Thanks for the article. New! By Bonni Stachowiak | October 18, 2016 | 3 Comments | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail. If they’re using smartphones or mobile devices and have the Quizlet app. I also was concerned that they were only likely accessing the flash cards, at best, once a week. Please check your entries and try again. Might be worth searching for…. I have only played Quizlet Live games with groups of up to 40. Follow these steps and then check out the tips and tricks below! Bring Quizlet to your class.

This tool is especially good for the kind of information that would be suitable to put on a flashcard. Students can use their mascots to find others in their groups. I’ve got around 30 students in this class. It’s based on Quizlet, the online flashcards platform that’s been around for years. One way would be to create a number of questions as WordPress posts, schedule in advance when each set of questions will be published and have the students subscribe to the WordPress blog. Quizlet Live works from Quizlet flashcard sets. Play Quizlet Live remotely in Individuals mode. If a team answers all 12 questions correctly (eight if groups of two) in a row — and does it before any other team — that team wins. Quizlet Live encourages accuracy over speed.

Play Quizlet Live remotely in Individuals mode. Overall, my thoughts this semester about Quizlet have been positive, though I already have some ideas about how I might want to tweak things next time around. Flashcards. Quizlet Live is a fun, collaborative review game. If we’re not careful, review can be a drag. Features. Languages. Bonni and her husband, Dave, are parents to two curious kids, who regularly shape their perspectives on teaching and learning. Every single student in the room was completely engaged. But in order to use these same questions during subsequent years, you would need to go through the posts (containing the questions) and change the dates for that year.

When the game starts, each student will have a few of the team’s terms on his/her device.

Your email address will not be published. Here are some tips and tricks …. When I accessed the flashcard deck that reviews for our upcoming exam, I chose to use Quizlet Live.. Type “quizlet” and what you’re looking for.

TIP: The second option — find an existing set — prompted the “in 60 seconds” title of this post.

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Contact him by e-mail! Each group is given a mascot (an animal like a sea turtle, giraffe, etc.).

Quizlet makes simple learning tools that let you study anything. Re-assign teams with the offline players removed, Proceed without the players who have gone offline (or get them back online), Review terms and definitions with students by flipping through them, Discuss common mistakes (as displayed on the screen), Play again (if you want to generate a new game). Quizlet Live can create that electric atmosphere. The name of this feature is Quizlet Live. Required fields are marked *, In the article “The New Way Doctors Learn” (http://ideas.time.com/2012/03/07/the-new-way-doctors-learn/) the article describes how a Harvard University medical school professor who teaches urology sent weekly emails containing multiple-choice questions to one group of his students. If we’re not … Math. Pick any set to start Quizlet Live Share the join code with your class Students are assigned teams Teams sit together and start playing Teams race against each other to win! As soon as everyone has joined the game, click the button below the code to assign students to their groups. Students are sorted into groups and work together to answer all 12 questions correctly in a row to win.

Science. At its best, though, review can be energizing.

Students are sorted into groups and work together to answer all 12 questions correctly in a row to win.

I also highly recommend the Quizlet Live feature, which I have written about previously on my blog. This is helpful if a combination of certain players will cause a distraction or be an unfair advantage to other teams.

I’m experimenting with flashcards in my teaching this semester. Click the “Live” button to launch the game. Does anyone know of any more efficient way of automating the dissemination of questions to students on a regular basis? Quizlet Live.

They groaned. However, having used 4+ LMSs, they aren’t typically very good at the application you’re describing, even if they have some of the features that would support it. If any of the students’ devices go offline, Quizlet will notify you of that when it’s time to start the game. They failed.

Mobile. (Which is no fun for that team, but sometimes that’s a better option than taking the time to re-assign a large class.).

When I accessed the flashcard deck that reviews for our upcoming exam, I chose to use Quizlet Live.

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She’s also a Professor of Business and Management and teaches a few times a year in an Educational Leadership doctoral program. Research tells us that immediate feedback is the most effective — and that your brain is primed for it immediately after answering questions. Students are assigned groups of two, three or four players.

That level of frequency wasn’t going to prove anywhere near as useful as if they could increase the times they accessed them.

When I need to find a set of existing flashcards quickly, here’s what I do: And in less than 60 seconds, you’re ready to start your Quizlet Live game — no prep time needed. Quizlet Live is a collaborative, high-energy review game. Students come together, stay focused and communicate to win.

(Note: You don’t need a paid account to do anything in this post — even if the sign-up process leads you to think you might.).

If you click “Play again”, you can always click “Shuffle Teams” to create new teams and start with a new set of flashcards. Quizlet Learn. I’m not sure if “drip” is included in that pricing model, or not, though. It brought up a code on my computer that all the students entered into their phones. Students work in small teams to learn a Quizlet study set and race against the rest of their class. You have two options: If a team proceeds without one of its players, it’ll be impossible for that team to win. Unless you’re playing an alternate variety of Quizlet Live (we’ll get to those shortly), have team members sit together.

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Over the summer, I decided to have my teaching assistant make flash cards for my entire introduction to business course. Still, I highly suggest you check out Quizlet Live for an interactive way of reviewing in one of your courses. At worst, it’s a repetition of ineffective teaching in hopes that something will be different the second time around.