Information for teachers Rewordifycom is a web site that acts like an app or a program you install Point browser to rewordifycom Works in any browser and on any device The basics Mode 1 Simplify Highlight and Teach ID: 364396
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Rewordify.com
Information for teachersSlide2
Rewordify.com is a web site that acts like an “app” or a program you install
Point browser to rewordify.com
Works in any browser
and on any device
The basicsSlide3
Mode 1: Simplify, Highlight, and Teach
Simplifies harder English by replacing hard words and phrases with easier ones
Highlights the replaced words, showing the original ones upon mouse-hover/click/tap
What does Rewordify.com do?Slide4
Mode 2: Highlight and Teach
Identifies all the hard words and phrases in a passage and highlights them
Shows easy definitions of the harder ones upon mouse-hover/click/tap
What does Rewordify.com do?Slide5
34,300 difficult words and phrases
Hand-picked by experienced educatorsWord length doesn’t matter
Difficult:
ken
, orb, diva
Not difficult:
ridiculousness
,
unbelievably
Identifying “difficult words”Slide6
Makes hard English more accessible
Fosters independent learningOffers an alternative to dictionaries
Assists visual learners
What’s the point?Slide7
Rewordify.com can help:
Ages: high school through adultReading skill: approx. 5
th
grade and up
Target student populationSlide8
Rewordify.com is
not intended for:Ages: children younger than 10
Reading skill: below about 5
th
grade level
Target student populationSlide9
Rewordify.com
An alternative to dictionariesSlide10
Words defined
in terms ofthemselves
Definitions have difficult words
Problems with a dictionary
dictionary.com
google.com
merriam-webster.comSlide11
Requires a multi-step lookup process
Locate an unknown wordLook it upScan the definitions and analyze them
Pick the definition that is most relevant
Go back to original text
Apply the definition within the context of the sentence
Problems with a dictionarySlide12
Words defined in terms of themselves
Rewordify.com never uses any form of an unknown word in its definition
Problem #1 addressed
Word
Dictionary
Rewordify.com
zestful
full of zest
cheerful and energetic
improvisation
an act of improvising
(making
things up on the spot)
palliative
serving
to palliate
pain-relievingSlide13
Difficult words in definitions
Rewordify.com never uses difficult words in definitions:
Problem #2 addressed
Word
Dictionary
Rewordify.com
pertinacious
adhering resolutely to an opinion
stubborn
importune
ask (someone)
pressingly and persistently
beg
propitiousness
auspiciousness: the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result
good luckSlide14
Looks at how words are used in a sentence
Comes up with a “smart” definition based on context
Examples:
“
enchilada” is left alone, but“whole
enchilada
” is reworded to “whole thing.”
Rewordify.com knows contextSlide15
“
Art is beautiful.” is left alone“Art
thou kind?” is reworded to “
Are you kind?”
“He has a lot of spirit.” is left alone
“He is my kindred
spirit.
” is reworded to:
“He is my good
friend.
”
Rewordify.com knows contextSlide16
Dictionary
Rewordify.com
Circular definitions?
Sometimes
Never
Difficult words used in definitions?
Sometimes
Never
Works on entire blocks of text at once?
No
Yes
Simplifies difficult phrases?
No
Yes
Understands
words in context?
No
Yes
Works on web pages?
No
Yes
Defines every word in English?
Yes
No
Comparison to a dictionarySlide17
Rewordify.com
How to use the siteSlide18
Type or paste in text
Enter a web URLExamples of web URLs:
www.example.com
website.edu
hardwebpage.com/hardpage/text.htm
How to useSlide19
Sees words -> rewordifies the words
Sees a URL -> rewordifies the web pageDifferent from Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.
Not a search engineSlide20
Go to rewordify.com:
DemoSlide21
In the top box, type this:
This site is replete with ways to improve your lexical knowledge.
DemoSlide22
Then, press “Rewordify Text.”
DemoSlide23
You’ll see this:
Demo
The phrase “replete with” was replaced with “full of.”
The word “lexical” was replaced with “word-based.”Slide24
Notice the highlighting over the replaced words:
Smart HighlightingSlide25
Hover your mouse over the highlighting:
Smart Highlighting
lexical
The original word appears under your mouse cursor. If you’re on a tablet, just tap the highlighted word.Slide26
At the top of any page, click “Settings.”
Flexible LearningSlide27
Examine the options
Smart HighlightingSlide28
Examine the options (continued)
Smart HighlightingSlide29
Scroll down and click “Save settings.”
Smart HighlightingSlide30
Click the link to go back
Smart HighlightingSlide31
Refresh/reload the page to see the settings change
Smart Highlighting
word-basedSlide32
Printing any screen looks good on a
black-and-white printer
School-printer friendlySlide33
Click the “R” to clear the screen
Works on web pages
word-basedSlide34
Enter a web site, like
www.nytimes.com
Works on web pagesSlide35
The whole web site is rewordified
Works on web pagesSlide36
Rewordify.com
Teacher ToolsSlide37
First, find an article online, or a document on your computer.
Select and copy all or part of the article:
Teacher tools demoSlide38
Paste the text into Rewordify.com and click “Rewordify Text.”
Teacher tools demoSlide39
The text is instantly rewordified.
Teacher tools demoSlide40
Scroll down and click on “View Teacher Tools.”
Teacher tools demoSlide41
You’ll see a list of the hard words, and six
printablehandoutoptions:
Teacher tools demoSlide42
Vocab list with definitions
Vocab list with blanksMatching exercise (with/without key)Quiz version #1 (with/without key)
Quiz version #2
(with/without key)
Teacher tools demoSlide43
Advantages:
Completely freeNo ads (ads on rewordified web pages will show)No personal information collected
No username/password needed
Faster understandingClear understanding of what hard words mean
Wrap-upSlide44
Home page demos“Details” link – from any page
“Contact” link – from any pageYouTube channel – instructional videosBlog: rewordify.blogspot.com
Help availableSlide45
Rewordify.com
Thank you!