So What Is It? Many people have told us they think FunnelBrain is the best flashcard site on the Internet.  Of course, we are gratified by this, but for those who look at FunnelBrain and see only a flashcard site, I have a surprise:  FunnelBrain is not really about flashcards. “Flashcard” is actually just a [...]

I am currently reading Opening Up Education, published by The MIT Press and edited by Toru Iiyoshi and M. S. Vijay Kumar.  The book is a great collection of essays on various aspects of the open education movement.  You can find the book online by clicking this link: Opening Up Education. One of our goals [...]

Timothy Ebner wrote a nice post on FunnelBrain about extra help for classroom assignments and tests. Check out the write up on Education Week’s site.

By now you’ve noticed the “Explanations and Mnemonics” tab on every FunnelBrain flashcard.  In my last post, I explained why you should be explaining.  Now I want to remind you why you should remember to use mnemonics. First. let’s start with the obvious question, what does the word “mnemonic” mean?  Well, mnemonic is both a [...]

Add those video explanations! It will make you smart, popular and famous.

Robert Dennison, a co-founder of FunnelBrain and a member of FunnelBrain’s Advisory Board, has been recognized as the outstanding Texas AP teacher of the year.  Mr. Dennison received the O’Donnell Texas AP(R) Teacher Award for his outstanding record as a teacher of Advanced Placement classes, in which high school students master college level material.  The [...]