This is the homepage you see when you are logged in.
This site is still in its beta form so there are obviously kinks to be worked out, but it works great as a quick on-the-go tool kids can use to learn anything from vocab to history facts to math formulas.
You can log in using a Facebook or email account, and then can personalize your profile with a username, picture, and bio.
The next step, and this is just me clicking around, is to create a new "language". This was the easiest way to consolidate all my word/study lists into one place. I created a language called Ms. D's Classroom.
Screenshot of my "language" page
Once students are logged in, they can access the "language" through the URL (no search option available yet), and then they can find whatever word list you have created for them. Mine are organized by class, and then labeled with a theme.
Once you click a wordlist, a sort of game appears. The student will learn about 5 words at a time through typing, matching, and just clicking on the words. Its very fast paced and I think my students really like the instant gratification.
Creating the wordlists are very simple and I figured it out in just a few minutes. The site also has a few cool social networky things built in, such as a leaderboard and MemPals. Students can become MemPals with each other through URLS (again, no search feature), and can compete against each other on the leaderboards. The cutest feature of the site is that students are growing a "knowledge garden". They need to grow, water, and harvest their plants aka their memories. When memories start to "wilt", you can set the site up to email you with a reminder to grow your plants! Some kids like this feature, some don't. I was pretty indifferent and just enjoyed the quickness and usability of the site.
My pitiful little start up garden
If you are interested or have students who may benefit, please check it out. Let me know what you think, or if you need any help!
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