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Book Nook

Good reads for educators

The Landscape of the Classroom

June 29, 2009
In this excerpt from his new book Beyond Cut and Paste, ed-tech guru Jamie McKenzie explains why having your students turn their backs on you may be a good thing in the laptop classroom! Continue reading...
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Teachers at Work

A column about teaching

I Can See Clearly Now: "Up the Down Staircase" Today
June 22, 2009 - 9 Comments

Wordshop

Vocab activities for your classroom

VocabGrabbing Technical Jargon

June 10, 2009
Sometimes our vocational ed (CTE) students have a difficult time reading technical literature because the heavy use of jargon gets in their way, hampering comprehension and frustrating those students who may prefer hands-on learning situations. VocabGrabber can help prevent this experience: students can "grab" a text's jargon beforehand, preview those terms, and then head back to the text with a good understanding of the key concepts they will encounter while reading. Continue reading...
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Edulinks

Useful sites for educators

Summer Reading for Students

June 10, 2009

Inspire students to keep up with their summer reading!

Barnes & Noble's Summer Reading Program

Borders' Kids Reading Challenge

National Endowment for the Humanities' Summertime Favorites

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Contest Corner

VT Scavenger Hunt: Winner!

June 10, 2009
Last time in Contest Corner, the challenge was to track down the answers to ten questions in a Visual Thesaurus treasure hunt. Congratulations to Catherine McIntyre of the English Language Institute at Texas A&M University for submitting ten correct answers. Catherine wins a Visual Thesaurus T-shirt! Her answers follow below. Continue reading...
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VOCABGRABBER

Automatically create lists of vocabulary from any text using the Visual Thesaurus VocabGrabber.
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VocabGrabbing the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution

June 30, 2009
How can students use VocabGrabber and Frayer Model graphic organizers to help them evaluate the essential American values outlined in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution? Continue reading...
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Why Visual Thesaurus?
The Visual Thesaurus is an ideal teaching resource for children of all ages, with a visually captivating display that engages students in learning new words and concepts. To find out more about how you can integrate the Visual Thesaurus in your classroom, click here.

Visual Thesaurus :

Proven Results

A federally-funded study has found that the Visual Thesaurus can significantly help students struggling with reading comprehension.

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Instructional Videos

using the Visual Thesaurus in the classroom

Want to learn how to use the Visual Thesaurus to add some extra oomph to your classroom activities? Just click on the instructional videos above!

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Events for Educators
Jul 27: July Webinar for Educators
Our free monthly webinar helps educators get the most out of the Visual Thesaurus.  Continue reading...