Name of the tool: Head Magnet
Web address of the tool: www.headmagnet.com

Brief Description of what the purpose of the tools is/what it does: This tool helps you memorize facts quickly and maintain what you have learned based on the brain “memory decay” model of learning. It uses the learning method of “compaction” by eliminating material you know or have learned. The more you use it the better it gets at modelling what is going on in your head. Based on memory and cognition research it helps you learn what you need to learn eliminating what you have already learned.

Short description of how it can be used in education: This tool can be used at any grade for learning by “compaction” by eliminating the information you have learned and need to review based on the well known “memory decay” model of learning.

Short description of how this tool could remove or reduce barriers for certain learners:
As the sample illustrates it is also useful to scaffold ESL learners. The user for example can type in the english equivalents of numbers or words to their language and be quizzed at different predicted intervals of the users choice. The words that are learned are eliminated for efficiency of learning. Great way to learn equivalent words/numbers of another language.

Statement about the required age of users if any according to the tool’s terms of service:
This tools usage does not have a minimum age requirement.