Flashcard Exchange is a free web-based application for the creation, study, and sharing of flashcards.[1] With more than 21 million flashcards generated by its users, Flashcard Exchange's electronic flashcard library is the biggest in the world.[2]
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Flashcard Exchange was launched in January 2001 by Culley Harrelson of Tuolumne Technology Group, Inc.[3]
On December 8th, 2008, MacCoreMac Software and Flashcard Exchange announced a partnership, bringing exclusive access to Flashcard Exchange for users of Mental Case 2.0 for iPhone and iPod touch.[4]
Users can create free accounts on the website to devise flashcards, but must pay a charge to print and download flash cards. An upgraded account offers the use of the Leitner system, a spaced repetition learning technique.
The website also enables instructors and their students to play memory games.[5]
Upgraded accounts can create image and audio flashcards; access advanced study tools; and download, save, and print flashcards.[6]
Flashcards can be created in a number of languages, such as English, Spanish, German, Chinese, Polish, and Portuguese.[5] Flashcards at Flashcard Exchange are placed into categories, including "early education, elementary school, high school, higher education, science, medicine, trades and occupations, information technology, more than thirty languages, and miscellaneous".[5]
Flashcard Exchange was praised by Education World as being "simply designed and intuitive to use".[5]