Quizlet.com is a great web 2.0 tool for learning vocabulary. This lesson creator is not limited to language arts and can be structured to accommodate any discipline that requires new words to be learned.
As a history teacher, there are always new terms that the students need to learn. Using quizlet.com will help students master the terms at his or her own pace. The site is an interactive that helps with studying and testing.
With quizlet, you are able to create your own flashcard sets. Giving the option of allowing others to view flashcards, which is great for classroom use. You can cater the vocabulary to meet each class’s needs.
The quizlet web tool allows you to type in the vocabulary word but then gives the option of creating a specific definition or the option for using one of several definitions they have on file, a great time savior for the creator.
Once the vocabulary has been created, there are several study modes to choose from. Familiarize is an electronic version of the traditional flashcard where the student can view and review as often as needed.
The “learn” option gives the definition and allows you to add the word in the space provided. There is immediate feedback showing if the word added is correct or incorrect. Once the student has gone through the entire list, a percentage is given showing how many definitions were matched correctly and how many were not.
After the student has had the opportunity to learn the vocabulary, they then have the opportunity to quiz themselves with interactive review games. My personal favorite is play scatter. This review game gives the student several definitions and several words scattered all over the page and the student must lay the word over the correct definition for that set to disappear. Once all sets disappear and the screen is blank, a timed score appears. The student is then given the opportunity to replay the game and beat their current time. I love this example of positive reinforcement. If you use quizlet, I am sure you will become hooked as I did.
Quizlet.com. (2009). Welcome to Quizlet. Retrieved on October 21, 2009 from http://quizlet.com/
Great tool , vocabulary is a big in schools plus the quizlet web tool allows you to type in the vocabulary word and then gives the option of creating a specific definition (you got control) or the option for using one of several definitions they have on file, is amazing and for art I will use this tool, thanks!
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