Heidi's List Wizard

This "wizard" is actually a set of power tools for power users. This page is designed to save you time, not to do your thinking for you. Some ideas:

• Use a concordance tool to get the most common words in a book, text file, or web page. For example, a French teacher could get the common words in Le Petit Prince; an American Lit teacher could do the same for To Kill a Mockingbird. Paste the words into the text box. Then, use a dictionary, thesaurus, or translator tool to make an answer list appropriate for your students.
• Get ready for a unit by "growing" a list of related words. For example, type Iron, Clay, Magnesium, Sulfur in the Word List box (one word per line). Click on Google Sets to find a list of related words, then copy and paste the new list into the Word List box.
• Make your own math problem set for your students.
• Do you like an answer list, but not a word list? Use the Wand to "Cut" the word list; the answer list remains.

This is a "beta" version of this page, which means it is still in development and might have some problems. Please feel free to send me comments; mail them to webmaster, then the "at" sign, then edcuationalpress.org.

Reference tools These tools may open up a pop-up window; be sure to turn off your pop-up blocker.	Current word list You can type in this list directly. If you want an answer list, separate words and answers with =. Give your lists meaningful names, so you can find them again easily. You must register to be able to save your list.	Heavy hitting tools The following tools may replace the entire word list! Be sure to save your lists first. The Undo button cancels the last change only.
Search:  Dictionary.com Thesaurus.com Reference.com the Web  for     Note:These aren't automatic tools! You need to copy and paste words and definitions between the Word List box and the reference tools.	Word List:   Answer List: Separate words from answers with: = ~ | Wand!* Clipboard Word Answer RegExp! (Reference) Regular expression to search Replace found with:
		Troll for related word sets Wicked cool. Enter up to five related words in the list box, such as red, green, yellow or Jefferson, Washington, Clinton and click this button for a full list. (Each word must be on its own line.)
		Concordance and other stats Find the most frequently used words in a given book! 1) Search the book title on Amazon.com. 2) Go to the product detail page. 3) Scroll down to "Inside This Book." 4) Click on Concordance. (Sample.) Oh, that was fun. Play with more concordance and frequency tools.
		Problem maker 5 + 7 = 12 + - x / = _____ lowest operation highest     Make math problem list of (#) problems. Tip: To make a list of all possible problems, enter "all" for number of problems.

Mmmmm... word lists... yummy.