Dictionary.com App

My students use the dictionary.com app almost daily.  It is a wonderful app and is so easy to use.  My students have been taught to use a "regular" dictionary, but this app has more words than our classroom dictionaries and it really makes looking up word meanings more interesting for the students.  They can be exposed to inappropriate words with the app, but with training and classroom management it has not been a problem with my fourth graders.  We have discussed appropriate use of this app. With all of the possibilities of inappropriate use of technology out there, I think frank conversation really is important so they can learn to censor what they do!