tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156819796685299347.post5359656568666732204..comments2013-02-18T18:38:28.785-05:00Comments on Wonderful Web 2.0s: F-U-N with Spelling!Mandy Mackinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384970463393401473noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156819796685299347.post-51000341755616171252013-02-11T21:57:15.565-05:002013-02-11T21:57:15.565-05:00Liz, I love the idea of uploading MSA related voca...Liz, I love the idea of uploading MSA related vocabulary to SpellingCity. At the moment, my principal is strongly encouraging the intermediate teachers in my school to reinforce academic vocabulary in the weeks preceding MSA, but it's very difficult to engage learners when you're simply defining "compare" or "identify" each week. I like the idea of using SpellingCity to review those vocabulary words.Sarah Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950109837688636303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156819796685299347.post-24238105937769453182013-02-03T16:16:33.444-05:002013-02-03T16:16:33.444-05:00Natalie, I could have used this when I was in elem...Natalie, I could have used this when I was in elementary school too! I was/am an awful speller; thanks whole-language! I'm not sure if it gives any sort of feedback. That's a great thing for me to explore as I look further into it. Thanks for the suggestion!!<br />Liz, I know there are vocabulary games for students to play on this site, but it's part of their "premium" membership (which means it costs money). I agree that it's important to teach the content too, but the good thing about teaching vocab to intermediate students is that you can discuss prefixes and suffixes and root words. This will help students when they encounter words and will be able to gain a better understanding of them and, in turn, the content being taught.Mandy Mackinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12384970463393401473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156819796685299347.post-59335109618424906472013-02-01T19:30:01.033-05:002013-02-01T19:30:01.033-05:00Natalie I couldn't agree with you more. The m...Natalie I couldn't agree with you more. The more I hear about middle school from you, the more I worry that my fifth grade students are not prepared for middle school. I often teach test taking strategies, but spelling does seem to be the subject that is overlooked. So you make a great point to stress that the content is being assessed, not just the vocabulary. Thanks for the middle school reminder :)Liz OConnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291302778622435965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156819796685299347.post-10233061099189876782013-01-31T18:37:51.173-05:002013-01-31T18:37:51.173-05:00Mandy,
My kids would have loved this when they we...Mandy, <br />My kids would have loved this when they were in ES! I think it is a great tool for kids to interact with the words independently. Does it give users scores or any kind of feedback regarding their ability to spell the words?<br /><br />Liz - in MS, students often confuse studying for a test with studying for vocabulary words. In general, I think we all need to teach kids how to study for tests that are based on content, not just vocabulary. Natalie Janiszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194210383338646904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156819796685299347.post-49009420433257341112013-01-29T19:14:25.116-05:002013-01-29T19:14:25.116-05:00I use SpellingCity when my parents are asking for ...I use SpellingCity when my parents are asking for more spelling homework. In fifth grade we've been trying to ease away from spelling homework, so parents that are interested in more activities appreciate uploading the spelling list and using the activities, lessons, and testing functions.<br /><br />Even more so, when we get to the hectic fourth quarter and no longer assign spelling homework, SpellingCity is a great review for the Science MSA with the already loaded Science Word Lists organized by grade and subject.Liz OConnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291302778622435965noreply@blogger.com