We have developed a nifty little screensaver for members of Learn10 - it shows your Learn10 content scrolling across the screen when your computer is not in use to help you learn your daily words.
If you are one of the first 50 people to email us at support@learn10.com you can participate in this trial and get a free copy of our Windows screen saver. This will be on sale as soon as we have finished some product testing.
To learn effectively, revision is essential. You need to look back on what you have studied because in order to retain new information, you need to review it. Phased learning is built into Learn10.
It would be impossible for us to function if we could recall every piece of information that we came across. Therefore, our brains have great strategies for assessing what information is important, and should be easily accessible in the future. Scientists suggest that those effected by Autism struggle with this very problem. One way we can train our brains is by reusing information, which signals that it is of higher importance. Phased learning is a way of working with the brain to aid prioritisation.
Premium members of Learn10 can review their learning at key points in time after the initial exposure. The points we pre-select are 2,10,30 and 60 days after initial learning. Revising at these key points makes a huge difference to the efficacy of learning activities. We have a free one week trial available on Learn10 if you would like to try out the system for yourself.
Enjoy your learning!
If you would like some help with how to use Learn10, we have produced some (rough) how-to videos which are available on YouTube:
Introduction
These videos are aimed at complete beginners and will help learners understand the different features available in the Learn10 system.
Learn10 uses Twitter and the Twitter API in a variety of ways, from the more complex - sourcing examples of phases used by native speakers - to simply chatting with members, listening to the conversation about Learn10 and participating where appropriate.
You can find me here; @learn10, Mike is @widgetyegg and Jan is @janhorna. We also have a blog account if you just want to keep informed of more official announcements, rather than our general chatter: @learn10blog. We keep our ear to the ground using an RSS feed from a search for Learn10 - which means that we can see when anyone mentions Learn10 on Twitter.
Each language on Learn10 has it’s own Twitter feed - so that members can get regular tweets containing their words. We really do want our content to be everywhere!
In order to give learners example of the words in use by native speakers, we use content from Twitter. To see this, visit the Learn10 widget and click on the magnifying glass symbol on the right hand side of the word pair. This is one of the features of Learn10 I use every day because it helps me understand the language in a meaningful way.
Finally, we organise a word competition on Twitter called TweetCompete! Simply write a tweet including the hashtag #L10en including all 10 words for that day in their grammatically correct form. This exercise helps the brain process the learning task a little more and will aid your memory in future. You can visit our Facebook page to read more about it.
A quick video presentation about Learn10 on Twitter:
“No matter which service you go for, Learn 10 is a practical solution that deals with a traditionally difficult issue in a smooth way.”
“I was seriously impressed by what the people behind online language training service Learn10 are up to”
Apart from the shiny new logo, what else have we added to the user experience? The 10 second version:
“Learn10 gives you a learning habit that’s hard to kick. 10 new words; everywhere, every day. Power up your new language now.”
Why it’s new:
The problem we address is the high drop-out rate among adult language learners. We have created a system which enables members to quickly develop a durable learning habit. We create fresh, new content every day, limited to the length of a text message. We distribute this across the web and beyond via a widget, iPhone webapp, Facebook, Twitter, RSS, affiliate ‘adverts’, email, competitions, a windows screensaver & Seesmic videos.
We create user engagement in learning by encouraging cooperation and competition between learners. You can make and comment on recordings, publish your test results to Facebook, there’s a high score board as well as games such as Tweet Compete! via the hashtag #L10en. Our API allows other programmers to use the data in yet more creative ways. We have proved that limited, “perishable” content and human creativity combine to form formidable learning output.
What’s new:
Learn10 was built using the feedback from our prototype: LearnItLists, combined with our experience of teaching & learning languages, programming, training and conducting advertising research.
Contact Nicola for more info.
There’s more information, screenshots, team photos etc in the media pack:
http://www.learn10.com/media
Including these page links:
Company profile: http://www.crunchbase.com/company/learnit-lists
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolarobinsonova
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/learn10
Do you want a different language combination adding to Learn10?
We can provide any language pair. All you need to do is pay a 200 USD fee, which will give you premium membership to Learn10 for 2 years, and tell us which language combination you need (sourced from translatorscafe.com). We will then have the language you choose added within 7 days, including a transliteration if necessary (western style spelling).
No time to learn? How does 30 seconds grab you? You have no excuses! If you have time for nothing else today, try the test. This free, quick test will ensure that you’ve processed today’s words & will help you to recall them in the future.
You start with 100%, race against the clock and loose 2.5% for any incorrect answer. For each word, you are given four possible answers, and only one is a translation of the word you are learning. If you are in the top 10, your username goes on to the the scoreboard, and you can publish your results on Facebook if you feel like challenging your friends.
To start the test, visit the widget (on Facebook or the Learn10 website), and click on the test icon - a circle with a tick (third left below the Main Menu bar).
The test works well on the iPhone, so next time you have a spare 30 seconds; avoiding an ad break, waiting for windows to boot, the kettle to boil or your significant other to leave the house… give it a go.
We are receiving many requests for additional materials from Learn10. If you have requests, please join the debate at getsatisfaction.
At present we offer a range of features which can be accessed via the widget (on the Learn10.com website etc.), including gender & examples of words in use (live examples of the words in use by native speakers, in sentences pulled from Twitter). Click on the magnifying glass icon next to the word to access extra information.
Are you a blogging language teacher who would like to contribute by working our daily words into your lessons? Or could you construct materials around the lists? Can you spin out the tenses of a verb? Make a simple test? Give some tips on how to remember the appropriate article? Or do you have your own ideas to share? If yes, we would love to direct our members to you by adding your URL to our directory of relevant language sites. Contact us on support@learn10.com with details of your blog.
(P.S. MF - stands for Modern Foreign)
