Vocab+in+the+21st+Century

Herein lie a few ideas as to how you might integrate technology in novel and simple ways when VOCABULARY is the issue. These include: Or, make use of [|Quizlet]. It’s a free, simple, tech-driven way to go beyond the confines of ordinary flash cards. Without costing a dime, [|Quizlet] allows users to Even better is the fact that terms can be tagged as well as linked to [|Answers.com]. This makes [|Quizlet] a nifty alternative to traditional flash cards. [|Quizlet] also promotes collaboration among students and teachers.
 * access [|unitedstreaming.com] and search for high resolution images and/or video clips that illustrate the words being introduced
 * have students use a digital camera to capture images that depict the concepts being expressed by the words and then create a quick slideshow or [|collage] (i.e., a picture grid or contact sheet) using [|Picasa]
 * allow students to use the interactive whiteboard to digitally draw picture definitions of the terms
 * use [|Audacity] or iPhoto to record and share audible examples of how the words are pronounced, defined, and used in context
 * work with randomly generated vocabulary quizzes and collaboration tools
 * keep track of the words they know (only retesting them on the ones they don’t know so well)
 * share their lists of vocabulary terms with classmates and get notified by email when others make new lists for them
 * import words from a file without having to retype them