December 2011
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MILLIONAIRE'S ISLAND: A Simple Example Of Why...
Business Insider: Henry Blodget
December 15, 2011 8:39 AM
by Henry Blodget
MILLIONAIRE’S ISLAND: A Simple Example Of Why ‘Rich People’ Don’t Create Jobs
As everyone in this country keeps blaming everyone else for our high unemployment rate, one assertion gets repeated so often that it is now regarded as fact:
Rich people create jobs.
Specifically, the...
November 2011
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September 2011
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6 Edtech Companies Team Up for $150,000 Giveaway! →
Educators and parents have enough to worry about with kids going back to school. That is exactly why VocabSushi, along with 5 other education technology companies, have teamed up to give away $150,000 in free products. This will help bring quality resources to the classroom, without costing educators a dime.
The contest is simple: just leave a reply(including information about your school) on...
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August 2011
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WatchOld Professor Scrooge at it Again.
John Stewart always has a way with words, and this time he has turned his verbal ferocity on education reformers. With the recent onslaught of these education reformers, many teachers have come under scrutiny. The press have been very harsh on teachers and have placed the blame on the instructors themselves, as opposed to the system at large. What do you feel...
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WatchShark Week Vocab from VocabSushi!
Now that shark week is coming to a close, we will reflect back on some of the vocabulary used during this infamous week.
Migration-(in the Shark Week sense of the word) The seasonal movement of a complete population of animals from one area to another. Migration is usually a response to changes in temperature, food supply, or the amount of daylight, and is...
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July 2011
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Aspiring Educator: Student Rap - defamation →
Thought this was great :)
aspiringeducator:
Gangsta Rap. Yo I’m here to tell you ‘bout a thang called defamation, It’s the latest craze sweepin’ cross the nation. But ‘fore I do that I tell ya ‘bout tha tort, Is that a tort you say? Yeah that’s what I thought. So this tort’s a thing that’s a civil wrong, So it’s civil court…
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June 2011
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Wipro, DepEd work to improve English skills |... →
Maybe those teachers need to take VocabSushi for a spin??? ; )
#Obamatweets: Obama Takes on Twitter. →
What direct message would you send to @BarakObama if you knew that it could reach him personally???
WatchWell, there you have it. A very strong presentation and concept. There have been many translations of this idea: innovators, early adopters, and forward-thinkers but they all seem to point in the same direction - change. As Ghandi said “be the change you want to see in the world.” He probably didn’t have technology in mind, but he certainly was a redefiner of his time.
This is a...
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May 2011
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Scottie Pippen: The Big Bambino of Blasphemy? →
Today Scottie Pippen made a comment that Lebron James is a better basketball player than Michael Jordan. This ignited a firestorm of responses, one of which caught the attention of us here at VocabSushi. Stephen A. Smith, an analyst for ESPN referred to Pippen’s comments as “Blasphemous” and said he could not believe Pippen would say something so ignorant.
Whether you agree with...
January 2011
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Paul Giamatti uses a great word on the Daily Show
Image by Josh Jensen via Flickr
On the first Daily Show of 2011, Paul Giamatti describes his character in his upcoming movie Barney’s Version as a “rapscallion.” To thunderous applaud. Clearly, everyone knows a good vocab word when they hear one.
Rapscallion (noun): A rascal, a disreputable person.
Mr. Giamatti gets the “Celebrity who used a word I needed to look...
December 2010
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How "dumb" is your newspaper?
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Google has started rating websites with a readability test to determine the reading level of the content. This is great news as it can help you search the web using a totally new criteria.
Here’s a review of the 10 “dumbest” newspapers based on their readability. I would argue that a highly accessible reading level (ie, more people are able to grasp it...
Holiday Spirits
To commemorate the holiday season, VocabSushi is offering $10 off to all who sign up with the use of the promo code ILOVEVOCAB. VocabSushi is cheaper than flashcards and WAY more fun, so hurry up while the offer lasts, you’ll be happy you did. By the way, you can even share it with friends and give them an early Christmas present.
Best Wishes,
VocabSushi
November 2010
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Article of the day (for vocab)
A fascinating NPR story about siblings… how many vocab words can you find?
http://www.npr.org/2010/11/18/131424595/siblings-share-genes-but-rarely-personalities
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NYT shows off its vocab skills
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I owe a lot of credit to the NYT for the genesis of VocabSushi. A few years ago, when I was tutoring some students for the SAT and the ISEE, I would tell them “go and read a few NYT articles for homework and circle the vocab words you don’t know and I’ll test you on them when I see you next week.” And that’s basically how VocabSushi started.
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A sneak peak at the upcoming VocabSushi iphone app
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Literally the day we launched over a year and half ago we’ve been asked “do you have an iPhone app?” We wanted to do the app right, and make sure it offered a lot of the awesome stuff you’d expect from VocabSushi. So we took our time, and we thought real hard about it.
What we came up with is a lot better than just “the VocabSushi website but...
September 2010
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The Advantage of Online Tutoring
With the emergence of online tutoring sites, students have more tools available to them than ever before. Right from the comfort of their own homes, students can gain useful knowledge for practically every subject, but most notably Math and English. These sites help save money that would have other wise been spent on personal tutors. Another advantage is, students can access and use these programs...
Online Tutoring →
August 2010
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Problems logging in or using VocabSushi?
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Occasionally we get reports that VocabSushi isn’t working correctly. Sometimes these are due to glitches or bugs that we work round the clock to fix. But a lot of the time these errors can be fixed by simply “rebooting” your browser or just using a newer browser.
1) Clear your cache. No, not cash! Your cache is a record of your browsing history - all...
April 2010
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WatchThis is an interview with Jeff Novich, CEO and founder of VocabSushi, on Alderson-Broaddus College Radio WQAB 91.3 on April 1, 2010. The beginning is a little fuzzy but after a minute it goes back to normal. Check it out!
February 2010
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“Jeff Novich runs VocabSushi, an online service that scours the daily news from...”
– Take The Leap - A blog profiling the stories of entrepreneurs
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Kirsten Winkler - Education 2.0 Blogger
VocabSushi was just featured in Kirsten’s latest post. Here’s an excerpt:
I love Sushi. For me it’s one of the most perfect food creations of mankind. Pure, elegant, tasty. Everything you need.
VocabSushi transfers those features into a vocabulary learning tool. You see, I am already excited about this product and yes, I admit it impressed me right from the start. Like last year,...
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Are languages other than English currently...
No. Currently, VocabSushi is an English-only site, sorry! It was hard enough getting the backend to pull in good, useful sentences automatically. Unfortunately, I’d have to hire a language specialist to work on pursuing this in other languages. It’s something I’ve been asked about a lot and it’s definitely something we will want to pursue down the road. But at the...
January 2010
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New Year Email
Happy new year!
I wanted to extend a big thank you for being a part of VocabSushi since we launched in June. Thanks to you, we now have nearly 10,000 users enjoying the innovative features that make this site the best place to learn vocab.
VocabSushi is, and will always be, free. It offers an unprecedented experience for students by utilizing a unique approach to learning vocabulary. ...
December 2009
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“And now, the number one website for ELL’s this year is…a tie between two new...”
– http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/11/18/the-best-websites-for-english-language-learner-students-2009/
August 2009
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When taking the initial test I achieved 32 out of...
VocabSushi is designed to track your progress as you work with it. So your current Vocab Level (which is shown at the top of the Words, Learn, and Progress pages) is always your current skill level as VocabSushi sees it. This score increases when more difficult words are added to your list to replace ones you’ve learned. Playing games and working in the Learn section adjusts your...
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Looking for a PR/Marketing person
Posted on Craigslist:
Summary: I’m a small startup looking for a *highly* motivated college grad with some sales/marketing/PR experience. You will be the sole PR/marketing person for VocabSushi.com, a website that helps students learn vocabulary through contextual examples. Your job will consist of emailing blogs, reporters, teachers, tutors and other outlets about the site and the...