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| I chose the Flashcard Machine for my infographic tool. I relied on flashcards my entire school career to help me study for tests and to memorize important facts and information. I loved having flashcards to flip through and felt like they helped me memorize information more quickly. |
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| Flashcards are used by many students and teachers across many grade levels. Flashcards are very effective and help cement information that needs to be memorized. Flip the card for some examples! |
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Letters of the alphabet
Numbers
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division Facts
Vocabulary Words
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| As a teacher in Special Education, we often use pictures to communicate with our students. There are green smiley faces to reinforce good behavior and red sad faces to discourage certain behaviors. These cards are also great for schedules and other helpful reminders to keep students on track during the day. |
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| This tool is great if you want simple text cards. Terms and definitions would be quick and easy to make using Flashcard Machine. I have had some trouble with importing images. Some simply showed up as black blocks, and some were distorted. |
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| The website is free to use and stores cards. I used my laptop to create all of these cards. There are apps for ios, Google, and Kindle. I didn't use the apps because they cost money after so many flips. |
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| Some strengths of the Flashcard Machine are its ease of use for text-only cards and how quickly they can be created. I also like being able to choose fonts and colors to make the cards more visually appealing. |
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| The challenge to this software is figuring out how to put information on the back. It should be easier to do. I have to change editing modes, and that confused me at first. |
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| I think for the user it is great! The sets could be used on an iPad for students and they could very easily flip through them. There are also games available to play while studying the cards. I think students would enjoy using this app. |
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| As an educator, infographics are very important for students. As technology advances, teachers have to move with it to keep young learners engaged. Kids are so comfortable with technology and should be able to use it to help them learn. |
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| I used Google Auto Draw to create the smiley face, and it was neat. I hadn't used it before. It has a lot of options and seems to be able to draw anything. |
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| The only problem I had was the fact that I was unfamiliar with it and had a little trouble getting started. It wasn't difficult, just operator error! |
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| I think that students would have a lot of fun with Google Auto Draw. Children are so creative and learn to use new technology so quickly! |
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