Using QUIZLET to
st
Teach 21 Century
Study Skills
Ryan Blackwell & Janet Kane
District 228 October Institute 2014
Agenda
1.
10 minutes – Overview of Quizlet
2.
15 minutes – Get started – practice set
3.
15 minutes – Build your own study set to use in your
classroom
Today’s Objectives
1. Learn how to utilize Quizlet as a tool to engage students in
their own learning.
2. Create a study set to use in your classroom.
1. Establish the Danielson connection. (#3C)
* Bonus Objective *
 I will debate the merits of popular 90’s musical
phenoms.
History of Quizlet?
 Andrew Sutherland – Founder/CTO
 In 2005, Andrew’s dad was helping him study for a French test by
making note cards. Then the 15 year old thought to himself, “I could
build a program/platform which would allow me to make these cards
much faster!”
 Andrew went on to study at MIT and developed software to help
students like himself learn how to study.
 Today
 ¼ of all high school students have used Quizlet
 Q has grown from 500 users to over 22 million
 Future
 Continue to develop Quizlet as an inspiring learning tool based on user
feedback and beta testing.
 Develop ways to allow for critical thinking in conjunction with Google.
What is
?
 A FREE website/app to help students learn/study a concept or
study vocabulary.
 HOW? It allows users to:
 CREATE
 Create a list for students to study
 Have students create their own (distinguished)!
 STUDY
 Flashcards – review material
 Learn – track your answers
 Test
 Games – Scatter/Space Race
Why should we use Quizlet
in our classroom?
Study Skills
“Old School”
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Study Skills
“New School”
Differentiated Approach
 Visual Learner
 Flashcards
 Pictures
 Auditory Learner
 Listening activities
 18 different languages
 Kinesthetic Learner
 Hands on
 Play a game no matter what kind of learner you are.
Quiz in Different Ways
Benefits of Using Quizlet
 Information learned by rote can later be used for “higher order
thinking”. (#3B)
 Student data/progress monitoring used before assessments. (#3D)
 Quick & easy creation of class materials (study guides,
quizzes/tests) – create a set once & use it forever! (#3C)
 Digital classroom presence (access from any device). (#3D)
 Student-generated study set allows students to be actively
engaged in their learning. (#3D)
Danielson Connection
 3C Engaging Students in Learning
 Instructional materials and resources
 Distinguished
 Instructional materials and resources are suitable to the
instructional purposes and engage students mentally.
 Students initiate the choice, adaptation, or creation of materials to
enhance their learning.
Practice
 Example:
 Log in and go to Mrs. Kane’s website:
 Bremen Staff homepage.
 World History/Greece
 On Your Own:
 Take the test/Play a game. (90’s)
 Create a set for your class.
 Questions:
 Red/Green Cards