Set learning goals and track student progress throughout the Vocabulary Bowl season. Motivate students to build their vocabulary with competition and gamification. Continue reading...
If you're standing in solidarity with France following last Friday's horrifying Paris attacks, it can help to remember that solidarity, which means "unity for a common purpose," is itself a French word. Solidarity showed up in English in 1829, following a long tradition of French-to-English language transfers that traces back to William the Conqueror and the 1066 Norman invasion. Continue reading...
Since we launched the Vocabulary.com Challenge, we've been thrilled to see so many of you come to Vocabulary.com to play. And play. And play. As we keep welcoming new players, those players keep sticking with the game, racking up ever-more-impressive scores. We're excited that you're excited! Continue reading...
Last month we launched the Vocabulary.com app for iPhones and iPads, bringing the addictive Vocabulary.com game and the powerful dictionary that supports it to the palm of your hand. The release was an instant hit, rocketing to the top of the App Store charts for education apps. Today we are pleased to announce that the Vocabulary.com app is now available for Android devices as well. Continue reading...
By this point in January, you've probably vacuumed all but the last few crumbs of New Year's Eve confetti out of the rug. Have you kicked your vocabulary-learning resolutions to the curb as well? Continue reading...
Teachers around the country have been taking advantage of the Vocabulary.com Educator Edition to track student progress in their classes. And today the Educator Edition got even better, with a brand-new Teacher Dashboard that puts the most useful student data at your fingertips with a great new design. Continue reading...
When Vocabulary.com checked in with teacher Kathy Zimbaldi to discuss her students' latest accomplishment, she didn't start by talking about the July Champion's Banner. She talked about Gus Groff. Continue reading...