While seacrching the Web 2.0 gallery I found a few flash card sites. However my daughter showed me one she used. Quizlet was created by 15 year old Andrew Sutherland to help him study vocabulary. My mission for quizlet is to make learning vocabulary not a chore(Sutherland, 2005). Since then quizlet has grown and many teachers use it with their class. When you make your flash cards public anyone can use them. You don't have to have an account to use the vast sets of flash cards but if you want to create flash cards you have to sign up for an account or connect it with your facebook account. You can share your flash cards through e-mail or facebook. You can even add images to your flash cards through flikr or from your computer.
As a teacher I would allow the students to create flash cards and use them with their peers. I could share specifics cards through the URL so that the student can go directly with the cards created. Quizlet gives the student opportunity to familiarize and learn vocabulary. There are 2 types of games to practice and then test themselves. By having the students create the sets themselves they can take ownership of their learning and share with others.
Quizlet Voice Demo
Quizlet can also be used for ESOL students learning vocabualry through the voice race. You can link
words to images and the student can practice saying the words. Since I work in an elementary school this would be a wonderful tool for new language learners. I will definitely be sharing this with my ESOL
teacher. The demo link above will take you to a short video demonstration of a flash card I created.
Even though quizlet was created by a high school student and most of the flash cards are geared for older students there is great potential for elementary teachers to create a wonderful database of flash cards for any level. We often wonder what would happen of we put web 2.0 tools in the hands of our students.
Quizlet is a great example.
Macon, L. (2009). Screenshot picture11. Retrieved November 30, from
http://quizlet.com
Sutherland, A. (2005). The quizlet story. Retrieved November 30, 2009, from
http://quizlet.com/about/
3 comments:
Hi Louria,
i read your journey. so far I believe it has been exciting. have a wonderful, fulfilling journey of a lifetime.
Chuks.
Louria,
I am an ESOL teacher and this tool wonderful to help my limited English students build vocabulary. I appreciate you sharing this with me.
Have a wonderful day,
ana
Louria,
I think this is a wonderful tool and will help students to improve their vocabulary. I see this as useful for English as a second language students and for SAT'S. Thanks for sharing
Sarah
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