http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/
ProProfs Flashcards site is extraordinarily easy to use. Teachers are able to create flashcards online with text and pictures. When creating a flashcard set, the user inputs tags so that others may find the set and so that similar sets of flashcards can be aggregated. The sets can also be password protected if the user decides not to share with others. Users may also search for flashcards made by other users based on category (such as Arts, Math & Science, Education & Exams, etc.). Flashcards can be viewed online at the site. Alternatively, users may embed the flashcards into their own site or have students subscribe to a RSS feed. Users may also print or download the flashcards for later use.
The site includes links to other ProProfs sites, such as Quiz School, where teachers can make or find online quizzes (there’s even a quiz to test your knowledge of Web 2.0: http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=Do-you-think-you-know-web-20-1), and Brain Games, where teachers can make or find games such as word searches that include their class vocabulary.
Another unique aspect of this site is the ability to blog about flashcards, school, or whatever else comes to mind. Popular topics include technology certification exams (such as Microsoft certification) and technical issues. Just as with any other blog, others can comment to help one another or offer their take on a given subject.
Although flashcards are not generally thought of as an astounding piece of technology, I believe that having students create flashcards for one another can be a valuable tool for both the student creating the card and the student using the card for review. One cannot make a flashcard without knowing the answer. The creator of the flashcard will then know the types of material that they personally need to study on occasions where a quiz is necessary (or for state exams). Interactive flashcards may also be useful for low-level learners who need extra time with material.
ProProfs.com (2009). http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/
Another unique aspect of this site is the ability to blog about flashcards, school, or whatever else comes to mind. Popular topics include technology certification exams (such as Microsoft certification) and technical issues. Just as with any other blog, others can comment to help one another or offer their take on a given subject.
Although flashcards are not generally thought of as an astounding piece of technology, I believe that having students create flashcards for one another can be a valuable tool for both the student creating the card and the student using the card for review. One cannot make a flashcard without knowing the answer. The creator of the flashcard will then know the types of material that they personally need to study on occasions where a quiz is necessary (or for state exams). Interactive flashcards may also be useful for low-level learners who need extra time with material.
ProProfs.com (2009). http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/
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