Written by No one loves being laughed at for sure but I love being a sesquipedalian. Laughable right, I love big words. I once had a friend, emphasis on the word had, he’d laugh and poke fun at me mainly because of my clumsy attempts at pronunciation. Simply put, saying more with less appeals to my nature. Often when reading I’ll have a dictionary handy, depending on the type of book, in order to quickly flick up a meaning or two. I see my students struggling with the concept, understanding words in context and so it was with delight when I found this sweet web app from one of my favorite educational blogger, Larry Farlazzo. It is one of the few web apps that I see students using even when they are not required to, reinforcing its value. LINGRO, is a superb interactive web app that works within the web page itself. Open the website Lingro, take the url of the page that you are reading and simply plug it in. Your webpage then opens perfectly embedded in Lingro. There is no discernable difference, aside from the Lingro banner at the top of the page. The added dimension occurs when you click on a word that you may not understand. A definition of the word pops up on the page. Should a word within the definition be unknown you can also click on the word for a definition within the definition. Try it out it works a like a gem.
Lingro Start Screen
Lingro Popouts
