[nabs-l] Quizlet

[Bryan Jones]

Hello Ashley,

I have used the Flashcards++ App extensively to help me study various subjects in and out of school. If you are not familiar with the concept of a flashcard, a quick Google will define it for you, but in general the visual version usually consists of a 3x5 index card with a known written on one side and the unknown written on the  other side. FOr example:
1. A question on one side and the answer to that question on the other side.
2. A word on one side and the definition of that word on the other side.
3. A word or phrase in one language on one side and the corresponding word or phrase in another language on the other side.
4. A math problem on one side and the solution on the other side.
Etc, etc.

When i was sighted I would often create sets of paper flashcards consisting of lists of things I needed to study, and I would carry these sets of cards with me and go through them in my spare time.

Flashcard Apps attempt to duplicate the basic function of paper flashcards, and some of the Apps add more functionality. For example, the Flashcards++ App uses some sort of algorithm to determine which cards you are struggling with, and it can modify the order and number of repetitions for certain cards to help you learn them. If you are studying a language, you have the option to use the IOS language rotor to properly pronounce words and phrases, and with some languages you can also hear spoken words and phrases via an Internet connection.

While I haven’t tried the native Quizlet App, I have used the Flashcards++ App to import sets of flashcards from Quizlet. Sometimes it is possible to find the vocab lists and highlighted terms from chapters in a particular textbook you might be using, and Quizlet is full of card sets on all sorts of topics.

HTH,
Bryan

On Feb 1, 2014, at 12:43 PM, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> what do you use the quizlet ap and flash card ++ ios ap for?