[LM_NET] Target: looking for information about and alternatives to Visual Thesaurus

[Ann Marie Gordon <agordon@LIVONIACSD.ORG>]

Hi, folks.

A teacher in my building is interested in buying Visual Thesaurus, a
very cool program that creates a visual map of related words.  (You can
see their demo at: http://www.visualthesaurus.com/)

Has anyone purchased or used this?  I would appreciate comments.  I've
read several good reviews, but they were tech reviews, not educational
ones.

Alternatively, does anybody have a similar program they would recommend?
(Such as a free web alternative...;-)

Thanks!

Anne-Marie Gordon
Library Media Specialist
Livonia Primary School
Livonia, NY
http://www.livoniacsd.org/class_webs/agordon
http://squareone.pbwiki.com

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.
Inside a dog, it's too dark to read.
--Groucho Marx

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