Technology Update
January Edition
Happy New Year!
I hope that you enjoyed your Winter Break. I can't say that mine was relaxing, but I was thankful for more time with my little ones. As always, let me know if there is anything (training, creating, etc.) that I can do for you or your grade level.
Wordsmyth
Wordsmyth is an online dictionary with three reading environments for three different audiences.
WILD is a visual environment developed especially for grades K-3. Features include:
- Definitions written with a controlled vocabulary of 1500 words
- Developmentally-appropriate sentences for every word and for each meaning of a word
- Integrated visual environments including World, Book, and Collections to really allow students to explore language
- Audio for each word
- Fun activities to promote literacy
- Related-words feature for concept mapping, writing, and brainstorming
- Easy-to-read definitions and examples
- Word histories, language notes, images, and animation to help build literacy.
The Comprehensive Dictionary-Thesaurus Suite has three reading levels: Beginner's, Intermediate, and Advanced. It features:
- Easy-to-read definitions and examples
- Synonyms, similar words, and antonyms under each definition
- Audio pronunciations
- Thousands of images
WILD
Explore places in the Wordsmyth World.
Word Explorer
Use the Word Explorer to build vocabulary with related words.
Comprehensive Dictionary Suite
Choose the dictionary level.