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Who uses Memorize.com?
Students
Studying for tests, preparing for class
(examples: Bones, Julias Spanish Final, Chem 3B, Intro To Art 1010, Intro To IO Psychology, Elements, Diagram of the Eye, Spanish City and Country Life)
Professionals
Learning about their industry, studying for certifications
Communicating facts/terms and background information to colleagues before meetings
Creating a knowledge-base for their company that is easy to consume
(examples: US Airways Airport Codes, Drug Reactions, Air Force Training, Navy Ranks and Insignia, Weather Phenomena Codes, Business Law And Contracts, Spanish Flight Terms)
Kids
Older kids by themselves, or younger kinds with the help of an adult
(examples: Continents, St Johns Vocab, Animals, Food, European Geography, Weather, US Presidents, Multiplication)
Anyone who needs to memorize something
(examples: Piano, Football Positions, US State Capitals, Stock Symbols, Mideast Geography, Greek Alphabet, Photoshop, Zodiac, Wine)
Why should I use Memorize.com?
It can make memorizing quick and low-stress. Memorizing can be time-consuming and tedious but it doesn't have to be.It's Fast
Both memorizing and creating content to memorize are very fast. The format for creating pages is designed for speed and flexibility.
No sign up is required. Just go to memorize.com and click 'create page' and quickly create a page you can share with others.
It's Flexible
Memorize how you want: You can quickly switch between flashcard, matching, and multiple-choice modes (or any combination).
Try using multiple choice to start out with, or maybe alternate between matching and flashcards - whatever works best for you.
Make your content how you want it: The flexible format lets you break long lists down into smaller, easy-to-handle groups.
Aside from the content to memorize you can add explanatory text as well as headings, images and diagrams.
As you memorize, you can edit the text to add hints or improve the wording.
It's collaborative
Share pages you create with friends or colleagues
Email the url or share via twitter or facebook, etc.
Create your own versions of others' pages
Then compare versions and merge
Follow the updates made by users
Isn't memorization bad?
A certain amount of memorization is necessary (who would trust a surgeon who couldn't recall the names of the organs on which he operates?). However, an over-emphasis on memorization can indeed cause a shallow understanding of a subject and less appreciation for abstract concepts, problem solving, and original thought.Memorize.com's goal is to take the focus off of memorization by making it simple and fast, so there's ample time for the important stuff.
An under-acknowlegedment of memorization's role in learning is also worth avoiding. Boredom and a lack of comprehension often come from high-level discussions when the simpler lower-level terms and concepts haven't been sufficiently communicated. Taking a couple minutes to memorizing a few succinct, well-worded definitions can help one prepare for high-level discussion, making it more inderstandable and less intimidating. Later the same material can be used to quickly review.
We believe memorizing has its place - it should be easy, unintimidating, and very fast, and should augment other means of learning.
What makes memorize.com different
Memorize.com pages are free-form and can contain multiple short, easy-to-handle tables with textual explanations (and diagrams etc) in between them. Thus you can make pages that assist memorization as well as explain a concept.As you view the pages, you can choose the memorization method that works for you, and create hints, and edit and add to the pages as you go. (See Editing Quickstart.)
Other unique features
Visual diagrams
Add labels to any image on the web and memorize the parts. (See Mideast Geography for an example.)
Collect the rows you miss most on your home page for review later
Have email reminders sent to you so you can review over time
Pages linking here (main versions)
No other main versions link to this page. See Linking Quickstart for more info.
