Dictionaries

We have analysed the Cambridge, Longman and Merriam-Webster dictionaries.
All these dictionaries are extremely resourceful tools for classroom usage. After having analysed the following links, we have checked that they are all subscription-free and have the following features in common:

• Audio pronunciation
• Phonetic transcription
• Word definition
• Sentence examples
• Related words
• Word of the day
• Puzzles and games
• New words
• Links to encyclopedias

We have filled the dictionary checklist, which you can find in the following link.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24105777/dictionarychecklist.docx

MULTIMEDIA

On our first session, we presented a personal definition of multimedia and then we saw different definitions from various websites. According to Vaughan (1993), multimedia is: “any combination of text, graphic art, sound, animation and video that is delivered by computer. When you allow the user (…) to control what and when these elements are delivered, it is interactive multimedia. When you provide a structure of linked elements through which the user can navigate, interactive multimedia becomes hypermedia.” (Vaughan, 1993)

As far as technology is concerned, we saw the differences between traditional and modern technology as well as their advantages and disadvantages in the classroom.

We invite you to watch how technology in the classroom evolved throughout the years: