Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j9OMsdG25435; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:54:39 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:54:39 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <fc.004c56fb023d23d73b9aca00f38b2e85.23d2560@scoe.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Linda Perry" <lperry@scoe.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3825] Re: search engine for ESL/EFL learners X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Status: O Content-Length: 1948 Lines: 62 There is a fee-based search engine that was designed for K-12 that provides the readability levels of all hits. It is called netTrekker D.I. In addition to providing information about readability it also offers an online dictionary. Students may click on any word from a website that has been listed as a hit and a definition for that word will pop up. Here's the URL: http://www.nettrekker.com/frontdoor/ You can get a free, trial account to netTrekker by clicking on the Free Trial link on the homepage. If you click on the Take a Tour link on the homepage it will walk you through all of the features. Although netTrekker was designed for the K-12 audience, I think it could also effectively meet the needs of adult learners and adult education practitioners wishing to pre-select websites for their students. The only downside is that it isn't free. Linda Perry Coordinator, Instructional Technology & Learning Resources (916) 228-2637 (phone) (916) 228-2360 (fax) mailto:lperry@scoe.net http://www.ctap3.org http://www.altn.org/techtraining nifl-technology@nifl.gov writes: >This is kind of follow-up on the recent discussion on >search engines. I've been trying to find search >engines >that can sort out search results by English >profeciency levels (e.g., vocabulary and syntactical >complexity). If such a tool exists, beginning and >lower-intermediate English learners could use the >Internet just about as effectively as native speakers >of English and be exposed to authentic language >learning environments. > >So far, I haven't found anything that resembles that >kind of tool. Do you think it's technically possible >to create such a tool. How feasible would it be from >the pedagogical standpoint? > >Irshat Madyarov, >Doctoral student >University of South Florida > > > > >__________________________________ >Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. >http://farechase.yahoo.com >
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