Cramming for tests? There's a study tool for even the youngest student...
There is an application available now from SimpleLeap Software that may become the main study tool in our household for our flash card and multiple choice studying.
Cram - “Create and study with flash cards and multiple-choice tests on your Mac.”
It’s turning out to be a very useful tool for setting up flash card style studying for my son. I can set up tests in the desktop app or on SimpleLeap’s website.
Once I have the questions and answers ready for a test I can use them on my Mac or I can get their companion app and load the tests onto my iPhone or his iPod Touch. This capability makes it a wonderful tool for young and old students alike. Though they work very well together, Cram Mac is not required to make use of the iPhone version.
My son is using his iPod Touch more and more and encouraging good study habits at a young age is very important (he just finished 1st grade). One feature I’m looking forward to working with more is the timed tests. This is going to be a great help to my son with the timed math tests they have to do in school.
In addition to using tests I have created, I can log in to the Test Portal and see what tests others have made and shared. I can upload my tests to the portal and share them as well. There are many categories already availalble, from standard school subjects to professional categories like “Certification”.
Give it a look and see if you might just find it useful for your study needs. And, if you do find it useful perhaps you will also find time to contribute some well crafted tests to the online community.
It is a “young” app and as such it does have some room for improvement. The developers are very responsive and I’m sure we’ll see steady improvements over time. I’m looking forward to making heavy use of Cram on my desktop, iPhone and iPod Touch.