Vocabulary

Got vocab ideas? [|New Lakeview Vocab Series] Here's the link to the new 6-12 vocabulary series we'll be using.

[|Wordnik] Amazingly fun vocab site. Links words to flickr images, sentences, etc.

[|Vocab self test site] Reid Atherton found this and shared it with all of the freshmen. They're using it for studying for final exams! KHJ

[|Teach vocab with flickr images] What a great idea. I wish I'd thought of it. KHJ

[|Quizlet] A fifteen year old student invented this site to help himself learn 101 french animals names. Truly great site for memorizing any kind of list: customized quizzes, games for practicing words, etc. KHJ

[|Vocab in Context]: Here is a site (that calls itself Vocabulary University and is hosted by Etta Molly Gee, Professor of Library Science :-) that gives you vocab words from quite a few classic literary texts. Here is an example from Arthur Miller's //Death of a Salesman//:
 * In order of appearance:** simonize, idealist, merchandise, hammock, anemic, fob, watch fob, philandering, remiss, insurance premium, dictation, cliches, self-centered, desert, magnificence
 * Alphabetically:** anemic, cliches, desert, dictation, fob, hammock, idealist, insurance premium, magnificence, merchandise, philandering, remiss, self-centered, simonize, watch fob

[|Flashcard Exchange] This is a site where you can set up your own flashcards for any subject. They can also be downloaded (uploaded?) to your iPhone for a fee to iTunes for the App. the only caveat is that some of the features on the website are pay features. For example, free and pay services are as follows: Free Services Premium Services One-time fee of: **$19.95 USD** This may be too steep for each student, but as teachers, perhaps we could create a school-based account that our students could access for their flashcards? CDV
 * **Create** unlimited flashcards.
 * **Share** your flashcards with friends and students.
 * **Study** on-line (no account required).
 * **Play** memory.
 * **Print** flashcards in multiple formats.
 * **Export** flashcards to Word or Excel.
 * **Advance Study** with [|Leitner] card files.
 * **Images** create image flashcards.
 * **Audio** create audio flashcards.

Headmagnet Another flashcard site that allows for easy access to share with others. CLB