Cramming for Your Next Exam? Try Cramberry
Just about everyone has been exposed to the concept of flashcards. Whether trying to study for a geography quiz or learning a foreign language, the method of using Q&A cards to train your brain to remember has remained a popular study method. But, the concept hasn't really made the leap to the Web, until now. Introducing Cramberry, the flashcards you know and love, only on the Web.
Granted, Cramberry is incredibly simple. The cards are fairly rudimentary, but they serve the purpose. Quite frankly, they're better than the scribbled notes on index cards that many of us used. And yet, Cramberry has the potential to be incredibly useful by taking a familiar technique and making it much easier to use.
After logging in, you will be prompted to create sets of cards with any information you want to study. Questions on the front, answers on the back.
Once the set is ready, you can begin flipping through the cards, testing your knowledge. Then, you can mark whether you got the answer right or wrong. All of this information feeds the algorithm, which serves up the cards in an order that helps you practice the topics that you're missing while keeping you refreshed on the topics you know.
But the true value of Cramberry is the fact that the service makes your flashcards accessible wherever you go. Use them while you're sitting at your desk, at the coffee shop, or even on your phone.
What if you don't want to build flashcards? Cramberry has just announced that they'll begin releasing a library of public cards in the not too distant future. Once available, you'll be able to choose from any number of topics on which you'd like to learn.
Again, a simple service. But sometimes, it's those simple things - like something as simple as saving your bookmarks to the Web - that provide the most value. If you're having trouble remembering some important facts, give Cramberry a try.
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A good looking implementation of a flash card application. But to be honest it is pretty minimalistic.
If your serious about cramming for examples you should look at http://www.spicyelephant.com that intelligently schedules when you need to study.
Posted by: Craig Baker | January 8, 2009 1:11 AM
This is very much like spicy elephant, but not as good.
Posted by: Eva | January 8, 2009 1:24 AM
Typed in an answer over 100 characters, instead of letting the user cut it down, it instead removed the question and answer. That will lose them users immediately.
Posted by: DoesWhat | January 8, 2009 3:20 AM
I've been using quizlet.com for over 18 months (and I believe that it has been around even longer than that). Different learning / test / familiarization modes, and many many more sets of flashcards.
Posted by: David | January 8, 2009 6:50 AM
I'm a middle school science teacher, and by far my favorite flashcard review site is quizlet.com. I create flashcard sets for my students and they can review them in 5 different quiz modes. I can see the results of which terms are giving the students the most problems. Students can create their own sets or search the sites for sets that have already been created. I can't imagine teaching science without it. The next step would be the ability to add pictures/diagrams of particular concepts.
Posted by: Darren | January 8, 2009 7:34 AM
Stick or Quizlet or, if a teacher, use Quia, which allows some graphics, etc. Cranberry has a great name - about it.
Posted by: Dennis Ashendorf | January 8, 2009 12:50 PM
DoesWhat: This issue has been fixed, there is no longer a maximum limit. Thanks for the info.
Posted by: Cramberry | January 8, 2009 1:31 PM
This is all well and good but the simple act of physically writing the flashcards is itself a mental training exercise that helps you to remember the facts. Typing does not have the same mental link.
Posted by: Shane McCallum | January 8, 2009 2:56 PM