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The Third Annual Vocab Video Contest for Students!
It's time for your 15 *seconds* of fame!
For the third year, Vocabulary.com is partnering with the New York Times Learning Network for our annual 15-second Vocabulary Video Contest for students.
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Announcing the Vocabulary.com SAT Roadmap
Whether you're a student, teacher, or parent, we have guidance on new SAT vocabulary.
The SAT has been significantly revamped, and its old approach to vocabulary is a thing of the past. But students and teachers need not worry, as Vocabulary.com has prepared useful resources that provide a clear roadmap to get ready for the new test, which is being rolled out on March 5th, 2016.
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If you're nervous about being among the first students to take the new SAT, fret no more! Follow this roadmap and your vocabulary will be up to snuff by the time you sharpen your number 2 pencil on test day. (Content updated in 2019.)
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Do you have burning questions about how Vocabulary.com works and how you can get the most out of it? Our new Help Center makes it easier than ever to find the answers you're looking for.
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Tips & Tricks
Turn Any Current Event into a Word Learning Event
Use VocabGrabber to transform news articles into vocab-based current events mini lessons.
Teachers: How many times does this happen? You pass out copies of an engaging news story, assign your students to read it for homework, and then lead a spirited 10-minute discussion of the article at the beginning of class the next day. If your answer is "Not often enough," you are not alone.
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Extra, Extra! Vocab Bowl Success Makes Great Local News
Follow three simple steps to get community-wide recognition for your school.
Publicizing students' success in the Vocabulary Bowl within your local community is a great way to reward and motivate students while boosting your school's profile. To help you make it happen, we've created a PR Toolkit for educators and school administrators that breaks the publicity process down into easy-to-follow steps.
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Never Hear "I Didn't Know There was Vocab Homework" Again!
Teachers: stay organized with our new assign-this-list feature.
Teachers: We've just added a built-in assignment tool to make it even easier to assign vocabulary lists for your students to practice. This functionality should come as a welcome addition to teachers--we added it based on your feedback and expect it to be a game changer for anyone teaching word learning using vocabulary.com.
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The 2015-16 Vocabulary Bowl Kicks Off!
Preseason is over. Let the yearlong word learning competition begin.
Teachers, administrators, and students, it's go time! Following the September "preseason," the second annual Vocabulary Bowl officially kicks off on October 1st, 2015 and will run through April 30, 2016. If you aren't signed up to play yet, this is a great time to get in on the action.
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