June 2008
Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds
by knann & 20 othersWordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.
September 2007
eWord Game
by knannCompanion to textbook Houghton Mifflin Spelling and Vocabulary but still useful for grades 1-6. Hover over the word or definition to hear it read aloud.
Make your own comic with MAKE BELIEFS COMIX! Online Educational Comic Generator for Kids of All Ages
by knannLooking for an alternative to a quiz or an assignment of boring vocabulary definitions written on notebook paper? Trying to find a way to prompt students to write even short passages? Trying to teach simple dialog to ESL/ELL students? Working on appropriate language and interpersonal skills with emotional support students? Looking for a creative way to make clever newsletter additions, bulletin board items, or class rules? Use this great online tool for both students and teachers to create web-based or printed comic strips from a selection of characters and voice bubbles-- and with your OWN text!
July 2007
January 2007
MapMyWord Graphic Dictionary & Thesaurus - The Free Vocabulary Builder Tool
by knann (via)MapMyWord is an interactive graphic dictionary and thesaurus, which dynamically draws color-coded representation of words, relationships (16 types), and meanings in radial clickable graphs. The g, s, t superscripts denote words suitable for GRE, SAT, and TOEFL levels, respectively. Special editable features include Pronunciation, Wordlist Difficulty Setting, Next Word Randomization, Spelling Suggestions, Sample Usage mini-Messages, and Clickable Nodes and Words.
Where can I use MapMyWord?
November 2006
Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun (Vocabulary Building for K-12 and ESL students)
by knann & 1 other (via)Nice set of vocabulary games for students
VoyCabulary.com - Online web dictionary & thesaurus word linking lookup reference tool.
by knannVoyCabulary makes the words on any webpage into links so you can look them up in a dictionary or other word-reference-site of your choice, by simply clicking on the words.
October 2005
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