Quia

Quia has been a website that my department has used for quite some time. Though it can be tedious, since you have to enter all the data you want to use into the site, the benefits are wonderful. I have had my students go on every once in a while to complete homework assignments. The kids get three tries to answer the question correctly. They cannot move onto the next question until that previous one is answered, therefore, students can't just not try on particular questions. Also, the feedback is immediate, which is really great for the students. They can see then and there what was missed and what they should have put.

Also, it's great for language teachers, because teachers can enter things like vocabulary lists or vocabulary terms (like for social studies) and the website immediately makes games for the kids. They can have online flashcards, bingo, hangman, etc. Also, two kids can log in at the same time and play battleship for practice. Another huge advantage is that the teachers can see how much time their kids were logged on. So, if you tell a struggling student to practice for the night before a test, teachers know: how long that child was online, what he/she played, how he/she scored on games, etc. Though it's time consuming to put in the data, how great for the kids and teachers once the data has been made!