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Turn your lesson slides into flashcards for teaching with AI

Skip generic printables. Upload a PDF, slides, notes or a photo of a page and DeckOwl builds flashcards you can review with spaced repetition.

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Why custom flashcards beat generic printables

Teachers often want flashcards for teaching that match a specific unit, vocabulary list or reading. Printable sets from the internet rarely line up with your slides, terminology or sequence, so you end up editing them anyway. Starting from your own material saves that step.

Start from the slides or notes you already use in class
Review and edit every card before students see it
Students practice recall with spaced repetition
Export to PDF, DOCX, Anki or CSV on paid plans

Example teaching concepts for flashcards

Formative assessmentLow-stakes checks during instruction, such as exit tickets or quick questions, that show what students have learned so you can adjust the next lesson.

ScaffoldingTemporary support, like sentence starters or worked examples, that a teacher gradually removes as students gain independence.

Wait timeThe pause a teacher leaves after asking a question before calling on someone, which gives more students time to think and respond.

Retrieval practiceRecalling information from memory to strengthen retention, which usually builds more durable learning than rereading notes.

Zone of proximal developmentVygotsky's term for the range between what a learner can do alone and what they can do with guidance from a teacher or peer.

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Built from your material

Upload your own PDF, PPTX, DOCX, notes or photos of a page. Cards come from your lesson, not a generic set that may not match what you taught.

Spaced repetition

Cards return at growing intervals, so the terms you find hardest come back more often. Useful for students and for you when you review your own content.

Ready to study in the browser

The free plan lets you study flashcards in the browser with 3 generations per month. Paid plans add PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export for printing or sharing.

How it works

Upload your lesson

Add a PDF, slide deck, document, text notes or a photo of a page. Images are read with text recognition.

Review the generated cards

Check the terms and answers against what you taught, then edit anything that needs changing before students use them.

Study with spaced repetition

Students recall each answer from memory before flipping the card, and the schedule adjusts to what they still miss.

DeckOwl reads your lesson files and turns key terms, definitions and concepts into question and answer cards. You can review them before use, so you stay in control of accuracy and wording. Spaced repetition then brings back the cards students miss most often.

If you need a printed set for class, PDF export is included with Plus, which is $39 per year or $7.99 per month. The free plan is enough to test the workflow on a few lessons before you decide.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make for one lesson?

Focus on the key terms and ideas from a single lesson, which often works out to a short set of cards. A smaller set is easier for students to review consistently than a long deck.

How should students study flashcards for teaching concepts?

Have students answer each card from memory before flipping it over, and say the reasoning out loud when the concept is complex. Repeated recall tends to work better than rereading the answers.

Can I print the flashcards for my classroom?

PDF export is part of the Plus plan, which costs $39 per year or $7.99 per month. The free plan lets you study the flashcards in the browser with 3 generations per month.

Do I need a credit card to try DeckOwl?

No, you can start with no credit card needed. Students with a school email get 40% off a paid plan.

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