visuwords
Visuwords is a very pretty, very interesting dictionary and thesaurus! [1]
To use Visuwords just type a word into the search box and Visuwords will generate a web of related words. [2]
Visuwords does a great job of showing the children how interconnected words are and one part to explore is the derivation of vocabulary. [3]
VisuWords is a web-based visual dictionary and thesaurus tool. [4]
Visuwords’ uses Princeton University’s WordNet, an opensource database built by University students and language researchers. [5]
Watch videos at Vodpod and other videos from this collection. [1]
A review of free technology resources and how teachers can use them. [...] FORA.tv, like TED, features videos of talks and presentations from intelligent and notable people from a variety of fields. [2]
Hovering over a node with the mouse will reveal all of the synonyms for a given synset as well as its definition. [6]
As connections are made, new pathways and relevance is shown. [...] There are many many applications for this in the classroom and here are just a few I have been pondering. [3]
For example when you lookup “seem”, you see that the word is connected to four synsets each represented by a green circle. [6]
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Combined with a visualization tool and user interface built from a combination of modern web technologies, Visuwords(TM) is available as a free resource to all patrons of the web. [6]
So in these results you could highlight to the children how many different shades of meaning there are for this simple word. [3]
Sources:
[1] Visuwords ‘ online graphical dictionary ” HeyJude
[2] Free Technology for Teachers: Sunday, June 07, 2009
[3] Using Visuwords in the classroom | ICT in my Classroom
[4] VisuWords: Visual Dictionary and Thesaurus
[5] Visuwords Online Graphical Dictionary
[6] Visuwords? Online Graphical Dictionary and Thesaurus