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Global Schoolhouse

From the website: "In a connected world, students need a global perspective. Global SchoolNet combines smart teaching ideas with web publishing, video conferencing and other online tools that bridge g...

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Administrator Tools and Information, Teacher Tools and Information

yourDictionary.com

Type of Resource: Student tools and information, Teacher Tools and Information, Online Learning Toolkit

Free or Fee: Fee - Free resource and fee for services

Computer Needs: None Apparent

Link: Visit the Site!

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This site is laden with ads on all sides at all times. Focus in on the dictionaries and thesaurus and you´ll quickly see the value of the site for homework help or a classroom resource. There are pieces of this site that are fun and interesting, like finding the meaning of your name or what Kumbaya means.

Description:

This site is contains an English dictionary and thesaurus, but is so much more. Find dictionaries to over 280 languages! A valuable resource that news media and business people regularly use. Audio pronunciation accompanies most entries. From the website: "yourDictionary.com is a language products and services company that maintains the most comprehensive and authoritative language portal on the web with more than 2500 dictionaries and grammars in over 300 languages, games that build language skills, and forum."

Possible uses:

Use this site as a resource in class, when creating homework assignments or as a homework resource for students. Sign up to receive the word of the day and share that with your class. Find games (mostly crossword puzzles) for students. In articles on the `Fun and Games´ page there are interesting pieces of information about English to share with students, such as the longest English word. Students can find the meaning of their name, find synonyms and grammar points. This site offers translation services, for a fee, and other software.