Vocabulary & Technology

Google Translate A free, online language translation tool that instantly

translates and pronounces text.

Google Image Have students look up the word and choose the best image
for the word and how it is used in context. Make sure to
ask for their reasoning and to turn on the safe search
function.

Shahi Combines Google Images with Wiktionary definitions

(Yahoo! is not working)

Lexipedia Generates an interactive word web made of parts of speech

and word relationships. Check out similar online semantic
mapping tools like Visuwords and SnappyWords.

Tag Galaxy Similar tool that creates a virtual galaxy with related words.
Click on a word and explore all Flickr images that share the
tag.

Lingro Copy and paste the url from a website with difficult
vocabulary and lingro generates a dictionary definition for
each word. Just click on the word you do not know, and
lingro will provide definitions.

popplet Copy and paste the url from a website with difficult
vocabulary and lingro generates a dictionary definition for
each word. Just click on the word you do not know, and
lingro will provide definitions.

Vocabulary.co.il Play free online vocabulary games.

Reading Rockets Article: 10 Ways to use technology to build vocabulary.

Source: Selections made from Susan Oxnevad's "Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners"