VIEW VIDEO TUTORIALS & DOWNLOAD PDF FILES
Video Tutorials are listed below. Click on the LINK or on the image to activate a brief 'screen-cast" video tutorial!
Safari's Hidden Tools
What is tabbed browsing?
Tabbed browsing the user to open new pages in a tab, thus allowing multiple pages to be open and to easily click tabs to switch between pages without closing pages. . Similar to having file folders with labeled tabs, the user can click a tab and jump between web pages. This hidden tool makes looking up words in a quality dictionary easy to do!
How does it work in the classroom?
When students are trying to learn new vocabulary words and/or come across new words in a web page, using tabbed browsing becomes a powerful literacy strategy. By opening a ‘good’ and ‘useful’ online dictionary or dictionary built into the computer, readers can immediately look up a word without closing one web page to open another.
How do I learn how to do this?
You can download the handout and see the step-by-step directions, watch the videos or do both! Listed below are the ‘learning activity’ handouts and video options! The videos are in small chunks and may be replayed as often as needed!
Online Dictionary Links:
- Cambridge's Dictionary- has options in the drop-down menu, learner's dictionary, etc
- Longman's DIctionary- another excellent option for words not just in context, but with descriptions that are meaningful to those without the background knowledge that many dictionaries assume readers have.
| VIDEO: Activating the TABBED viewing option in Safari.
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Creating a NEW Tab in Safari ! Once you activate tabbed browsing in the preferences, you can open links in a new tab by holding down the APPLE key (command) and clicking on the link!
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| Closing a single tab instead of the entire browser!
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FIND a word within a Safari browser window!
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| Safari's Built-in Dictionary Tool Safari has a built-in dictionary tool that allows the user to click and view a pop-up dictionary definition of a word. Please note that the dictionary is a high-lexile level dictionary. Students with low vocabulary skills are likely to struggle with the definitions.
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Using the Dictionary Program (on the Mac) with Safari! This technique allows the user to work with the Dictionary application that comes with all Macs (Application folder --> Dictionary).
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