Qwizzy's World Blog

Just Keep Writing Debuts!

2010-02-21T18:21:00.000-08:00

We are excited to announce that our Phase I - Just Keep Writing section is now accessible from our Home Page! This special study area has been designed as a writing learning tool for elementary students (2nd-5th) and is also terrific for middle school students when needing a writing skill refresher. The Write Your Own aspect is having its final touches put on, to include interactive graphic organizers, and will be available in March.

We hope JKW is useful as an enhancement when your children are preparing for the statewide essay writing exam, as the content mirrors the state criteria. The cool cast of friends offer them helpful hints that will act as fun reminders when testing rolls around.

Have fun with our newest addition - and Just Keep Writing!

Parent/Student Tips for QW are LIVE!

2010-01-29T07:49:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday QW Members!

The long awaited Parent and Student Tips link is available for viewing. It contains fabulous and creative ideas gathered from users across the country. Located on the Home Page inside QW, we welcome you to peruse the presentation and send in your own unique tip for us to include. We'll even send you a $50 gift card for doing so! Enjoy!

QW Releases newest study section - "Just Logical!"

2010-01-19T09:04:00.000-08:00

Multiple Choice quizzing on specific skills which allows the learner immediate feedback per question - that's "Just Logical!" A few months ago, a request was made by South Forsyth Middle School teacher and Doctoral student, Jo-Anne Jackson, that QW look into this style of quizzing. It didn't take long to realize that her thinking was quite logical and would help students when studying specific skill areas - anything from verbs and nouns to division or map skills.

In taking Just Logical quizzes, the student continues to select responses to each question until they get the correct answer. By doing so, they are able to apply the same logic on the next question reinforcing the same skill. Each Just Logical quiz can measure up to three skill sets at a time, determined by the person creating the quiz.

QW is very excited to offer this new style of quizzing within our site and look forward to user input. Four sample quizzes can be found on the Home Page of QW by clicking on the Just Logical logo. Check it out - it's "JUST LOGICAL!"

Radio Interview with Angle Bush!

2009-12-16T19:33:00.000-08:00

Thanks Angle Bush for a fun interview on Wednesday night. It was neat being featured as an "inventor." I typically put Thomas Edison in that category, not me :) -I sure appreciate the invitation to visit with you and your audience on your "Favorites" broadcast!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/your15minutes/2009/12/16/our-favorite-things-inventors-showcase

I hope everyone is having a great holiday season and let me be the first to say Happy 2010(almost!)

And the Winners Are...

2009-11-18T12:11:00.000-08:00

QW was delighted to award the following teachers with holiday turkeys:

Beckville Elementary - Tracie Wise
Clarkston Elementary - Stephanie Attebery
Daves Creek Elementary - Lisa Shainker
McNeill Elementary - Jessica Drapela
Settles Bridge Elementary - Maria Petitt
South Forsyth Middle School - Pam Hodge
Terrace Elementary - Annie Mitchell
Travis Elementary - Reyna Gamero
Youens Elementary - Christina Sida

As a special bonus, QW also announced three classroom party winners - teachers who enrolled the most students by the designated deadline. Originally only one classroom was going to be chosen, but when three tied, we decided it would be nice to award all of them! They are as follows:

Beckville Elementary - Amanda Peavy
Daves Creek Elementary - Audra Fleeman
McNeill Elementary - Meka Sephus

Congratulations to everyone - we hope you have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

QW Contest for Teachers Kicks Off!

2009-10-26T08:43:00.000-07:00

Qwizzy's World is sponsoring a contest for all participating QW School Campaign teachers. Just in time for the holidays, the prize will be a 10-12 lb. Turkey! One teacher's name from each school will be drawn on Nov. 8th, with Turkeys being delivered the week before Thanksgiving. Teachers qualify by being members of QW and the Campaign and earn tickets over the next 2 weeks. Based on student participation, there will also be one lucky classroom overall earning a large class party.

JennaBug on Qwizzy's World gets an upgrade!

2009-10-26T05:30:00.001-07:00

The K-2nd pre-made quiz section of QW called "JennaBug" was recently upgraded. The section now includes even more practice quizzes for the younger set and quizzes can now be copied over to the main storage chart for full usage. This means that these short, fun quizzes can now be edited, taken, printed, scored and stored for performance tracking. These are great starter quizzes for this age group and are being used in schools as a jump-start for teaching these youngsters the art of learning how to study! Keep an eye out for more quizzes to be added...the input from teachers has been fabulous.

QWStudy.com adds FREE 30 Day TRIAL to Special School Campaign

2009-10-26T05:19:00.000-07:00

Starting October 26th, when students join the QW School Campaign, they will find that they now have 30 days FREE to check out the site. The discounted one-year membership fees will still apply after the 30 days have expired. We appreciate all the support and look forward to bringing more schools and students on board in 2010!

Teacher inspired enhancements come to QW!

2009-09-22T14:18:00.000-07:00

QW has introduced a new feature to aid in Quiz Creation. To give students a jumpstart in Grades 3rd thru 8th, there is now a section called SAMPLE STARTERS. Here, quizzes can be found in 4 subjects (Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Math) for each of grades 3 - 8. The quizzes are short, containing 4 questions representing each format (Multiple Choice, Matching, Fill in the Blank, and True/False) and can be reviewed or copied over to the All My Quizzes section for taking and scoring. These samples are a great guide for how quizzes can be designed in these subjects!

We've also added a place for students to add in their Student ID # when taking a quiz. This number will follow the student through the scoring and posting process, making it easier for teachers to see which student took which quiz when using the same Username.

On Overall Performance Results, students can now also share the results of a SCORED QUIZ with their teachers with a click of a button!

We are very excited about our QW Campaign and encouraged by the number of schools who have come on board!

QW Launches "Where Studying Funds Education!"

2009-06-22T09:49:00.000-07:00

Coming this fall of 2009, QW will launch their campaign, "Where Studying Funds Education!" When schools participate, all teachers will receive free lifetime memberships, a free one-year classroom membership and students can sign up to study for $40.oo for the year - a 20% savings! When students join, their respective school receives $18.00 - studying funding education!

We are very excited about our recent June visit to the TEPSA conference in Texas and are proud of all the fabulous response we received! Just last week, the Founder's (that's me!) own county of Forsyth in Georgia signed on their first Middle School - VCM! With the Forsyth CountySuperintendent, Buster Evans, feeling "great" about the program and its benefits, we are excited about schools in Georgia jumping on board soon!

For more information, feel free to contact me directly at Julie@qwizzysworld.com! Happy Studying!

Reading Comprehension Quizzing Available on Qwizzy's World!

2009-01-03T16:03:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!
The start of 2009 welcomes an upgrade to www.qwizzysworld.com with the addition of a Reading Comprehension section when quizzing! Users can enter information into a text box, then create questions pertaining to that story or topic in any of five formats (MC, Fill in the Blank, T/F, Open Ended, Matching.) Once created, the story appears at the top of the quiz and any created questions randomize when taking. With Statewide testing right around the corner, QW hopes to have this new feature help prepare students for the Reading Comp section on the exam.

Also new is a special "inside tour" of the site, available for visitors who are curious about Qwizzy's World and what all it has to offer - it's viewable before signing up for the 30 day free trial. We expect the tour to be "live" within a week!

We hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season and we look forward to bringing you even more in the world of quizzing in 2009!

Cool New Features Coming Soon to Qwizzysworld.com!

2008-08-24T10:52:00.000-07:00

In response to our QW users input, we are enhancing the site with the addtion of new characters representing all grade levels. After logging in, you'll be given the opportunity to choose the set of characters you'd like to take along with you on your quizzing journey.

We are also adding Reading Comprehension as a quiz making format. Your story will remain displayed at the top of your quiz for easy referral and the questions created about the story will randomize each time the quiz is taken.

Our cool Buddyshare feature is getting it's own upgrade as well. Soon to come will be a messaging option for use when Buddysharing with your friends. You'll be able to attach a note letting them know what quiz(zes) you've sent and any encouragment you wish to share!

These new features will be appearing during the next months - in the meantime, have fun quizzing at http://www.qwizzysworld.com/ !

Qwizzy's World gets a facelift!

2008-06-19T13:19:00.000-07:00

We are proud to announce that after doing a soft launch of our practice quizzing site in November of 2007, Qwizzy's World now has a new Opening Page and awesome tutorial to assist everyone in quiz creating! Our Wilson the Whiz Kid tutorial can be found on both the Opening and Home pages and also has a section within the site where all the quizzes from the tutorial can be reviewed and taken! We look forward to having you visit and do a 30 day trial with us at www.qwizzysworld.com ! Let us know what you think!

Julie Wilson, Founder