Hi Everyone – We just launched a new free video publishing platform for multi-media flashcards on FunnelBrain. Flashcard authors can now capture video directly into FunnelBrain from a connected web cam when creating questions, answers, explanations and mnemonic devices. Of course, you can continue to upload videos the traditional way if you like. The online [...]
Hey Everyone – The FunnelBrain team has been hard at work and we’d like to tell you about some exciting enhancements to the FunnelBrain service. Keep checking back though…we’ve got lots more coming this summer! Introducing “My Funnel” So you’ve been working with your classmates to create review materials for your upcoming exam. Now you’re [...]
Nearly 100 high school and middle school teams from 13 countries gathered in Singapore last weekend to compete at the 2009 World Finals of the World Scholar’s Cup. Ian McCloskey of Mountain Pointe High School carries the U.S. Flag at the World Scholar’s Cup 2009 Opening Ceremony “The teams began and ended the weekend as [...]
Hey Everyone – We’ve been busy with improvements to the site and wanted to give you a quick update on the changes in no particular order… Creating Flashcards - In the old days, you could only append flashcards to the end of a quesion set, but now you can put them anywhere you want! When [...]
Students collaborate to create online video flashcards for their classes FunnelBrain, LLC – May 13, 2009 – Flashcards are not just for memorizing vocabulary words anymore. On www.FunnelBrain.com, a student-driven academic question-and-answer community founded by education experts and seasoned Internet executives from Move, Inc. [NASDAQ:MOVE], students create and share multimedia flashcards to enhance their learning [...]
An advantage of using FunnelBrain to create review materials is its support for video content. After clicking on below URL, you will see how a group of high school AP Biology students used FunnelBrain to create review materials including video answers for Embryonic Development and The Brain. This is a great example of the power [...]
I want to comment on two very different categories of flashcards that you see in certain subject areas, particularly in math and science subjects such as AP Physics, AP Calculus or AP Chemistry. One category consists of cards that contain some essential piece of knowledge or concept about the subject area. The best cards of [...]
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.
