drag individual nodes to move them around to help clarify how words are connected. Marzano's best practices emphasize the importance of using similarities and differences and visual representations (this does both!
 * VisuWords:** @http://www.visuwords.com/
 * **21st Century Skill:** Communication
 * **Best Practice:** Marzano--identifying similarities and differences
 * **Reading Goal:** Vocabulary development

FreeRice is a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Program that has two goals:
 * Free Rice Vocabulary Builder:** Free Rice Vocabulary Builder [[image:esu3vocab/free_rice.jpg align="right" caption="http://www.freerice.com" link="@http://freerice.com/index.php?&t=38520880080&s=English%20Vocabulary"]]
 * 1) Provide education to everyone for free.
 * 2) Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free

The web site has an English vocabulary builder with words, definitions, and pronunciation and for each word the students get correct, 10 grains of rice is donated to the World Food Program.
 * **21st Century Skill:** Content Knowledge, Communication, Global Awareness
 * **Best Practice:** Marzano--recognition and reinforcing effort, homework (probably a stretch here) & practice
 * **Reading Goal:** Vocabulary development


 * Site Name:** Prezi
 * Web page:** @http://prezi.com/
 * Description:** Prezi is an "online" presentation tool that rotates and zooms to give your presentation a very different look and feel. If you are looking for an alternative to the traditional Power Point--this is the tool for you.[[image:prezi.jpg width="320" height="236" align="right"]]


 * **Classroom Ideas:**
 * Zoom into the details of a picture, a political cartoon, or a map with ease and without having to navigate out of the presentation.
 * Have the students create their own timeline of events. Easily add Youtube videos or pictures to create an interactive timeline.
 * Use the framing tool to create a Venn diagram containing images and text investigating a key question (e.g. "Was Life Good or Bad in the Middle Ages?" Images can be dragged (in editing mode) into the correct spot by students during discussion.
 * Create a portable, accessible, and virtual "Word Wall" complete with pictures and video. Great for helping students study those hard to remember terms. Here is a sample: @http://prezi.com/apdnra6gtfoy/sample-for-neta/
 * Create a bubble for each word. Upload a photo that relates to the term. "Hide" the word in the bubble and have students guess which word might be featured.
 * Easily create diagrams between related ideas or cause and effect relationships. Provide students with a prompt such as "Jenna went to a restaurant and ate a hamburger."
 * **Sample Prezi**: @http://prezi.com/hgjm18z36h75/why-should-you-move-beyond-slides/


 * [[image:wallwisher.jpg width="560" height="216" align="left"]]Site Name:** Wall Wisher
 * Web page:** http://www.wallwisher.com
 * Description:** Sometimes finicky--but worth the wait! This FREE online tool offers an online location (no registration required) where "sticky notes" can be posted on a wall that is shared via a web address. A simple double click will post a note that can be viewed by others, organized by others, etc.
 * **Classroom Ideas:** Brainstorming, posting questions, organizing ideas, sorting and sifting activities, creating a timeline, sharing ideas...
 * **Sample Wall Wisher:** Math Sample-- h  ttp://www.wallwisher.com/wall/math-sample1


 * Site:** Linoit[[image:lenoit.jpg width="320" height="191" align="right"]]
 * Web page:** @http://en.linoit.com/
 * Description:** Linoit was discovered when looking for a substitute for Wall Wisher (http://www.wallwisher.com) which had become kind of flaky lately. Linoit is FREE but it requires the creator of the canvas/board to register. Depending on the way you set-up the board, users can post notes to the board without registering--which is great for classroom use. Videos, images, links, and text can be added to the canvas and due dates can also be given to tasks. This site is worth a look and some teachers are using it as a combination class web site and homework posting site.
 * **21st Century Skill:** Communication, Collaboration, & Computers
 * **Teaching Ideas & Example**: Link to the sample canvas

To save the image you must click on the export link and then right click (Windows) or Control click (Mac) to save the image in your web browser. It saves the image in .gif format and also gives credit to the site (Image Chef).
 * Site:** Image Chef
 * Web page:** @http://www.imagechef.com/
 * Description:** ImageChef has a number of tools---some more appropriate for school use than others. My favorite is the word mosaic: @http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/
 * **21st Century Skill:** Creativity, Communication,
 * **Teaching Ideas**: Using the word mosaic, students can create a mosaic that is in a shape symbolic of the word with the words forming the shape. An example that was created for an elementary weather unit in science is located on the right.


 * [[image:todaysmeet.jpg width="240" height="176" align="left"]]Site:** Today's Meet
 * Web page:** http://www.todaysmeet.com
 * Description:** Today's meet does not require an account and can be set-up "on the fly" for class feedback, questions and discussions. The simplicity of this tool is its strength.
 * **21st Century Skill:** Communication, Collaboration, Computers (ICT Literacy)
 * **Classroom Ideas for Use:** Use this tool during class for students to post questions, reflect, provide feedback, etc.
 * **Demo Page to try**: []


 * Site:** Wikispace
 * Web page:** http://wikispaces.com
 * Description:** FREE--no advertising premium accounts for teachers are available from wikispaces. Go to the site and then navigate to the help link (top right corner) and follow the links to free sites for educators. Here is a direct link: @http://www.wikispaces.com/content/for/teachers This page is an example of a wikipage.
 * **21st Century Skill:** Life and career skills, communication, collaboration, creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, computers (ICT Literacy)
 * **Classroom Ideas**: Create a classroom wikispace for units of study, allow students to add pages on the wikispace, discussion tab for threaded discussions, communications with parents, sharing web sites that correlate to the unit of study or project, etc. Wikispaces are easy for students to use and to collaborate with others so that more than one person can easily contribute to the project.
 * Sample Wikispace: http://esu3.wikispaces.com

//"Vocabulary is not a developmental skill or one that can be seen as fully mastered. ////The expansion and elaboration of vocabularies is something that extends across a lifetime." //

(Kamil & Hiebert, 2005)