Memorizing Online

Last year, I blogged about my goal of memorizing the book of Colossians and I managed to finish it before Haley was born.  After that, I still worked on memory work a bit, but very slowly.  This year, I found out about http://scripturetyper.com  I LOVE it!  This website helps in Scripture memorization by using both visual and kinesthetic memory.  Kinesthetic memory combines your sense of touch and your ability to remember patterns and feelings (like typing).  So, you pick a verse, or a section of verses, and you can import them or type them out.  Clicking the Memorize It button takes out every other word.  Clicking the Master It button means you type the whole thing for memory.  It records your fastest time and your average typing speed.  It also ranks you against everyone else using the website according to how many verses you have currently memorized, in case you care.  How often you have to review the verses is based on a ratio of 2 factors: the number of times typed from memory and the number of days since last typed from memory.  I mostly memorize verses in groups of 2 or 3 and I find that makes memorizing a whole chapter easier.  This website really accelerates memorization.  I memorized the Sermon on the Mount in 2 months, which is Matthew 5,6, and 7.  I also joined the Sermon on the Mount group and you can post prayer requests and updates on there, as well as give and receive encouragement.  I usually go on there several times a day to type out verses.  Oh, and it also has an app for the iPhone, in case people prefer that.  For me, it makes memorizing easier and more fun.  I highly recommend it!