www.quia.com

Sachiko MohriELIB 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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