Quia - Communication Tool Evaluation

Summary

Quia is a multi-faceted communication tool that allows the teacher to create online activities, assessments with automatic grading, and includes detailed reports.  Like Google Forms, Quia can be used to create online surveys with multiple reporting formats and all the resources can be organized on a class Web page within the site.  Different activity styles allow for differentiation for students needs and to add variety to your assessment tools.  The teacher can assign quizzes that are pre-made or create their own.  I feel Quia could be used as a major curriculum piece if you don’t already use a personal Web page, reporting system, or if you want to incorporate more online assessment tools.  Because of all the functions available, Quia could take time to learn but there are many user-friendly tutorial slideshows that make it easy.  Many communication tools available on one site is also a plus.

	Rating	Rubric Statement	Comments
Efficiency (teacher)	3	Teacher can use it consistently throughout the year.	It can be used year-long for assessment, grading and reporting.
User Friendly (teacher)	3	Walks you through the setup or tutorials and quick and easy.	Many detailed tutorials available.
Cost	1	Not free or limited free functions.	30 free trial then $49 per individual with some discounts for larger school accounts.  Least expensive is $29/teacher  per year for 100+ teachers.
Validity	3	High educational value	It is valuable if it is your only assessment or reporting tool.
Safety	2	Limited privacy options
DOK (Depth of Knowledge)	2	Somewhat  utilizes targeted DOK	Practices more level 1 and 2 DOK.  Some activities depend on what types of questions the teacher includes in the assessment.
Monitoring Capability	3	Teacher can monitor and edit all student activity.
Permission (school)	3	Permitted
Student Use	N/A		I won’t be using it for cost reasons.
User Friendly (student)	N/A
Student Engagement	N/A