Last updated on 3 August 2013
Read Write Think is a tool that can be easily used in the classroom for create crossword grids.
Here is a small unpretentious online TICE site that will allow you to simply generate crossword puzzles for your students. Read Write Think offers by default dozens of crosswords sorted by age and school level, but the interest here is very limited since these grids are offered in Shakespeare's language.
More interestingly, a "Create your Own" tab allows you to switch to creation mode. From there, things are very simple. Read Write Think first asks you for a list of all the words you want to see in your crossword puzzle. Words must be at least three characters long.
Once your list is created, you will generate your grid with one click. Automatically, the tool places your words and creates the links between the words. You can validate or regenerate your grid to have another final configuration. Then you will have to integrate a definition for each of the words in your crossword puzzle. Be clear, imaginative and dose the difficulty well. It is from this definition that your reader will have to guess each of the words hidden in the grid.
This is done your crossword puzzle is ready. All you have to do is print it out. You can print only the simple grid, but also the corrected grid with all the correct answers.
This nice little tool keeps its promises and You will be surprised by its ease of use. It is free of charge and does not require registration to be used. We will simply regret that it does not offer a backup system to keep all your created grids online. We would also have liked it to have provided a single url for each of the crossword puzzles used to play and fill them in online.
In the classroom.
Simpler than some specialized software, Read Write Think will allow you to create crossword puzzles without much difficulty. You can build a thematic grid around a lesson or a point in the programme. Another way for your students to playfully memorize a list of keywords. You can also put the creation tool in the hands of a student or group of students and ask them to create a grid by imagining definitions for a list of words.
Link: Read Write Think
English
I just tested it quickly.
Admittedly, it is very easy to use but it lacks something essential for me: definitions. That is why I will continue with Eclipse Crossword (free and royalty-free).
It must be downloaded to use it but it is very light, less intuitive (although), it allows definitions, several outputs (printable or web format among others).
http://institupastriste.eklablog.com/faire-ses-mots-croises-eclipse-crossword-a5205084
Indeed, a tool that is very simple to use, but which has two disadvantages with regard to Molière’s language:
– It does not accept accented characters when entering … definitions It is annoying for a grid intended for students who themselves do not master (or neglect) the … accentuation
– The size of the definitions is ‘limited’; however, the number of characters available is too small to my liking.
To make crossword puzzles, I am therefore more willing to use: https://crosswordlabs.com/
Thank you for sharing links; I'm making great discoveries here!