Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What's JogLab?
JogLab is a free web tool that helps you create mnemonics (memory-jogs) to remember your
stuff.
OK, what's a mnemonic?
A mnemonic is a phrase to aid learning and recall of information. Usually the first letters of a crazy but memorable phrase match the first letters of each of your keywords that need remembering.
Mnewhat?
The word mnemonic is derived from Mnemosyne; she's the Greek Goddess of memory and very cool. She's the mother of
the nine Muses. You can use JogLab to remember all of the
Muses
or find other sets of keywords (
Quickstarts) that are more interesting to you.
A crazy phrase made by some Greek Goddess?
You make the phrase, the Goddess just helps. To some people mnemonic creation seems
an unintuitive way to remember information, to others (including many labelled 'genius') it's how they remember everything.
Now you can
make mnemonics quickly by using and creating
Quickstarts and exploiting JogLab's rich functionality to achieve top- quality learning in a fraction of the time.
An Example?
'Magic volcanoes erupt making jelly sandwiches until nightfall' (Mercury, Venus, Earth,
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (Pluto is now classed as a dwarf planet; and a cartoon dog).
And when I've made my mnemonic?
To learn your keywords we recommend 1) Note mnemonic & keywords 2) Walk with your note
repeatedly testing yourself for recall and meaning of target words 3) If possible sleep on it, then repeat the next day. It's a remarkably efficient
learning strategy.
What's a Quickstart?
A
Quickstart is a web address that you can email or place
anywhere on the
Wonderful
Wacky Web allowing learners
to arrive at JogLab to learn your topic with your keywords automagically
entered- ready to make a mnemonic; creating a mnemonic begins the encoding process in
the mind of the learner. To learn how to easily
create a Quickstart visit the
Contributors page. Quickstarts battle a
Woeful Wearisome Web!