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Voracious
ATTACK
VOCABULARY
APPS THAT
WORDS
Joquetta “The Digital Diva” Johnson, Library Media Specialist
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PUWTNov. 9, 2013
www.joquettajohnson.com
@accordin2jo
http://tinyurl.com/vocablivebinder
Presentation and additional resources
can be found:
Image source: http://dosya.beyn.org/yazilar/soru-isareti-zar.jpg
ELL
Content Specific
High Stakes
TestingCommon
Core
LiteracyWriting
Words are the currency of communication. A robust vocabulary improves all areas of communication —
listening, speaking, reading and writing.http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/understanding-vocabulary
App Is…. an abbreviation for
application. An app is a piece of software. It can run on the Internet, on your computer, or on your phone or other electronic device.
http://google.about.com/od/a/g/apps_def.htm
F- Free
$ -Fee
F/$ - Free & Paid Features
A- App Store
D- Android
Quizlet
F $
VocabAhead
F $
VisualThesaurus
F /$
VocabGrabber
F/$
Flocabulary
F/$
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Lesson ideas
Student Interactives
Student produced work using cellphones and collage app
Paper SlideVideo
Project
http://edutech4teachers.edublogs.org/2012/03/18/paper-slide-videos/
In self-selected teams,students choose SAT vocabulary from vocabahead.com that they wanted to learn and use in a story. They posted their list to Edmodo.com, so other
teams could see their list. They were required to use at least five words in their story.
Team S.H.Y. brainstorming, sharing,
and drafting ideas for their story
using a story map from www.readwritethink.org.
Story Map
Script
Student Reflection
Student Reflection
http://goo.gl/te3g3C
http://tinyurl.com/paperslide1
Digital Tools & Resources Used in this Project
Brain Pop and Safari Montage Video: teaching students about the writing process
Edmodo: posting resources, communicating and collaborating with teams,assignment updates, and reflections
YouTube: introducing students to Paper Slide Videos and posting final Paper Slide Videos
Flip Cameras and iPads:recording videos and student reflections
ThreeRing App and Website:documenting student work
Morgue File and Search CC:locating copyright free images
Vocabahead Website:selecting SAT vocabulary
Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fcharlton/2143083305/
www.spellingbee.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/12364944/
Joquetta “The Digital Diva” JohnsonLibrary Media Specialist
Pikesville High SchoolBaltimore County Public Schools
Baltimore, MD USA
www.pikesvillehslibrary.pbworks.comwww.youtube.com/pikesvillehslibrary
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