There is an abundance of amazing online resources to support literacy development in the classroom. As we begin to work in collaboration to address literacy accross the curriculum, the blog will become a central hub for us all to share ideas and resources with each other. Here are a few offerings that I have used in Media and Film Studies that can be used in any subject to explore language and vocabulary. One of my absolute favourites is WORDLE which allows you to create visual 'word clouds' on any topic/theme/combination of words. It's very addictive and makes a fantastic activity/homework/display tool that encourages thought and exploration of language: Here is the link and some examples:
http://www.wordle.net/
If you master Wordle and want to go one step further, why not give the following a try 'TAGXEDO'. It's awesome! Not so much an "alternative" to Wordle as much as "Wordle - the next generation". Go check it out!
http://www.tagxedo.com/
SAVE THE WORDS
Each year hundreds of words are dropped from the English language. Old words, wise words, hard working words. Words that once led meaningful lives but now lie unused, unloved and unwanted.
Today 90% of everything we write is communicated in 7,000 words. You can change all that through help save the words. This brilliant site allows you to adopt words and offers fun ways to experiment with using new words. This is a brilliant starter activity; tutor time activity and will help to enrich, extend and engage students at all levels with language. Go on - adopt a word NOW!
http://www.savethewords.org/
To end. This exemplifies why it is so important that students leave education with good literacy standards:
More ideas and resources to be posted soon. Feel free to share some of yours! Have fun.
Nina
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