Visual+Thesaurus

About Visual Thesaurus
"The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus which creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. Its innovative display encourages exploration and learning. You'll understand language in a powerful new way."

Resources
Visual Thesaurus

Strengths

 * Great way to increase vocabulary acquisition among students.
 * Includes teacher guides and lesson
 * Teachers can filter content

Weaknesses

 * Cost
 * Busy interface that may be difficult for some students to navigate.

Opportunities

 * Classroom lesson plan ideas specifically by grade level and/or subject.
 * Students can listen to the vocabulary words correctly pronounced.

Threats

 * Some content may be inappropriate for younger students.

Classroom Uses

 * Students can create word maps based on their vocabulary assignments.
 * Students can read and respond to articles about a topic of interest.
 * Students can use the thesaurus to come up with more descriptive words for the writing pieces.