Welcome to the Kids Open Dictionary Builder.
The purpose of this project is to create a free, open simple dictionary for students to use. This dictionary will ultimately be published in a variety of formats and for multiple platforms.
To add to this project, find a word you'd like to write a definition for or click "Instant Karma" for a random word. Please consult the style guidelines for editorial information.
Don't be shy! Whatever you do doesn't have to be perfect; we'll all build on it and make it better. Just jump in and add something.
If you'd like to become an editor on this project or you'd like to attend or host a workshop on Open Ed, contact us. Thank you!
News and Status Updates
Tip of the day - Feeling hesitant about writing a new definition? Try editing one of the words that's already been worked on. You can help by improving what's been started.
Here are some fun words to think about and define/edit:
free
freedom
Let's all collaborate on these definitions!
We're working on a new glossary about the human body. Here are some words that need to be defined.
villus (villi)
enzyme
Attention sailors: Can you help with the definition of luff?
8/19/08 - We've added a new statistics page so that we can all see the progress on the dictionary. After just a couple months, we already have definitions of some sort for over 7% of the words in the dictionary. Good work!
8/16/08 - To see an example of the how the glossary builder can be used, look at the glossary in the Wikijunior Human Body book. (We're still working on completing this. You can help by working on the words in the list above. Thanks go everyone who has already contributed.)
8/3/08 - We are very excited that the glossary builder is now available! It is "experimental" because it is still under development, but we'd love to hear what you think. You can put in a list of words and get a glossary. If the words aren't all defined, you can add definitions and rebuild your glossary. Check out the samples and let us know what we can add to make this more useful to you.
7/31/08 - If you don't find a word in the dictionary and think it should be added, let us know, and we'll add it.
