I think I may have just found a life-changing website--not just for me, but my students!
I mostly teach Spanish (some world language sections). For my Spanish classes, I require flash cards for vocabulary terms. There are 2 sections of vocab per chapter. Most classes do 5 chapters each school year. This is of course 10 sets of cards. You'd think I was asking them to perform feats of great physical and mental strength. On a personal note, they are a pain to check and I usually just flip through their stack, making sure I see some of the current words.
This website has changed all that! Anyone can set up an account and the email is optional! I could require them to email me their cards by a due date. Oh, joy! My quick glance can now take place on my schedule and not during class time! Typing them in will (hopefully) seem more fun to them.
Another time this site might be helpful is during summer school. Because we have the students for such a short time, I think searching for and using the math flash cards would be more effective than creating them.
I can't wait to share this site with my students tomorrow!
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