There is a wealth of research to suggest that vocabulary knowledge is the single best predictor of student academic achievement across all curriculum areas.
4 Tools for Building Academic Vocabulary - Getting Smart by Susan Oxnevad - 2 views
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Technology is an effective and engaging tool that can be used to improve vocabulary acquisition for all learners and engage them in the learning process.
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Engaging students in activities to build vocabulary is all about the learning that occurs during the process of creating, not about ending up with an impressive final project. Use student centered learning activities like these to make good use of technology as an efficient and effective tool for learning.
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Socrative | Student Response System | Audience Response Systems | Clicker | Clickers | ... - 1 views
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Engage the class using any device Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets.
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If you don't have clickers, no problem, you can use this free site instead.
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I've never used this, but if any of you do, I'd love for you to comment back to share your experience. =)
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I used this last year. It also works well for a small assessment during centers or small group, then the student can move to another activity. Students like that it gives immediate feedback.
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