SUMMARY

JogNog is a game-based quiz program, providing assessments for students in a variety of subjects. Teachers can use pre-existing quizzes to assess students, or create their own. Many of the program’s quizzes are available for free, but additional quizzes and features can be purchased.

GOALS

JogNog is a game-based quiz program, using games to assess students on their knowledge of various subjects. JogNog has quizzes available for students in 2nd through 12th grade. The product was created to bring educators high quality quizzes that could engage their students in a fun way.

APPROACH

Teachers log in to the product and can select pre-existing quizzes or create their own. Pre-existing quizzes cover topics from math, ELA, science and social studies. Teachers create quizzes by writing individual questions, entering correct and incorrect answers, and selecting the levels that each quiz belongs in.

Teachers then assign quizzes to individual classes of student and set a due date. As students answer questions and finish quizzes, teachers can track progress and grades in real time.

After students sign up for JogNog and join the correct class, they can see the quizzes assigned to them by their teacher. A leaderboard on the side of the home page reveals a student’s rewards and her class ranking. After completing quizzes, students earn “towers” (badges) and can send a notification to teachers and/or parents.

IMPLEMENTATION

JogNog is available on a variety of platforms, including browser and native apps for iOS, Android, Kindle and Windows.

PRICING

JogNog is available in a variety of purcahsing plans. Many of the program’s quizzes are available for free. To access the rest of the content, individual teachers can purchase JogNog for $99/year. This price covers usage by all students taught by the teacher. Administrators can also purchase the product for their district at a discounted rate. Additionally, parents or teachers can purchase the product for $2/student/month.

WHO IS USING IT

As of June 2015, JogNog was being used by more than 50,000 students and teachers in hundreds of schools around the US.