Memorize.com

I discovered Memorize.com today and I find that it is quite useful. The site allows you to memorize thousands of items either through matching answers, multiple choice questions or answering the question in your head, having them reveal the answer and then self correct. Thousands of categories that individuals have already created to assist in memorizing some being, states & capitals, countries & capitals, elements from the periodic tables, foreign languages etc. If flash cards aren’t your learning style when you scroll to the bottom of Memorize’s homepage you will see their interactive diagram section which is perfect for map activities.  

I took my last post about Digital Dialect and created some German/English flash cards focused on fruits and vegetables. A great aspect of memorize is that I didn’t have to set up an account to create my flash cards! After I created my account it did assign my computer a username the site remembers but I only had to enter in the cryptic Human Verification Message we’re all accustomed to when creating accounts, no personal information was needed. You can click on the username they assign you and create a personalized one if you so desired. Once you’ve created your flash cards there is a share feature on the right hand side of the page.

You can also copy and paste the hyperlink to an email, share via Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, or several other networking sites. If you have students that continually make note cards for learning they may love this site and if their phone has internet access they will access to their flashcards at all times. Definitely a handy tool!