HI everyone, if you are finding it hard to  get motivated to make revision notes for committing vital information to
memory, here is an online tool that might just help.  It is a website that  lets you make flashcards – can be printed or used on the computer – or even  accessed through a free app that can be downloaded to smartphones.  It’s  free and is simple to use.  I have been experimenting with it to check it  out after seeing a recommendation of it on an education website. (I  actually
downloaded the app to phone first then went online to start creating flashcards  in computer is just  fine.

The address is:  http://www.studyblue.com/  then just register and get on with it.  The process of actually creating
the flashcards is a great way to get thinking about the material being studied  and is also the start of committing it to memory for later retrieval – in an examination.

For English, these would be useful things to make flashcards  of:

• language terms (writing techniques) from
  toolboxes and glossaries students have been given through year + definition + eg
  from texts studied
• Key quotes + characters who said them and what
  they mean/ why they are important
• Important characters + facts and qualities (what
  they are like) + egs
• Main ideas from texts +  quotes which sum
  them up

The best idea is to have one aspect/thing per  flashcard.  You can even add a voiceover explanation or video if you have a
microphone and/or webcam for your computer and learn better by listening.

Happy revising.