Knowotes

Alexandra Mills

Knowtes.com is a great website that students can use to study for test and quizzes. While I was unable to find any tutorials, the site is very user friendly and fairly easy to navigate. Once logged in, students can create a set of flash cards to use for an upcoming assessment. Users can upload word lists or type in the words/definitions one at a time. Students also have the option to upload images, which would be very helpful when memorizing ideas and concepts. Once a set completed, students can access the deck and begin reviewing. The site has many great features, including email reminders and allows users to share decks with other students/users. The site also adjusts the quizzing based on what the student knows, this way, students are more frequently studying the words they are having the most trouble with. Also, they will not waste time on words/concepts that they already know.

The only challenge I found with the site was that users have to sign up and supply a working email address. Many of my students do not have email address and some are not permitted to share email addresses without parent consent. To get around this, I would have to send a letter home that requested parent permission, or even have the students sign up at home, using a parent email address.

Lesson Plan

Students in my 7th grade Language Arts class will successfully use www.knotes.com to create flashcards to use to study for vocabulary quizzes.

To begin, each student will sign up to obtain a Knotes.com user name and password. Once logged in, they will use this week's vocabulary words to enter into the flash card maker. Students will use the site to study for the quiz both at school and at home. They can tailor their studying to suite their needs.

This can be considered more of a weekly activity, than a specific lesson plan, however, I really liked the site and wanted to share it with the class. Very cool way to study, wish they had this when I was in school:)