Word Dynamo - More Than Just Vocabulary Games

Word Dynamo is an academic review exercises site hosted by Dictionary.com. The Word Dynamo name might make you think that it only offers vo...

5 Good Services to Help Students Learn New Vocabulary Words

This morning I received an email from a reader who was looking for some recommendations for websites that her students can use to learn and ...

Get Ready for the 2012 WordGirl Definition Competition

On May 1, 2012 Scholastic is hosting a live WordGirl Definition Competition . During the live webcast classrooms can play along by submittin...

Wordia - Vocabulary Videos and Games

Wordia , a vocabulary resource that I initially reviewed last year , recently underwent a facelift. The new Wordia is much more student-frie...

Three Vocabulary Apps for Android That I'm Testing

This morning I had the opportunity to run a couple of short workshops at my own school. Other than the initial oddness of being "the co...

7 Resources for Teaching and Learning Vocabulary

One of my teaching assignments this semester is to work with students who need extra help preparing for the SAT (all 11th grade students in ...

Clockwords - A Speedy Vocabulary Game

Clockwords is an interesting game that tests your vocabulary and your ability to type quickly. The game is set in the context of an invento...