One useful aspect of this extension is the ability to save a history of all defined words and their definitions. Students can download this as a CSV file and use other her Chrome or Google Drive extensions (like FlashTabs) to create flashcards. This helps learners practice previously looked up words. Again, some users may find this feature annoying: let your learners know the feature exists, and let them know how to turn it off.
The add-on’s ease of use while browsing the internet is its best feature. This is a simple tool that helps users define unfamiliar words. However, this add-on does not provide the details found in most other dictionaries, such as etymology. Serious language learners and hard-working writers may find this add-on useless: there isn’t much information here.
However, for most users, especially ELL learners, this could prove to be a very useful tool. Most entries have an audio pronunciation option. This is a great feature that will be of great benefit to readers working to improve their fluency. Plus, there are ways to dive even deeper if you want. For example, you can use add-ons to open new tabs and search for more information about words. Not all kids have access to this feature, but he’s happy to have one more simple step to learn more.
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User’s overall consensus about the app
student involvement
For reference add-ons, dictionaries are straightforward. Being able to stay in the browser when searching for words is nice, but its simplicity may not be enough to force users to remember words.
Curriculum and instruction
Dictionaries cover many areas. A large number of definitions and links direct users to sites that help them look up definitions in greater detail, such as Princeton’s Wordnet Search.
customer support
Dictionaries read words out loud and provide definitions, but have little help functionality. The add-on does not read PDF files. Keep that in mind when browsing.
