Quizlet.org screen shot (above); Mr. Taylor uses the online sites to supplement personal instruction.(right) photo by Chris Fritchie some others available. even traditional hard copy educational supplements like Cliff notes and Spark notes now have online websites that offer the traditional summary of plots and characters as well as expanded resources such as review questions, practice quizzes and suggestions for essay topics. nicholas Taylor, a seventh grade history teacher at Celina middle School, frequently uses Quizlet, an interactive application for studying vocabulary. ?It is a simple, but powerful learning tool,? mr. Taylor says. ?To create a Quizlet, you simply enter the vocabulary and key terms you are required to know for a test or quiz. Quizlet then generates flashcards, games and quizzes that can be used to prepare for a test.? Sometimes mr. Taylor reserves a portable computer cart at school and allows students to work with Quizlet during class. However, his students primarily access Quizlet from home. He posts a link to the Quizlets he creates for his students on his website and on his Twitter page. He also sends a link via email to parents. ?I don?t know if Quizlet necessarily adds anything to my teaching, but rather reinforces it and gives students an interactive way to study and review for their tests,? he says. ?It does all of this in an interactive, 21 st century way,? mr. Taylor adds. ?as a teacher I?m glad to hear my students say they enjoy studying. They don?t know a world without the Internet. Quizlet allows them to study in a way that speaks to their generation.?
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