Spellspire

Spellspire is a new free iOS word game that I can't stop playing.  This is a fun game that is like a combination of Boggle meets a RPG, where in a user can earn money and then buy different items to equip their player.  As a user advanced up the tower, monsters get harder and harder, and a player has to spell words faster and faster.  This can be a fun way to introduce Game Based Learning into the classroom, is great for centers, and has high replay value.  I just wish they add the ability to have future players per device, as it seems only one person can play at a time.

Below is a brief demo...



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Lexipedia

Lexipedia is a new (beta) site that is great for visualizing words. It does this by displaying your words in a concept map w/ a "legend/key" that displays the type of words they are. I would compare it to Vocab Grabber's visual thesaurus in that respect.

For example, I looked up "technology integration" and from the pic below you'll see the concept map that was displayed. Also, on that page you'll see a "legend" that will display if the word is a: verb, noun, adjective, etc. and then list the definitions.


Give it a try by clicking here.

Wordnik

Wordnik is a very interesting site. It's a place where one would go to learn any information on a given word.

For example, if you typed in the word, "web 2.0" it would give you results in the following ways: images, used in a sentence, related words, statistics, etc. Ideally, I can see this being used w/ L.A. classes or those wanting to help learn words.

Another unique feature to this site is the ability to register and then create your own content. So there is definitely a "web 2.0 vibe" going on here as well. Plus, there is a nice little feature which tells you how many times the word has been viewed and you can even click on an audio button to hear the word spoken (great for Spelling Bee practice).



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