Internet tools
Wordle is an internet site that turns words that
you frequently use in your subject area into a work of art. It’s a new way of
presenting vocabulary that your students already learn. The website features
include a creation field where you just paste or type the words you use in
class and the website will generate different variations of shapes of the words
you have inputted. You can customize the shape and also the colors of the words
that you put in the field. Another way you can input words you use in your
class room is via web address. If the website supports RSS feed then it than be
use in Wordle. This site is a unique way to present vocabulary that your
students already learn but not new vocabulary because the program will just
create a shape out of the words that you inputted.
The way I am going to use
this program in my class is like a mini word wall every student will have a
copy. I can give questions based on the words that I created in Wordle for that
unit we are covering. It is also a good study guide for your students on the
words that will be use on a test.
http://ww2.ikeepbookmarks.com/home.asp
Ikeepbookmarks.com is a web base book mark manager.
If you sign up you can do the following in any computer you access. You can
share your personal book marks to your contactlist and your friends. You can
also create a list of book marks for your children's favorite site. This
website is a very useful tool to keep all your bookmarks in one place and
access them at anytime at any computer you use.
The way I am going to use this tool in my classroom
is bookmarks all the web pages that are useful for my students to learn
Japanese. I can also book mark articles for my students to read in the class
room or at home. The last way I am going to use this tool in my class room is
linking to my webpage so that my students can comment on the articles that they
are reading.
Diigo.com is the upgrade to Ikeepbookmarks.com it
does the same functions where you can categorize bookmarks and email them but
it takes it further by saving the website. Once you save the website you can
either view it as a HTML or picture offline on your computer or mobile devices.
Other feature it has is the highlight features so that you can focus on certain
parts of the article that you are reading. You can also use the capture feature
where you can box the highlighted text and place notes near the highlighted
area. Once you highlighted and boxed and put notes or comments on the article
you can share it with people. All of your data is store on the cloud or your
computer if you want to work offline.
Mobile functions you can read articles from your
library. Take notes of ideas and pictures to research later on. The feature is
call Diigo power note. This feature is good for my students to have on their smart
phones so that they can share and collaborate on projects they are working on
any class. It also helps me documents and websites for the class that im
teaching with my students.
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