I had to do a bit of setup to have it ready for my students. A couple days before the activity I created an account with quizlet and then created my set of vocabulary words. I could have had the students use my log in and use the set directly from there - but since I work with mischievous 7th graders I figured that someone would figure out how to edit the set and mess things up for the other students. So I created a link from my web page - I designed my web page earlier this year and would like the students to access it on a regular basis.
The thing I liked the best about this website was that the student has a variety of activities that they can do.
They can flip through the set like flashcards, take a test, and play games using the words.
This activity kept the students engaged for about 25-30 minutes - which is a perfect Friday activity at our school. We have have a slightly shortened schedule for teacher collaboration. There were only a couple of students that got bored (one of them was my daughter!) but I would challenge them to beat their previous scores on the games - most students are pretty competitive and want to keep trying to see if they can improve their time or score.
There were a couple of features to this site that I did not utilize but I think would be useful.
- print the cards
- listen to the pronunciation of the words
- link to facebook
I will definitely use this site again! :)