www.quia.com Sachiko Mohri ELIB 570 Spring 2010
What is Quia?
•Quia is pronounced key-ah and is short for Quintessential Instructional Archive•It is a site where teachers can create and share learning activities.•Students can benefit from the resources their teachers create and those of hundreds of other educators.
Quia tools include…
• Templates for creating 16 types of online activities• An online testing system with automatic grading,
immediate feedback, and detailed reporting• Online surveys for gathering student and teacher
feedback • A class Web page creator to share Quia activities and
class announcements with students and parents• Access to thousands of shared activities and quizzes
from over 300 categories
With Quia Web you can create…
• Games• Quizzes• Flash cards• Surveys• Word Searches• Web pages
Quia is not free!•However, there is a free, 30-day trial.•A one-year individual subscription to Quia costs only $49.
Free, 30 Day Trial
Create an account
First you need to set up your classes
Then you need to add your students
Now you can create a quizFrom the drop-down menu you can choose:•Multiple choice•True or false•Pop-up•Multiple correct•Fill-in•Initial answer•Short answer•Essay •Matching •Ordering
Multiple Choice Quiz
How the quiz will appear
How do students access your materials?
• When you enter the list of student names, Quia will create an account for each student. Each student will have a username and a password. You, the instructor, will have complete control over the accounts and can look up students' usernames and passwords.
Why it’s an example of a web 2.0 tool
• Web application• Informational sharing• Interoperability• User-centered design• Interactive• Shared on the web
How it can be incorporated into education
• Preview or review of a lesson• Study guide• Memorization• Quiz/Test student knowledge or
understanding• Absent students• Jazz up your curriculum!
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