phrasr

phrasr

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My Phrasr phrase was, "Technology has increasing importance in everday life."

Description: Phrasr was a very interesting tool to explore, however it has not been one of my favorites so far. Phrasr allows you to type in any word phrase that you want, then applies pictures to explain or describe each word. The creator may then change the pictures to fit whatever message he/she is trying to convey.

Pros and Cons: Pros of Phrasr are the following: 1. You may choose ANY phrase of ANY length with ANY words. 2. You/Students may pick specific pictures to help get a certain point across. 3. Phrasr gives the visual learner a way to tie words to pictures, which can be helpful in retention of information. 4. Phrsr is fun to use.

Cons of Phrasr are the following: 1. If the Internet is down, you will not be able to use Phrasr. 2. I did not feel that many of the pictures actually matched the words I had chosen. 3. Some of the pictures used would not be appropriate for student use. 4. It felt somewhat boring when watching several of the archived slideshows.

Possible Classroom Uses: I mostly think Phrasr could be used to help with vocabulary words. Students could create a sentence using a vocabulary word and/or its definition and Phrasr would create a visual for them to connect to the words. This could be very beneficial for every subject. It could also be used for Geography/Social Studies when learning about different states, countries, continents, etc., but only if the pictures it provides for certain words are accurate.