Flashcard Exchange

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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History

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]

Usage

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ Salend, Spencer J. (2009). Classroom Testing and Assessment for ALL Students: Beyond Standardization. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press. p. 112. ISBN 1412966434. http://books.google.com/books?id=U3dcweZPl_kC&pg=PA112&dq=%22Flashcard+Exchange%22. Retrieved 2010-11-23. 
  2. ^ Tang, Sang (2009-08-15). "Mental Case reinvents the flash card". The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5uS5rHxss. Retrieved 2010-11-23. 
  3. ^ "About Flashcard Exchange". Flashcard Exchange. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5uS5uC80R. Retrieved 2010-11-23. 
  4. ^ "Mental Case, Flashcard Exchange Bring 16 million Flashcards to iPhone" (Press release). MacCoreMac Software. 2008-12-08. http://press-releases.techwhack.com/30715-mental-case-2. Retrieved 2010-11-23. 
  5. ^ a b c d "Flashcard Exchange". Education World. 2006. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5uS60nglI. Retrieved 2010-11-23. 
  6. ^ "Introduction to Flashcard Exchange". Flashcard Exchange. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5uS63gdDn. Retrieved 2010-11-23. 

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