Wordia: Bring words to life!

It is an online visual dictionary that supply lots of videos that different people(some public figure and celebrity) explaining  the words mean to them. Basically we will have the definition and usage of the word if we search it in the 'search bar'.

Besides, if some people have uploaded his or her video to explain the word, it will show on the left hand. 


Value: learning vocabulary in CONTEXT
Looking up the vocabularies in he traditional dictionary is a very boring experience and students always still feel confused when facing to a long and complicated explanation. Also, even they can remember the meaning of the word, they still can not use into practical because they have remembered the word without the context. Wordia provides a new way to study word. People in the video will  explain the word by his or her own 'context' which will help the students to understand the word in depth. Moreover, if students watch the different videos on the same word, they will understand the meaning of it in various context. Thus, I think Wordia offer the learners and students teaching and studying the vocabulary not only in definition as traditional way bu more in 'CONTEXT'. 


Additionally, it is a very interesting way to study the 'meaning' and students will never feel boring when remember the word. They will unconsciously remember it when watching the video. 


Focus on the 'process' learning. 

Usage 
task: for studying vocabulary (practice listening & speaking skills)
  1. teacher tell students the word that they need to learn today, but without any explanation 
  2. divide the whole class into several groups; different group will watch different video but they all explain the target word.
  3. group discussion: members in the same group discuss their understand on the video, the meaning of the word to the recorder.
  4. each group will present the meaning of the word in the video they have watched in the class blog  and embed the video. Then they will also present their understanding to the whole class (each group needs a presenter). 
  5. teacher will make a conclusion and comment. (it is very important because sometime students may misunderstand the word)
  6. mix the students together and redivide the whole class into several groups. students will present the word meaning to themselves in the group. 
  7. After class, teacher ask students to podcast their the word meaning to themselves as a video in the class blog, sharing their ideas with each other. 


Limitation: 

• The definition is the individual'a perspective and some of them are not reliable. 
• Limit amount of the videos that have been uploaded by people