Look for Vocabulary.com lexicographer Ben Zimmer in a School Library Journal/webcast-panel discussion tomorrow, June 18th, at 2 pm on how social media is impacting our view of dictionaries and the development of the English language.Continue reading...
Vocabulary.com will serve on the judging panel of The New York Times Learning Network's Summer Reading Contest for 2013. We are pleased to join what the Learning Network is calling "a powerhouse panel of...young-adult literary organizations."Continue reading...
Vocabulary.com executive producer and lexicographer Ben Zimmer and director of curriculum development Georgia Scurletis will host a live Twitter discussion with English teachers on Monday night from 7 to 8 p.m. EST at #engchat on "Word Play: Gamifying Vocabulary Instruction."Continue reading...
Last year, Vocabulary.com made TIME's list of the top 50 websites. Now, TIME senior editor Jeffrey Kluger has reviewed the site in depth, finding that, of online resources to help you learn new words, Vocabulary.com is "a leader in the sector." He judges the site on how well it addresses the questions, "Does this really help you learn? Do the words stick, or do they run out of your head the second you pour them in?"Continue reading...
The New York Times today praised Vocabulary.com as a sign that "real progress is finally being made in computer-assisted education."Continue reading...
We like to foster healthy competition on Vocabulary.com, and to that end we've given our leaderboards a new look. In addition to leaderboards for individuals, schools can also vie for a place in the standings, based on the total effort of everyone affiliated with the school.Continue reading...
Here at Vocabulary.com headquarters, we love to see the word getting out about what we're doing, as when Time and PC Magazine both included us on their year-end lists of top websites. But it's especially gratifying when Vocabulary.com gets showcased as a tool for educators, as U.S. News & World Report has done by naming us one of "3 Websites for High School Teachers to Try in 2013."Continue reading...