Flashcards help you practise recalling an answer before you reveal it. Ask Bloom to make a deck in chat, study the cards, then save the deck if you want to return to it later. Saved decks are private to your account and belong to the Bloom where you created them.
Create flashcards
- Open the Bloom you are studying with.
- Ask for flashcards on a specific topic, such as “Make flashcards to help me revise the stages of cell division.”
- If you want to use particular course materials, name them in your request.
- Read the cards and check that they cover the material you need.
You can also open Flashcards in the Workspace. If you have no saved decks yet, choose Create flashcards to start a request in chat.
Study a deck
- Read the front of a card and try to recall the answer before selecting the card to reveal it.
- Use Previous and Next to move through the deck.
- Choose Shuffle cards to practise in a different order.
- Choose Expand flashcards for a larger view, or Restart to return to the first card.
If an answer is unclear, ask a follow-up question in chat before continuing your revision.
Save and reopen your cards
- Sign in to your Bloom account.
- On the deck in chat, select Save flashcards.
- Wait for the Saved confirmation.
- Open Flashcards in the Workspace of the same Bloom to find the deck again.
Use the search and sort controls to find a saved deck. Saving cards to your Workspace does not publish them to your classmates.
Edit or delete a deck
Open a saved deck and choose Edit. You can change the title, edit the question and answer on each card, add or remove cards, and change their order. Drag a card by its handle or use its move controls. Choose Save changes when you are finished.
If you leave with unsaved edits, Bloom asks whether to keep editing or discard them. To remove a saved deck, return to its study view, choose Delete, and read the confirmation before deleting it.
Common issues
I cannot find Flashcards
Open the Workspace in your Bloom. If Flashcards is not available there, ask your educator whether it is enabled for this Bloom. You need to sign in to save and reopen decks.
My deck is missing
Check that you are signed in to the same account, have opened the same Bloom, and have cleared any search filter. A deck generated in chat appears in the saved list only after you save it.
A save failed
Keep the deck or editor open, check your connection, and try saving again. Wait for confirmation before closing the page.