Wayground, an interactive quizzing tool

Description: Wayground is an online platform for creating and conducting interactive quizzes. Educators can build custom quizzes or choose from a library of pre-made content covering various subjects and levels. Wayground supports different question types: multiple choice, checkbox, fill-in-the-blank, open-ended questions, polls, and many others. Students can then participate in these quizzes individually or in groups. Quizzes have either live or homework modes, allowing students to answer at their own pace. Wayground also offers the possibility to create lessons and interactive videos, comprehension exercises, and flashcards, and AI-powered functionalities. The platform has free and premium versions, and signing up is required for creating content but not for accessing it, so users do not need an account for use. Wayground was founded by Ankit Gupta and Deepak Chopra.

Evaluation: Wayground is a valuable tool that can help make classes more fun and entertaining for students. With its interactive interface, it can foster wholesome competition by allowing students to challenge their friends and get rewards. For teachers, it can be used to set and keep track of homework, together with providing student reports that parents can also access. Wayground is suitable for both physical and hybrid classroom settings.

Cost: Free with registration + premium options available.

Respect for privacy Privacy evaluations indicate how a tool handles personal data collection, storage, and sharing, including GDPR compliance and security measures, among others. The ICT-REV team provides them for informational purposes, reflecting our best understanding at the time of review, but assumes no legal responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these evaluations and encourages users to conduct their own assessments: High. Wayground collects the minimal amount of data necessary to provide its services. It gathers different types of information but does not sell students’ or users’ personal information. It shares some information with third parties but only for operational purposes, e.g., it does not use user data for IA training. Wayground follows generally accepted industry standards to protect personal information, including data encryption. It also provides information on how users can manage their personal information and acknowledging users’ rights to access, correct, and export data. Wayground complies with the GDPR. See more here.

Type Of Interaction: Group/pair work - classmates, Whole class,

Skills: Vocabulary, Grammar,

Content: You supply,

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