Visual Thesaurus 3

An exciting and unique new way for pupils and teachers to explore the meaning of words and the English Language as a whole, through a visual and easily interpreted representation. Simply enter a word, and an animated diagram of all similar meaning words is created, which can be explored dynamically.

This new version includes spell checker/ word suggestion, text-to-speech (requires internet connection) and ability to search the web.

Includes free Teacher's Guide.

Features

• Looking up a word creates a webbed diagram with your word in the centre of the display, connected to related words and meanings.
• Show parts of speech and turn these on and off to show only adjectives for example.
• Word webs can be displayed in either 2 or 3 dimensional representation (now defaults to 2D).
• Includes a comprehensive word list containing semantic relationships and definitions.
• Copy, paste words from other applications, and drag a related word back into your original Word document.
• Print out high resolution copies of the diagrams with and without definitions.
• Differentiated access tailored according to the user's ability and needs.
• Includes guided tour and help tips.
• New: Spell checker/ word suggestion
• New: Text-to-speech (require internet connection).
• New: search the web.

Benefits

• Rapid access to the features and results, motivating students.
• Enables students to explore words in a more beneficial and in-depth way than via a traditional book based dictionary.
• Differentiated access to the technology tailored according to the users ability and needs.
• The Visual Thesaurus shows more than just similar words. It shows antonyms, 'type of' relationships, 'pertains to' relationships, and more.
• Allows for easy and seamless integration with existing software programs used within the classroom, and enables students to share their findings easily with others.