With the Visual Thesaurus your students can:
Find the right word and explore.
The Visual Thesaurus has over 145,000 words and 115,000 meanings. Your students
can search for the word they're looking for and then follow a trail
of related concepts to reveal the way words and meanings relate to one
another.
Improve their grasp of the English language.
The Visual Thesaurus's intuitive interface helps your students find words through
their semantic relationship with other words and meanings. Its focus
on connecting words through their meanings results in a more precise
understanding of the English language.
Hear words pronounced correctly.
The Visual Thesaurus offers a choice between a British and an American English
accent.
Understand the relationships between English words and meanings.
In addition to synonyms, the Visual Thesaurus shows 16 kinds of semantic relationships.
Your students will see that a nose is part of a face, that a horned
poppy is a type of flower, and that epinephrine is a type of vasoconstrictor.
Expand their search to the Internet.
From any word, your students can initiate an Internet search for either web pages
or images, encouraging further exploration and learning.
Check spelling.
The Visual Thesaurus suggests spelling alternatives so your students can find
the right word even when they're not sure of the spelling.
The Visual Thesaurus Benefits Students of all Ages:
The Visual Thesaurus can be incorporated in a broad range of curricula
from elementary school to college and continuing education courses.
Ages 8-11:
For younger students, the Visual Thesaurus makes clear what a thesaurus is and
how powerful a tool it can be. Through the Visual Thesaurus's innovative
interface, students can immediately see all the words and meanings
that are related to their word. Students also learn how the words
are related and can learn from sentence examples, pronunciations,
and word usage. The Visual Thesaurus reinforces lessons on the parts
of speech and on understanding words in context. Plus there is built-in spell checking, which is crucial
for this age group!
Ages 12-14:
Seeing the richness of the English language can spark explorations in vocabulary
and word usage. It's not unusual to see students from this age group
spending hours clicking through the Visual Thesaurus, finding words
not seen before, and listening to pronunciations. As they explore,
they are learning new words and concepts, and discovering subtleties
of the English language.
Ages 15-18:
Older high school students can use the Visual Thesaurus as a vocabulary builder
and will benefit from using more descriptive words in their creative
writing, poetry writing and essay writing. Science and medical terms
from the Visual Thesaurus dictionary can be integrated into upper
level science course. With internet search, the Visual Thesaurus
becomes a key resource for all paper-writing and research.
Ages 19 and up:
College students and adult learners can use the Visual Thesaurus across a wide
range of coursework: English, Literature, Creative Writing, Humanities,
and Social Sciences. The medical and science definitions can also
be employed in science coursework to learn about related biological
and anatomical systems. Many professionals in writing and creative
fields praise the Visual Thesaurus for its ability to spark creativity
and the brainstorming processes.
English as a Second Language:
Students who are learning English as a second language love the Visual Thesaurus
because it helps them to understand that many words can mean the same
thing, and that there are subtle differences among similar concepts.
The meanings list can help in comparing word meanings at a glance.
Sentence examples help the student confirm that the right English
word is chosen. Word pronunciations also help in the learning process
for ESL students. Also, subscribers to the Visual Thesaurus automatically
have access to our beta program for the Internatio nal Edition, which
adds Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish words to the Visual
Thesaurus
Students Learning Foreign Languages:
For the online edition only, we are offering the Visual Thesaurus in multiple
languages through our beta program. Try the new beta versions of the
Visual Thesaurus in French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German. Students
can see how words are related in different languages to aid their
memorization of words and their understanding of word concepts, while
seeing the English counterparts for words and meanings.
Features for Administrators and Educators:
DESKTOP AND ONLINE VERSION FEATURES:
Standards Compliance
The Visual Thesaurus helps teachers and students meet educational standards as
set forth by IRA, NETS, NCLB, etc., as well as State Standards.
Teachers' Guide and Student Workbook
We offer a Teachers' Guide and Student Workbook designed to improve reading,
writing, and vocabulary skills. These lessons can be used as the basis
for integrating the Visual Thesaurus into your curriculum.
Administrator Control of Content Filtering
As an administrator, you decide which of the four levels of content filtering
is appropriate for your students.
ONLINE VERSION FEATURES ONLY:
Flexible Authentication Options
We offer a choice of three authentication options: Referrer-based Authentication,
IP-based Authentication, and Username/Password Authentication. You
can use a combination of these to provide access to your students
and teachers both at school and at home.
No Installation Necessary
If you choose the online subscription option, students can access the Visual
Thesaurus immediately with no need for installation. In addition,
you will automatically get new features, updates, and improvements.
Adding a Search Box to Your Web Site
You can put a search box on your intranet that allows your students to open the
Visual Thesaurus. We provide you with the code.
Access to Subscriber-only Features.
Subscribers get access to our subscriber-only features such as Word-a-Day and
ongoing discussions of language and word relationships.
Related Links
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/download/VT3_educational_brochure.pdf
Contact Information
Sales and Customer Support
Ivan V. Krieg
Director of Institutional Sales
TH!NKMAP
155 Spring Street, Suite 3A
New York, NY 10012
Tel: 888-278-8600 ext.350
Fax: 212-285-8999
ikrieg@thinkmap.com
Last Updated: 02/08/08
