FunnelBrain

FunnelBrain is a social learning website where students collaborate to create excellent learning materials for all academic subjects. FunnelBrain provides an platform for building multi-media flashcards and online student study groups. FunnelBrain follows a wiki style approach to content creation and easy to use video, audio, text and images empower the student group collaboration. The advantage of FunnelBrain is that it allows the students to add a "3rd dimension" to any flashcard. This 3rd dimension allows the user to create an explanation, add links to further reading, or include your favorite video mnemonic device for every question and answer.
History
FunnelBrain was founded in September 2007 by Jack Dennision, an industry veteran. The executive team consists of Joe DeTuno and Sean Whitley serving as CEO and CIO. The FunnelBrain team consists of seasoned Internet executives and education experts including Daniel Berdichevsky, who recently joined the board of advisers.

In its limited public beta period, FunnelBrain has already attracted over 20,000 contributions in high school advanced placement classes including Algebra, Calculus, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Finance, Economics, and Accounting.
Features
FunnelBrain brings online student collaboration and learning to the web. Online collaboration with all the latest Web 2.0 tools help in student engagement. The main features of FunnelBrain are:
* Create, Learn And Share Flashcards Together - Create and personalize your review questions: include videos, photos, voice recordings, and even math equations. Share your questions and collaborate with your classmates and other students around the world by working on a common set of flashcards together.
* FUNNEL learning management application - FUNNEL helps pace your learning. Funnel always presents you with the right question at the right time. It uses a spaced repetition algorithm to keep track of what you've already learned and what you still need to be learning making your study time more efficient and effective.
* Create and Collaborate In Study Teams - Create study teams and invite your classmates and friends from Facebook! Add photos and have real-time discussions in the message forum. Teams are designed to help you work together with other students in your class or on another continent.
* Enhance Your Profile And Add Your Friends - Add a profile photo and include your name so your classmates can find you. Update your information with your classes, your school, and all the study teams you've joined. Then, use the 'Friend Me' feature to build your personal study community. Your profile is automatically updated with flashcards you save, create, and review.
Partners
FunnelBrain include World Scholar's Cup, DemiDec, California Academic Decathlon and WeCompareBooks . The details are as follows:
* World Scholar's Cup - With participants in over 30 countries, the World Scholar's Cup is the world's leading team academic competition. Teams learn a unified global curriculum spanning multiple subjects and skills, from science and art to writing and debate; they participate year-round in the World Scholar's Cup online community and compete in person at regional and world tournaments. The 2009 World Finals will be held June 13-14 in Singapore.
* DemiDec - DemiDec has been the category leader in student-centered learning experiences since 1994, reaching more than 100,000 students in 32 countries: DemiDec’s learning solutions range from curriculum for the Academic Decathlon to college prep courses at the DemiDec Academies in South Korea. DemiDec is a trademark of the DemiDec Corporation.
* California Academic Decathlon - The California Academic Decathlon is a statewide non-profit organization that promotes an educational experience providing a format in which teams of nine high school students compete in academic events. All California public and private high schools are eligible to compete. The Academic Decathlon embodies a partnership of business, foundations and individuals in cooperation with the education community and county offices of education
* WeCompareBooks - We Compare Books is a textbook price comparison engine dedicated to ensuring that college students and other individuals save money on books. We are a free service that assists you in finding the best deal on the books you need. We Compare Books is an independent and impartial web site, owned and operated in part by students for the benefit of students. We are not owned by any bookstore, and we guarantee that all search results are totally objective, with the goal of displaying the lowest possible price.

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