Week 7: Flashcard Tools - gFlash+ and Anki

Last year, I started browsing for a good flashcard app or tool to supplement language learning. Due to the time and energy limitations for Wendat language teachers and learners, I thought that finding an easy and widely accessible tool for learning vocabulary would be very useful. In my searches, I came across both Anki and gFlash+. Since it operates on a variety of devices, is free and is open source, Anki seems to be a great option. I created a sample deck in the desktop version and tried to upload it to the website to make it accessible, but I had quite a few problems along the way. The deck wouldn't synchronize between the online and the desktop version, even when following all of the instructions on the website. After a while, I gave up. Since then, I found gFlash+. Although I haven't yet given it a real try, it also seems to be very useful. It is a free mobile app that is available for Apple and Android devices as well as for Kindle and Nook. You can create decks with text, audio, and images either directly on the app or by importing a GoogleDocs spreadsheet. Once the flashcards are created, you could also study them in the format of multiple-choice questions or in quiz mode. If you want to upgrade the app to the pro version, you pay $3.99 and you have several more options including the ability to import flashcards from other sites such as Quizlet.com or StudyStack.com. Now, I just have to motivate myself to really make use of these tools!