A knowledge card is a short lesson you place at the moment a learner needs it, such as an explanation of dakuten just before the voiced kana. Learners read cards; they are never scored.
Write a card
- On Knowledge Cards, choose Create a knowledge card.
- Give it a Title and pick a Card Type.
- Write the content on the Editor tab, and check it on Preview.
- Choose Create Card.
Brief cards work best. Past about 500 characters, the editor suggests splitting one into several.
Find a card
- Search by title or text, or narrow the list by card type and by In use or Unused.
- Choose a column heading to sort by it, and again to reverse the order. On a phone, use Sort by.
- Choose a card's title to edit it. View, in the row menu, shows it as learners see it.
Card types
- Explanation: how something works.
- Pattern: a structure that repeats across words or sentences.
- Cultural Note: the context behind a word or custom.
- Tip: a practical shortcut or reminder.
- Nuance: how close words or forms differ.
Place a card
- In a collection: in the collection editor, choose Add knowledge card from the + button, then move it to where it belongs.
- On a waypoint: in the learning path editor, choose Add a knowledge card.
- Many at once: write them in a CSV or eevy file and bring them in. Importing a file shows how.
One card can sit in many places. Editing it changes it everywhere it appears. Deleting it
removes it from every collection that uses it; the collections themselves stay intact.