Vocab Videos is continuously looking to improve its online platform by adding new features and updating existing ones. Digital worksheets provide space for students to write sentences, synonyms, mnemonic devices and other ways of remembering vocabulary words and their meanings. Now, links to a user’s completed worksheets are available right from their home dashboard making them more accessible to users.
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The Vocab Film Festival 
is here and has been receiving LOTS of attention! Below, check out some of the places the Festival has been featured:
Don’t forget to “Like” Vocab Videos on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for the latest Festival updates, announcements, and submissions!
REMEMBER: Vote on your favorite submissions! Doing so will not only ensure that your favorite entrants win some incredible prizes (the Festival is giving away MORE THAN $20K IN SCHOLARSHIPS, CASH, AND PRIZES!), but that your favorite participating nonprofit organization will receive special prizes and donations at the close of the Festival!
The Vocab Film Festival is sponsored by a number of wonderful educational organizations including Zinch.com, Knewton, Perfect800, and Cerebellum, and has the support of the incredible participating nonprofits, including Year Up, Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston, Urban Word, and Harlem Children’s Zone. We encourage you to learn more about our sponsors and nonprofits partners who have helped to make the Vocab Film Festival possible.
Vocab Videos is pleased to announce that it has recently launched a FREE Vocab Videos subscription plan! Now, visitors to our site can register for a free one month account and receive access to more than 150 Vocab Videos and a portion of our study materials! We wanted to give everyone the chance to see what we do over here at VocabVideos.com and how our videos can making learning vocabulary fun!
ATTENTION EDUCATORS: See bottom of post!
By registering for a free subscription plan, users can access the following features:
If you like what you see, we make it easy to upgrade to a 6-month or 12-month premium account! A premium subscription plan includes total access to ALL 500 VOCAB VIDEOS + our extensive suite of study resources. In addition, to our entire video library our premium subscription level offers access to:
EDUCATORS: Don’t forget, you’ll want to consider a school or classroom package to introduce Vocab Videos to your students! Classroom packages provide individual student and teacher accounts for Vocab Videos.
Teacher accounts allow you to monitor student usage, view quiz results (questions students answered incorrectly), and download review material to incorporate into your curriculum. Sign up for a free teacher demo account on our Educators page, or contact us to get started with a classroom package:
Email: schools@vocabvideos.com
Call: 646-216-9187 ext. 202
The Vocab Videos teacher dashboard enables educators to easily monitor their students’ usage, view quiz results, and download quizzes and review material.
With our new student result grid, teachers can now readily view specific user and aggregate data, allowing them to track the performance of individual students or an entire class. Low grades are highlighted in red. Just click on a student’s name to view their individual quiz summaries and to see what questions were answered incorrectly. If students are scoring low on a particular quiz, teachers may want to review certain vocabulary words during the class day.
For more information on Vocab Videos classroom packages, email schools@vocabvideos.com. Want to see what a classroom package includes? Get set up with 2-week teacher demo by filling out this form.
Vocab Videos is an online SAT and high school vocabulary system that uses hilarious short videos to illustrate the meanings of 500 frequently tested SAT vocabulary words. Bringing the system to the classroom not only provides students with an enjoyable way to learn essential high school vocabulary, but helps them prepare for their college entrance exams–tests that play an important role in where they will pursue their higher education.
We’ve recently made some major upgrades to the Vocab Videos online system to help enhance functionality for educators and students. Our new digital quizzes and revamped teacher dashboard make Vocab Videos an addition to your classroom you’ll want to consider.
All Vocab Videos classroom packages include:
-Individual user accounts to Vocab Videos online platform for teachers and students–providing access to our video library of 500+ Vocab Videos!
-Teacher dashboard where educators can monitor their students’ usage, view quiz results and download review material.
-Access to downloadable (PDF) quizzes for printing
-Curriculum consulting on how to best incorporate Vocab Videos into the classroom
-Registration web page with institution name and logo
Year-long classroom packages start at $195 for 15 students ($13/student)and $360 for 30 students ($12/student). Please contact schools@vocabvideos.com or call 646-216-9187 ext. 202 with questions or for more information.
Once a classroom package is purchased, students register for free through a Vocab Videos landing page we create for your school (see below):
All students who register through this page are then linked to the primary teacher account appearing under “Students” on the teacher dashboard.
When a teacher clicks on the name of one their students, they’re able to view that student’s Vocab Videos site usage and quiz results.
Still not convinced? Sign up for a FREE trial to check out our teacher demo and see what is included in a classroom package!
We’re making some major upgrades to the Vocab Videos site, the first of which we’re delighted to announce to all of our Vocab Videos subscribers and fans: THE ADDITION OF DIGITAL QUIZZES!
Now, immediately after watching a Vocab Videos episode, you’re able to take an interactive quiz to review all of the SAT vocabulary content you’ve just watched! At the end of each quiz, you’ll see a detailed overview of how you performed–the questions you answered correctly, those you answered incorrectly, and what SAT vocabulary words you need to study further.
Downloadable score reports are available for printing if students want to keep a record of their progress or if teachers want to keep track of their students’ quiz performance. If your quiz score shows that you didn’t fully grasp the episode’s vocabulary content, go back and watch the video again, and then re-take the quiz!
In an epic battle of vocabulary, people of New York and Los Angeles competed in a war of words. So who has the better vocabulary–the East Coast or theWest Coast? YOU DECIDE!
SAT Vocabulary Challenge: New York
SAT Vocabulary Challenge: Los Angeles
*Answers are italicized.
11/5/10:
Q: What does “deleterious” mean?
A: a) removable b) helpful c) harmful d) comprehensible
The most deleterious consequence of drug abuse is death.
10/26/10:
Q: What does “rancor” mean?
A: a) loud noise b) hostility c) a stain d) selfish behavior
10/5/10:
Q: What does “paucity” mean?
A: a) a small amount or number b) bitterness c) caution d) solitude
Bob criticized Dave’s argument because of the paucity of evidence supporting his conclusion.
9/23/10:
Q: What does “solicitous” mean?
A: a) intruding b) harsh c) anxious or concerned d) generous
Dave just had a case of the sniffles, but his solicitous parents made him go to the emergency room.
9/13/10:
Q: What does “penchant” mean?
A: a) intense dislike b) a preference or tendency c) praise d) a common mistake
Allen has a penchant for strange hats and never leaves the house without wearing something on his head.
9/3/10:
Q: What does “venerate” mean?
A: a) to respect b) to lessen c) to improve d) to make more severe
8/26/10:
Q: What does “ingratiating” mean?
A: a) cruel b) unappreciative c) formal d) pleasing (especially to gain advantage)
Donna always becomes friendly and ingratiating whenever she’s about to ask me for money.
8/18/10:
Q: What does “harangue” mean?
A: a) a long, angry speech b) betrayal c) disposal d) a scary story
8/6/10:
Q: What does “austere” mean?
A: a) bitter-tasting b) strict or severe in discipline c) very talkative d) calm
7/30/10:
Q: What does “assiduous” mean?
A: a) luxurious b) hard-working c) bitter d) angry
7/28/10:
Q: What does “proliferate” mean?
A: a) to shrink b) to create c) to cease to exist d) to increase rapidly
7/26/10:
Q: What does “amalgam” mean?
A: a) a combination of diverse elements b) a large family gathering c) enthusiasm d) severe criticism
7/20/10
Q: What does “exacerbate” mean?
A: a) to cleanse b) to make more severe c) to speak loudly d) to invent
7/16/10:
Q: What does “acerbic” mean?
A: a) shy b) self-satisfied c) bitter d) excessively showy
7/2/10:
Q: What does “effusive” mean?
A: a) overflowing (usually referring to emotions b) separate; distinct c) friendly d) native
Have you ever wondered to what colleges your SAT scores will earn you acceptance to? Using US News & World Report’s 2010 ranking of national universities and data from the College Board, the Vocab Videos team has compiled a list of the average SAT scores of first-year students at some of the country’s top universities. Take a look below to see if your SAT scores are on target to gain you admission to your top-choice college. And don’t forget learning your SAT vocabulary can help raise your SAT scores 150+ points, so don’t forget to give Vocab Videos–our FUN & EFFECTIVE vocabulary learning system–a try!
| From CollegeBoard.com: Average SAT Scores by College (Middle 50% of First-Year Students) | ||||
| America’s Top National Universities 2010 (US News & World Report) | SAT Critical Reading | SAT Math | SAT Writing | ACT Composite |
| Harvard University | 690 – 780 | 690 – 790 | 690 – 780 | 31 – 34 |
| Princeton University | 690 – 790 | 700 – 790 | 700 – 780 | 31 – 35 |
| Yale University | 700 – 800 | 700 – 780 | 700 – 790 | 30 – 34 |
| California Institute of Technology | 690 – 770 | 770 – 800 | 680 – 770 | 33 – 35 |
| Massachusetts Insititute of Technology | 650 – 760 | 720 – 800 | 660 – 760 | 32 – 35 |
| Stanford University | 660 – 760 | 680 – 780 | 670 – 760 | 30 – 34 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 660 – 750 | 690 – 780 | 670 – 760 | 30 – 34 |
| Columbia University | 680 – 770 | 690 – 780 | 680 – 770 | 31 – 34 |
| University of Chicago | 690 – 780 | 680 – 780 | 670 – 760 | 28 – 32 |
| Duke University | 660 – 750 | 680 – 780 | 660 – 760 | 30 – 34 |
| Dartmouth College | 660 – 770 | 680 – 780 | 670 – 780 | 30 – 34 |
| Northwestern University | 670 – 750 | 690 – 780 | 670 – 750 | 30 – 33 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | 680 – 750 | 710 – 780 | - | 32 – 34 |
| Johns Hopkins Univeristy | 630 – 730 | 670 – 770 | 650 – 730 | 29 – 33 |
| Cornell University | 630 – 730 | 660 – 770 | - | 29 – 33 |
| Brown University | 650 – 760 | 670 – 780 | 660 – 770 | 28 – 33 |
| Emory University | 640 – 730 | 660 – 750 | 650 – 740 | 29 – 33 |
| Rice University | 640 – 750 | 680 – 780 | 650 – 740 | 30 – 34 |
| Vanderbilt University | 660 – 750 | 690 – 770 | 660 – 750 | 30 – 34 |
| University of Notre Dame | 650 – 750 | 680 – 760 | 640 – 730 | 31 – 34 |
| University of California–Berkeley | 590 – 710 | 640 – 760 | 610 – 720 | - |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 620 – 720 | 670 – 780 | 620 – 720 | 28 – 34 |
| Georgetown University | 650 – 750 | 650 – 750 | - | 27 – 33 |
| University of California–Los Angeles | 570 – 680 | 600 – 730 | 580 – 700 | 24 – 31 |
| University of Virginia | 600 – 710 | 630 – 730 | 610 – 710 | 27 – 32 |
| University of Southern California | 620 – 710 | 650 – 740 | 640 – 730 | 29 – 32 |
| University of Michigan–Ann Arbor | 590 – 690 | 640 – 740 | 600 – 700 | 27 – 31 |
| Tufts University | 680 – 750 | 680 – 750 | 680 – 760 | 30 – 33 |
| University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill | 590 – 700 | 620 – 710 | 580 – 680 | 26 – 31 |
| Wake Forest University | 580 – 690 | 600 – 700 | - | 27 – 31 |
| Brandeis University | 620 – 730 | 640 – 730 | 620 – 720 | 27 – 31 |
| New York University | 610 – 710 | 600 – 720 | 620 – 710 | 27 – 31 |
| College of William and Mary | 620 – 730 | 620 – 720 | 610 – 710 | 27 – 32 |
| Boston College | 610 – 700 | 640 – 730 | 630 – 720 | 29 – 32 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 580 – 680 | 650 – 750 | 580 – 670 | 27 – 31 |
| Lehigh University | 590 – 630 | 630 – 710 | - | - |
| University of California-San Diego | 540 – 660 | 600 – 710 | 560 – 670 | 24 – 30 |
| University of Rochester | 590 – 690 | 640 – 720 | 590 – 690 | 28 – 33 |
| University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign | 540 – 660 | 660 – 770 | - | |
| University of Wisconsin–Madison | 550 – 670 | 620 – 720 | 570 – 670 | 26 – 30 |
| Case Western Reserve University | 590 – 700 | 650 – 740 | 590 – 690 | 28 – 32 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 610 – 700 | 660 – 750 | 580 – 680 | 25 – 30 |
| University of California–Davis | 520 – 640 | 560 – 680 | 520 – 650 | 24 – 30 |
| University of California–Santa Barbara | 540 – 660 | 550 – 670 | 540 – 660 | 24 – 30 |
| University of Washington | 530 – 650 | 570 – 680 | 530 – 640 | 24 – 30 |
| University of California–Irvine | 520 – 640 | 570 – 680 | 530 – 640 | - |
| Penn State–University Park | 530 – 630 | 560 – 670 | 540 – 640 | - |
| University of Florida | 570 – 680 | 590 – 700 | - | 25 – 30 |
| University of Texas–Austin | 530 – 660 | 570 – 700 | 530 – 660 | 24 – 30 |
| Tulane University | 630 – 700 | 620 – 700 | 630 – 710 | 29 – 32 |
| University of Miami | 570 – 680 | 600 – 700 | 570 – 670 | 27 – 31 |
| Yeshiva University | 550 – 690 | 550 – 680 | - | 22 – 28 |
| George Washington University | 600 – 690 | 600 – 690 | 600 – 690 | 27 – 30 |
| Ohio State University–Columbus | 540 – 650 | 580 – 690 | 540 – 640 | 25 – 30 |
| University of Maryland–College Park | 580 – 680 | 620 – 710 | - | - |
| Boston University | 570 – 660 | 600 – 690 | 590 – 680 | 26 – 30 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 570 – 680 | 590 – 680 | 560 – 660 | 25 – 30 |
| Pepperdine University | 560 – 660 | 560 – 680 | 560 – 660 | 24 – 30 |
| Syracuse University | 510 – 620 | 540 – 650 | 520 – 630 | 23 – 28 |
| University of Georgia | 560 – 660 | 570 – 670 | 570 – 660 | 25 – 29 |
| Clemson University | 550 – 640 | 590 – 680 | - | 25 – 30 |
| Fordham University | 570 – 670 | 570 – 670 | 570 – 670 | 26 – 30 |
| Purdue University–West Lafayette | 500 – 610 | 540 – 670 | 490 – 600 | 23 – 29 |
| Texas A&M University–College Station | 530 – 640 | 570 – 670 | 500 – 620 | 24 – 30 |
| University of Minnesota–Twin Cities | 520 – 670 | 600 – 710 | 530 – 650 | 24 – 29 |
| Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick | 530 – 630 | 560 – 680 | 540 – 640 | - |
| University of Connecticut | 550 – 640 | 570 – 670 | 550 – 650 | 24 – 29 |
| Southern Methodist University | 560 – 660 | 580 – 680 | 560 – 660 | 25 – 30 |
| University of Delaware | 520 – 630 | 540 – 650 | 520 – 640 | 24 – 28 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 560 – 660 | 630 – 720 | 560 – 660 | 26 – 31 |
| Brigham Young University–Provo | 560 – 670 | 570 – 680 | - | 25 – 30 |
| Indiana University–Bloomington | 520 – 630 | 540 – 660 | - | 24 – 29 |
| Michigan State University | 470 – 610 | 540 – 660 | 480 – 610 | 23 – 27 |
| University of California–Santa Cruz | 510 – 630 | 520 – 640 | 520 – 630 | 22 – 28 |
| University of Iowa | 500 – 640 | 560 – 690 | - | 23 – 28 |
| Virginia Tech | 540 – 640 | 570 – 670 | 540 – 630 | - |
| Colorado School of Mines | 550 – 650 | 620 – 700 | - | 26 – 30 |
| Miami University–Oxford | 530 – 630 | 560 – 660 | - | 24 – 29 |
| University of Colorado–Boulder | 520 – 630 | 550 – 650 | - | 24 – 28 |
| Baylor University | 530 – 640 | 550 – 650 | 510 – 620 | 23 – 29 |
| Northeastern University | 580 – 670 | 620 – 700 | 580 – 670 | 27 – 31 |
| SUNY–Binghamton | 580 – 670 | 620 – 710 | - | 27 – 30 |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | 520 – 610 | 540 – 630 | - | 22 – 27 |
| American University | 590 – 700 | 580 – 670 | 580 – 690 | 25 – 30 |
| Marquette University | 540 – 640 | 540 – 660 | 530 – 640 | 24 – 29 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | 550 – 650 | 620 – 710 | 540 – 650 | 24 – 29 |
| University of Denver | 540 – 640 | 550 – 650 | 520 – 620 | 24 – 29 |
| Auburn University | 520 – 640 | 540 – 660 | 510 – 620 | 23 – 29 |
| Clark University | 550 – 650 | 530 – 640 | 550 – 650 | 24 – 29 |
| Drexel University | 540 – 630 | 570 – 670 | 520 – 630 | 23 – 28 |
| Iowa State University | 490 – 640 | 540 – 690 | - | 22 – 28 |
| North Carolina State University–Raleigh | 520 – 620 | 560 – 660 | 510 – 610 | 23 – 28 |
| St. Louis University | 540 – 650 | 540 – 670 | - | 24 – 30 |
| University of Tulsa | 570 – 700 | 560 – 690 | - | 25 – 32 |
| University of Vermont | 540 – 640 | 550 – 640 | 540 – 640 | 24 – 28 |
| Howard University | 460 – 660 | 440 – 660 | 430 – 660 | 19 – 29 |
| SUNY–Stony Brook | 520 – 620 | 580 – 670 | 520 – 620 | 24 – 28 |
| University of Alabama | 500 – 600 | 500 – 620 | - | 21 – 28 |
| University of California–Riverside | 450 – 570 | 480 – 620 | 460 – 570 | 19 – 25 |
| University of Kansas | - | - | - | 22 – 27 |
| University of Nebraska–Lincoln | 510 – 670 | 530 – 680 | - | 22 – 29 |
| Florida State University | 550 – 640 | 560 – 650 | 540 – 630 | 24 – 28 |
| University of Arizona | 460 – 600 | 490 – 620 | - | 21 – 27 |
| University of Missouri | 530 – 650 | 530 – 650 | - | 23 – 28 |
| University of Oklahoma | 510 – 640 | 530 – 660 | - | 23 – 29 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 540 – 670 | 630 – 720 | 530 – 640 | 530 – 640 |
| University of Massachusetts–Amherst | 520 – 630 | 540 – 650 | - | 23 – 28 |
| University of Tennessee | 510 – 640 | 530 – 650 | - | 24 – 29 |
| Washington State University | 480 – 590 | 490 – 610 | 460 – 570 | 21 – 26 |
| Texas Christian University | 520 – 630 | 530 – 650 | 520 – 630 | 23 – 28 |
| University of Dayton | 510 – 610 | 520 – 640 | - | 23 – 28 |
| University of New Hampshire | 510 – 610 | 520 – 630 | - | - |
| University of San Diego | 550 – 640 | 570 – 660 | 550 – 650 | 25 – 29 |
| University of South Carolina–Columbia | 530 – 640 | 560 – 650 | - | 24 – 29 |
Bonnie Snyder, of Competitive Edge Tutors, with a few of her students.
Vocabulary prep is a crucial part of a student’s SAT and ACT preparation. Vocab Videos provides a unique and innovative online platform that helps students learn SAT vocabulary words. The vocabulary system leverages verbal, auditory, and visual cues in hilarious, professionally crafted short videos to demonstrate the meanings of over 500 rigorously-researched, high value SAT words. In addition to the videos, the online platform also includes extensive downloadable test and review material. Vocab Videos’ humorous plot lines and engaging characters make it an effective and entertaining vocabulary system, and one learning system that your kids will truly enjoy!
An increased vocabulary will not only benefit young students in the future in terms of test preparation, but will help them to become better readers, writers, and interpreters of information as they progress toward higher education. To encourage students to get a headstart on their vocabulary, A-List is offering Competitive Edge Tutors’ students 25% off a Vocab Videos subscription! While Vocab Videos is intended for high school students, many middle teachers and students throughout the country are making use of the vocabulary system; however, we would advise that parents review Vocab Videos content at www.vocabvideos.com/our-vocab-videos.html before getting their young scholars started.
Take a look around and enjoy Vocab Videos!
*Bonnie Snyder and her company, Competitive Edge Tutors, provide test prep for all pre-school through 6th grade tests (i.e. ERB, Stanford Binet, NY State ELA and Math exams, ISEE/SSAT). To go back to the Competitive Edge website and to find details of this discount, please click here.
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