How Can I Make an Online Glossary?

Introduction

Hello people! My name is Cloe Gomes. I'm 22 years old, and I'm studying Biotechnology at Ahuntsic College. It's been now one year and a half that I'm studying in this program. I learn many things about biochemistry, organic chemistry and biology to become a great technician in a laboratory. After I am graduated I want to go at University to specialize in a scientific field such as criminology or cosmetics. So, I can become a criminologist or a biologist.

Given that English is not my first language and that the scientific field is mostly English-speaking, it's sometimes difficult for me to find the right words or terms in English.

Even though I've really improved my English since I've been living in Montreal, I still miss my world. Or I have to look up the translation on the Internet to help me understand what I'm reading or watching.

The Problem

After graduation, we have to write a report for every experience, preparation or organisation in our laboratory book. If you work in an English industry, or even in a French laboratory, you will probably have to use English terms, read protocols or an article in English.

If you can't write down the results correctly, it could be considered to be falsifying data, and you could be fired. Or, if you misinterpret a protocol's instructions, the consequences can be very deadly for you and your environment, as you're using dangerous products.

For that, I have a solution: you can create your own online glossary to collect all the words, vocabulary or terms that you don't understand at first, and then go back to it whenever you're not sure.

The Quest

First, open your browser. Type this URL into the address bar and hit enter. If you typed the URL correctly, you will see this page. Go to the Login button at the top right of the page, if you already have an account you can enter your login details, if not, create a new account to be able to find your work easily.

The Solution

You will arrive on the main home page. In the top left corner of the screen, you'll see the site logo. Just below, you'll find the navigation menu and the setting menu, which we'll look at later. There's also a text area where you can insert sentences, either written or spoken using the microphone. In this way, you can have a whole host of things checked. For example, you have check boxes for grammar, to improve your writing and even to get advice on your English writing. So, to create a glossary, click on “writing Tools” and you'll see a drop-down menu, then click on “glossary creator” again. On the left side of the screen, you'll find the glossaries you've already created. So, if you click on link 1, you'll see the glossary in its definitive format in a new tab. Whereas, if you return to the previous page with the back arrow and then click on link 2, you can scroll using the scroll bar to view your work and, if necessary, modify it.

Now let's create a new glossary. At the top corner of the screen in the middle, enter the title of your glossary in the text box and click on new glossary. The steps that follow are very simple, as all you have to do is follow the instructions on the site. Click on the logo with the pencil to access each text zone. Don't forget to click on save to save and the grammar check box to make sure you haven't made any mistakes. First, write the topic and introduction of your glossary to introduce your work and who you are. Next, write the first term, the part of the speech, but you can also add an auto-generated audio to help with pronunciation. For the definition, image or example, if you need help, you can use google by clicking on the Go and do just like this .
At the end, you can generate a quiz, card games or simply make your glossary public by clicking on publish then new tab to obtain a link leading directly to your glossary.