Funnelbrain:
Internet-based Flashcard Creator
Created by Russell Smith
Technology Facilitator
North Edgecombe High School
What is Funnelbrain?
http://www.funnelbrain.com
Funnelbrain is an online flashcard generation website that allows the user to create
custom-made flashcards pertaining to any theme or academic topic. The decks of
flashcards are stored online and can accessed and/or edited by the creator
at any time.
What are some of
Funnelbrain’s features?
There are three main tabs that
are available along the top
of the Funnelbrain site:
• Flashcards
• Study Teams
• Quizzes
The Flashcard tab allows you to:
• Create Free Flashcards
• Browse all available flashcard decks
• Buy Premium Flashcard decks
• Sell Premium Flashcard decks
Funnelbrain: Study Teams
The “Study Teams” tab allows you to:
• Create a team
• Browse all available study teams
• View all of the teams you are a member of
• Buy premium Study Teams
Funnelbrain: Quizzes
The “Quizzes” Tab allows you to:
• Create a quiz
• Browse free quizzes
• Buy Premium Quizzes
Browsing Flashcard Decks
Funnelbrain allows you to search and/or browse for previously created
flashcard decks pertaining to a wide variety of subjects.
Search for free flashcards,
Teams, and Premium
Content here…
Browse previously created
Flashcard decks here
Creating New Flashcards
To create a new set of flashcards using Funnelbrain, click the section
labeled “Create Flashcards”, or click that option under the
“Flashcards” menu
Creating New Flashcards
On this page, you will need to enter a title, subject, description of the flashcard
deck, and tags pertaining to the deck. You will use these tags to help search
for your flashcard deck later on.
Creating New Flashcards
Once you reach this screen, click “Add A Card” to begin creating new
flashcards.
Creating New Flashcards
There are five main types of flashcards
that can be created using Funnelbrain:
• Text
• Audio
• Video
• Photo
• Math Formula
Creating New Flashcards:
Text
There are two sides to each flashcard you create:
a “question” side, and an “answer” side.
Creating New Flashcards:
Text
When creating a “Text” flashcard, you can type in your text
on the “Question” side and format it as you would using Microsoft Word.
Creating New Flashcards:
Text
Enter your text on the “Answer” side and format the text as needed.
Creating New Flashcards:
Text
Once your Text flashcard has been created, the profile for the card can be seen
from this screen.
You can edit,
insert, or delete
the card from
here…
Creating New Flashcards:
Audio
When creating an audio flashcard, you will be able to upload an audio file
from your computer for the user to listen to.
Type in your question here…
Type in your answer here…
Click “Done” when
completed
Creating New Flashcards:
Audio
You are able to see the profile for your audio flashcard on this screen once
it has been completed.
Creating New Flashcards:
Video
Although Funnelbrain does provide you with the option of creating a
Video flashcard, it will only do so providing you have access to a
Webcam. When you click “Upload A Video”…
Creating New Flashcards:
Video
…the Video Publishing Center only allows the option to
record from a webcam.
Creating New Flashcards:
Photo
In order to create a Photo Flashcard in Funnelbrain, click “Upload Picture”
Creating New Flashcards:
Photo
Browse to the folder where
the picture is stored upload
the photo…
Type in the question and answer in the
appropriate fields…
Creating New Flashcards:
Math Formula
Click “Add Equation” to enter the desired mathematic formula for your
flashcard…
Creating New Flashcards:
Math Formula
You can use the various tabs located in this Java Applet to enter the desired
mathematic symbols. Click “Save” when you have entered the formula.
Creating New Flashcards:
Math Formula
After you have entered the mathematical formula on the “Question” side,
enter the answer on the “Answer” side. Click “Done” when completed.
Creating New Flashcards:
Math Formula
You can see the profiles of the flashcards you have created for this deck on
this screen. Click “Finish Deck” when you have completed the deck.
Your Deck has been created.
What now?
You can add the deck to a team,
or create a new team…
Go to the
deck you
created…
…or share the deck with others!
Viewing Your Flashcards
Here are examples of what the flashcards you create will look like.
Click “See The Answer” to see the answer to the question…
An optional
feature of the
flashcard is
“Your Progress”
You can activate,
disable, or reset
this feature to
help students
keep track of
their progress
reviewing the
flashcards.
Viewing Your Flashcards
You will see the
correct answer
to the question
on the following
screen.
The user can
click
“I Got It Right!”
or
“I Got It Wrong!”
(Funnelbrain
does not keep
track of how
many questions
the user gets right.)
Viewing Your Flashcards
Here is an example of
what an audio
flashcard looks like.
Note that the audio
player is along the
top of the flashcard,
and the question that
accompanies the
audio file is
underneath.
Viewing Your Flashcards
This is an example of
what your
photo flashcard will
look like.
The question that
accompanies the
photo is underneath
the photo.
Click
“See The Answer!”
to view the
correct answer.
Viewing Your Flashcards
The answer to the
question appears
on the following
screen.
Viewing Your Flashcards
This is what your
Math Formula
flashcard looks like.
Click
“See The Answer!”
to view the
correct answer.
Viewing Your Flashcards
The answer to the
question appears
on the following
screen.
Embedding Your Flashcards
You can embed the deck of
Flashcards that you create in
Funnelbrain into your
Wiki site or Moodle Course!
Embed code
Copy the embed code that is located
on the screen following the creation
of your flashcard deck and paste
the code into a widget on your
website!
Sharing Your Flashcards
You can share the flashcard decks you create with others on the internet
using social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace
(at home, of course!) You can also e-mail others links to your flashcards.
Searching for your Flashcards
When searching for the flashcard decks that you create, be sure to type in
the search tags that you entered when creating your flashcard deck.
For example, type in “NEHS” when searching for the example deck I created
for this presentation.
Purchasing Premium
Flashcard Decks
You are able to purchase premium flashcard decks that have been created by
others if you wish. Clicking on these premium decks will provide you with
further information on how to purchase them.