My hunch is that, for most young kids, it'll help to start with physical cards. There's a pride in making those that we want to capitalize on. If and when students move to using these more "professionally", then they can make the jump to the (frankly sometimes wonky) software.
It sounds like hyperbole, but I'm not sure it isn't true. Taking the effort of making your own notecards makes you an agent in your own learning, it shows you what matters to you and it frees you from the hubris of thinking that you know everything that you can easily look up.
The scheduling system in the first video actually appeals to me - it's just indexing the slots in binary!
But how do you feel about doing this with physical notecards vs software? I can see pros and cons for each one.
My hunch is that, for most young kids, it'll help to start with physical cards. There's a pride in making those that we want to capitalize on. If and when students move to using these more "professionally", then they can make the jump to the (frankly sometimes wonky) software.
Just a hunch!
Anki frees the soul.
It sounds like hyperbole, but I'm not sure it isn't true. Taking the effort of making your own notecards makes you an agent in your own learning, it shows you what matters to you and it frees you from the hubris of thinking that you know everything that you can easily look up.