DIGITAL DICTIONARY IN GOOGLE SLIDES™
Are you looking for a digital way for students to keep track of their vocabulary words throughout the year? This interactive digital vocabulary dictionary in Google Slides™ is the answer!
A table of contents slide already has pre-loaded links for each letter of the alphabet that will take students to the corresponding slide. Each slide contains directions in the speaker notes.
Students type in their vocabulary words and definitions. They can use the digital dictionary built into Google Slides™ to look up definitions of unknown words. They can even research their words using the explore tool built into Slides. All slides contain a home icon that links back to the table of contents.
Students can make their dictionaries more visual and interactive by (these ideas along with links to outside sources also appear with screenshots on the last slide of the digital dictionary):
-adding images
-adding videos
-adding links
-adding emojis
-adding animated gif
-adding voice recordings
-adding Google Drawing creations
As mentioned above, each letter has 3 slides. There are navigation buttons in the upper right hand corner that will make it easy for students to switch between the 3 slides for each letter. They can also click on the thumbnails or use the arrow keys on their keyboard to move around the slide deck.
You can use this ONE product for ANY and ALL of your subject areas! Just have students go to File>Make a Copy if they need multiple copies.
The last slide contains ideas and links to outside sources to help students with
Be sure to check out the preview to see this Digital Dictionary in action!
Why this digital dictionary rather than a paper dictionary?
-no more making copies
-can't be LOST
-access from anywhere
-allows for digital collaboration
-easily share with parents via email
-images & videos help the VISUAL learner
-digital tools like the dictionary and research tool help assist student learning
All slides are set to print on 8.5x10 paper if you wish to print completed dictionaries at the end of the year.
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