Second, I chose to use Quizlet. I think this could be a great tool to use in the classroom. Especially since you can email the cards out to students, they can practice multiple times and even do a self-check quiz. I am impressed with all of the different ways that you can choose to study the cards. I chose to try to use geometric shapes. Unfortunately you need to upgrade if you want to upload your own photos and the ones that they have to choose from aren't that great. I probably wouldn't use this set with my students but kept going with it to get a feel for making a set of flashcards. The video also said that kids could access it on their computers, does anyone know if they could use it on an ipad? Would be interested to find out.
Here is the link:
http://quizlet.com/_ertrb
I checked Tagxedo's FAQ, and it says you can adjust the emphasis settings between 0.0 and 1.0. The default is 0.0, so words all appear the same size. You can increase that to make words that appear more often appear larger. (But when I try to create a Tagxedo on my Chromebook, the page never loads! Go figure.)
ReplyDeleteI like Quizlet a lot, but it looks like they're getting ready to be a pay site. :/ Your flashcards look good, but I can see what you mean about having trouble finding images to match terms. It's nice that you can email students or parents a set of flashcards, and I like that they don't need to set up a Quizlet account to use them, unlike StudyBlue.
The tagxedo looks fun! I think I may have to copy your "summer" idea. I think the students would enjoy this, too!
ReplyDeleteLove your summer tagxedo, and what a fun back-to-school activity it could be for kids to share about their summer while doing word-association.
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