After looking through what seemed to be a hundred Web 2.0 tools, it was actually closer to fifteen, I chose Quizlet. My students are always asking about the best ways to study and often I have replied, have you created any flash cards to study with? Flashcards if used correctly will show what you actually know. Quizlet makes this process much easier with a web-based tool.
Quizlet has a large database of premade flash cards that range from almost any subject area. Students can search through the subject area that they need help in and then choose a data bank of questions to use. There are several ways that the flashcards can be viewed; 1) With the term or question visible and the answer hidden, 2) with the answer visible and the question or term hidden, and 3) both the question or term and the answer visible at the same time. All of these will help the students study and prepare for their quiz or exam.
Another feature of Quizlet is the fact that the students can create their own flashcards. I have found that the more students write or type something the more they retain it. By creating their own flashcards the students will be investing in their own education and stimulating their mind to understand the content.
I would have my students create a fifteen to twenty-question quiz based on the content that we are working on. After they have completed the task of creating their flashcards they would then invite the other students to view and use the flashcards. The students can also upload pictures to go along with their questions from Flickr.
As with most of the Web 2.0 tools there is a free version and there is a purchase version. The main differences in the pay version are that you can upload your own pictures to incorporate into your project, no adds to distract you, and there are unlimited groups opposed to eight groups on the free version.
I think the free version is adequate for students to use and I look forward to trying it out in my classroom this fall.
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