Testimonials

Ratings and reviews

“The platform is easy to use, easy to moderate, and offers the teacher a good toolkit for setting up discussions and tasks.”

“Kialo provides structured support for the development of oracy, and encourages learners to reflect on their thinking.”

“Supports learners’ written communication, problem-solving skills, critical thinking, ability to take a specific position (perspective, thesis/hypothesis), collaborate, judge sources, and question viewpoints of peers.”

“The site creates an environment for students to share ideas, validate sound arguments, and really ‘listen’ to each other — something lacking in a lot of social discourse online.”

“Another great tool for teaching critical thinking and debating skills, Kialo allows you to host an online classroom debate but where students can explore arguments at their own pace, and without speaking over each other.”

“I love this tool for leveling up discussion board activities with students. It can feel daunting to lead a thoughtful debate online, especially when your students are working remotely. Kialo Edu creates a structure for rich, reflective dialogue online.”

A Design Review, User Research and Formative Evaluation by the Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE), Johns Hopkins University.

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“I really appreciate the improvements made over the years! Having an anonymous mode is fantastic for students. The Tasks feature has also made it much easier for students to track their responses. THANK YOU for an awesome platform!!”

“[Kialo] does so much of the hard work for me as a teacher that it lightens my load. However, the main reason why I continue to use the site is because the students themselves have told me how much they love it, and how useful they find the debates being recorded in this way.”

“I teach teenagers critical thinking in my ESL classes, and I’m always on the lookout for effective tools. I recently discovered the Kialo Edu platform that I am now totally in love with.”

“Many teachers really like working with student thinking, but they are so pressured to get through a content-heavy curriculum that they lose the ability and opportunities to really engage in thinking. This is what Kialo can give them: a really easy, quick, and manageable way to engage in thinking that is not only visible but also recordable.”

“[Kialo Edu’s] straightforward, visually-appealing format makes it simple to follow a discussion’s logical framework and encourages intellectual engagement.”

“The sunburst diagram is a fantastic way to visualize a discussion. There is simply no way to replicate that in an in-person discussion.”

“The students found Kialo simple and easy to use, and it was great to get students from across different classes involved in a single discussion — it makes for a very collegiate atmosphere!”

“Kialo has resulted in the highest levels of participation I have ever had in a classroom. The students find it really easy to use, and it fits perfectly into my final unit.”