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Review of [|www.wordchamp.com] I found an extremely useful website at [|word champ]. .This is a site that could be useful for the learning of any foreign language. In Spanish we spend a great deal of time working with vocabulary. Every time we have a new vocabulary list, students need to turn in 100 points of a "Vocab Man" The vocab man has different ways that students can achieve their points. For example: flashcards are 50, alphabetizing the words are 25. I have decided to add Word Champ to the vocab man. Word Champ is a cool way for students to practice the vocabulary using the words that their teachers has previously added. Word champ will give them a word in English or Spanish and they have to type the other language. It will also pronounce the words for the student. Students can also download the list to their MP3 player and listen to it that way.

We also work a lot with verbs. As a teacher, I can put a list of verbs on the site and add an assignment where students have to conjugate in a variety of different tenses.

In this site, I can set up an account as a teacher. Once I have created my account, I can then add classes. I have added all 6 of my sections. Then I give the account name and initial password to the students and they create their own accounts. Every week I assign an assignment and they click on the link, do it and then I can check to see which students completed the assignment and how well they did. Students can do the assignment or practice as many times as they want. I really love this site because it allows students to practice their vocabulary while using technology.