Web 2.0 tools #5 http://quizlet.com

Web 2.0 tools #5 http://quizlet.com

Quizlet.com is a great way to customize a study system online for your students. The first thing the administrator needs to do is to create a set. The set will include a list of terms that you would like your students to know. The administrator will then select tags, choose users and editors, a description of the list, and then type in the data.

The information is now set up for students to begin. There are three categories familiarize, learn, and test. Familiarize is a basic note card study activity. Terms are visible and can be flipped back and forth to reinforce the information. The Learn activity asks students to type in the correct term. Quizlet responds with your answer correct or incorrect. Incorrect answers are accompanied by the correct answer. Once all of the terms have been displayed the students’ final statistics will show up including right and wrong answers. The student has an opportunity to redo the wrong answers. Test is the last category and is a final test of the terms. The test can be set up for True and False, multiple choice, write in, or matching answers. The test results are immediately viewed after the test and can also be printed. The information is color-coded green and red for correct and incorrect answers and a grade and percentage is calculated for the student. Two games are also included, scatter and space race. Scatter is a matching game incorporating speed. Space Race is a typing game that focuses on correctness and speed.

Quizlet can be used with out a customized setting. The main page has many navigational buttons to choose the topic you would like to quiz yourself on including language, math, science, etc. Students can choose very specific or general quiz pages, for example basic algebra terms.

I think the applications to education are obvious from the above summary. This webtool is great because it can be used in school or at home for any subject. Quizlet could be used for summative or formative assessment. Students that use this tool are preparing themselves for evaluations not only in their everyday classrooms but also for state and national testing.