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"Curiyo is a browser extension, available for Firefox and Chrome, that makes it easy to quickly find definitions, videos, pictures, and related reference materials for any word you select in your browser. When you're reading an article online and come across a word that you don't recognize or a word that you're just curious about, long-click on it and a pop-up box containing definitions, pictures, videos, and more will appear."
Curiyo looks like a great tool for students but it does require Chrome or Firefox as a browser. Quickly download the app and Curiyo is installed. As you read articles you will find that some items may have dots below them. If you click in these areas information will pop up that provide additional information and this may include information from news sources, Twitter, YouTube, Wordnik and more. You can "long-click" a word which requires you to hold your mouse button down over the word for one second and information will also pop up. By moving off the window that has popped up the information will close. Consider how this might help students researching new topics.