Quizlet

Quizlet is a study tool based mostly on flash card- and quiz-style recall of facts. Users can create and then test themselves on study sets they create. They can also browse a database of millions of study sets created by other students, teachers, and corporate partners. Study sets include both text-based and visual study materials, and they can be copied and remixed. The range of topics covered on Quizlet is pretty comprehensive. For each study set, Quizlet offers up to seven study activities, including matching and fill-in-the-blank games and timed quizzes. Adaptive learning technology, called the Learning Assistant, helps students study more effectively by creating a personalized study path to improve content mastery. 

While students can browse for study materials from users around the world, many teachers make and share custom study sets just for their classes. Verified Creators such as curriculum publishers and educational institutions also offer content on Quizlet, including featured pay-as-you-go premium content. There are other great features for teachers, too, including Quizlet Live, a team-based quiz competition that turns study sets into a collaborative classroom quiz game. A Quizlet Teacher subscription offers student progress tracking and a variety of customization tools. For students, a subscription gets them access as well to Quizlet's Explanations library, where they can explore verified solutions to exercises in popular science, math, and language textbooks.

Quizlet is really easy to use and offers a blend of features that'll work for classroom facilitation and/or independent study. You can create flash cards quickly with suggested definitions and image files. As with real flash cards that you make or borrow from a friend, the quality can vary, but on the whole the public content is pretty good. Students don't need accounts to use Quizlet, but they can sign in with email or a Google account for a more complete experience. Quizlet also works on pretty much all devices, and it offers a variety of supports for English language learners (ELLs) and students with learning differences. For instance, you can click on a word or definition to hear it read aloud or attach voice recordings to flash cards (with a paid upgrade). Learners can also add images to definition cards or create custom diagrams with the paid upgrade. 

Quizlet Learn's AI technology takes data from millions of anonymous sessions and uses study techniques to generate an adaptive study plan to improve learning. If students use Learn in addition to the timed games, they'll likely stay engaged for longer than with traditional flash cards. Plus, students will enjoy competing for high scores in the timed study games and against classmates in Quizlet Live. At its core, Quizlet is for memorization, so its impact as a transformative learning tool is likely limited. It's also not quite as flashy or as fun as more play-driven competitors. But if you use Quizlet's many features thoughtfully, this is a worthy, flexible site to add to your teacher tool belt, and one students might find themselves connecting with as a study tool.