If you are a Quia subscriber, you can create one or more online classes in which your students can enroll. Creating a class takes just a minute's worth of time and offers many benefits:
First, log into the Instructor Zone and click on the Classes link in the left menu to access the Class Manager page. Click the Create a new class button. You will be asked whether students should enroll themselves or if you will enroll your students.
Instructor enroll is the preferred method for most situations. You, as the instructor, will enter a list of student names. Quia will then create an account for each student. You will have complete control over the accounts and can look up students' usernames and passwords. Instructor enroll is best when:
Student self-enroll saves you the time of typing in students' names, because students create their own Quia accounts. They add themselves to your roster by typing in a class code that you have given them. Since students create their own accounts, Quia is unable, for privacy reasons, to give you access to their usernames and passwords. Student self-enroll is best when:
(Instructor enroll) If you choose Instructor enroll, you will be prompted to enter student information. Student names are required. Student IDs and e-mail addresses are optional. Quia will automatically generate accounts for all of your students.
(Student self-enroll) If you choose Student self-enroll, your class will be created and you will see a code consisting of letters and digits. You'll give this code to students who will use it to sign up for your class. The code is unique to you and probably looks difficult to remember. It's meant to be, so that unknown Internet users cannot guess your code and sign up for your class. Actually, though, your students will find it easy to register. As students begin signing up for your class, you'll notice their names appearing in your roster.
When you assign quizzes to your students, you'll see their results when you click on the View results link. Make sure you tell your students to enter their usernames and passwords at the start of each quiz. Or, you can restrict your quizzes to enrolled students only, which will force students to log in. Restricting a quiz to enrolled students is an option when you are distributing the quiz.
If you want to create another class, click the Create a new class button again. The new class will appear on the Class pull-down list at the top of the Roster and Results pages. Just select the class you want to view. You can change your class titles and select other class settings by clicking the Edit link in the Class Manager.
If you need more information, each page has its own Help link.
We hope you find Quia's classroom management features useful. If you have any questions not answered here or in the help pages, feel free to ask our support desk.