Knowledge Quest Studio

Build the lesson

1. Go to knowledgequeststudio.org and click Open KQ Lessons.
2. Click File, then Import PowerPoint…, and choose your .pptx file. Your titles, text, and images become lesson slides.
3. Click each slide in the Manage Slides list to check it. If the editor says no Welcome slide was found, click Add Slide, choose Title Slide, and drag it to the top.
4. Click Add Slide, choose Multiple Choice, and click Add Slide. Type a question and its answers, then click the circle next to the correct answer. Click Add Question for more.
5. Click Add Slide, choose Results Slide, and drag it to the bottom of the list.
6. Click Preview and take the lesson the way a student would.
7. Click Publish to LMS. Set Target LMS to D2L Brightspace, then click Publish to D2L Brightspace. A .zip file downloads. Do not unzip it.

The Results slide must be last. It sends the quiz score to the D2L gradebook. Without it, no grade posts.

Keep a copy: Save (Ctrl+S) keeps the lesson in this browser. For a copy you can move, open the download menu next to Publish to LMS and choose Save Backup ZIP.

Put it in D2L (New Content Experience; a practice course is best)

1. In your course, click Content.
2. Click Add Existing, then SCORM/xAPI Object.
3. Click Bulk Upload and upload the .zip file.
4. Follow the wizard. If you want the lesson graded, add a grade item when it asks.

Before students see it: take the lesson as a test student and check Grades for the score.

Build the quiz

1. Go to knowledgequeststudio.org and click Open KQ Live.
2. Under I'm a Teacher, click Create Free Account, or Sign In if you have one.
3. Click New Quiz and type a title.
4. Choose a Type (such as Multiple Choice, Poll, or Word Cloud) and a Time limit. Type the question and answers, and click the circle next to the correct answer.
5. Click Add Question for the next one. When you finish, click Save Quiz.

Play it (try it with the person next to you)

1. Click Launch on your quiz. Write down the Presenter PIN, then click Launch Quiz.
2. Show the lobby screen. Students scan its QR code, or type the join address and Room Code it shows, then enter a first name or nickname.
3. Click Start Quiz. Click Next Question after each question and End Quiz at the end.

Privacy: ask students to use a first name or a nickname, never a full name or student ID.

Build the board

1. Go to knowledgequeststudio.org and click Open KQ Board.
2. Click Create one free, or sign in if you have an account. Then click + New Board.
3. In the toolbar at the bottom, click Timer. Drag a widget to move it. Use S, M, or L in its header to resize it.
4. Click Q&A. Click Edit, type a question, and press Enter. Click Open for answers.
5. Click Mood Board. Students tap one of five faces, and you see the counts, not who voted.
6. Click Save.

Let students respond

1. Click Share, Generate link, then Copy. Post the student link in D2L or the Zoom chat. Students need no login and cannot change your board.
2. Click Present to show the board full screen.
3. When you are done, click Clear on the Q&A and Reset on the Mood Board. Then click Share and Revoke link.

Privacy: responses are anonymous. Remind students not to type their name into a Q&A answer.