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h2 Frequently Asked Questions
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p.leader
  em Quill is a web based application that provides personalized grammar lessons. Students using Quill learn English grammar by writing sentences and proofreading passages.


h3.names You may reach us at:
p 
  strong <NAME> - <EMAIL> 
p.title 
  em Founder, Product Director
p 
  strong <NAME> - <EMAIL>
p.title 
  em Senior Editor, Teacher Liaison 
p 
  strong <NAME> - <EMAIL>
p.title 
  em Creative Director, Teacher Liaison   

hr
h3 General Questions


p.question 
  strong What is Quill?

p Quill is a web based application that provides personalized grammar lessons. Students using Quill learn English grammar by writing sentences and proofreading passages. Our focus is on learning by writing, and all of our practice questions require students to write complete sentences.

 

p.question 
  strong Who is using Quill?

p As of October 28th, 500 students have signed up for Quill and have completed over 1,000 lessons. These students hail from Providence, Los Angeles and New Orleans.

 

p.question 
  strong How many lessons do you have?

p As of October 31rst we have built 42 lessons covering Common Core topics for grades 1-8. Each lesson is approximately 15 minutes in length. Students may repeat lessons and see new content each time they complete the lesson.

 

p.question 
  strong How much does Quill cost?

p Quill's lessons will always be available for free. Empirical provides enterprise level support for school systems. This includes importing student data, exporting results, and providing customer support.

 

 
hr
h3 Technical Questions

p.question 
  strong What are Quill's technical requirements?

p Quill is built in HTML5 and runs on all tablets and modern browsers. Quill runs in Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer 8-11. Empirical recommends that students have access to keyboards so that they can type their responses.

 

p.question 
  strong How do you set up Quill?

p At the moment teachers create teacher accounts and students create student accounts. Teachers are given a class code for each class. Students join their teacher's class by plugging in their teacher's class code. Teachers may also manually create their accounts for their students. We are currently working on allowing teachers to either automatically set up their class, import .csv data, or sign in through Google Apps.

 

 
hr
h3 Implementation Questions

p.question 
  strong How does Quill fit into the larger classroom experience?

p Quill lessons are approximately 15 minutes in length. Teachers who have a 1:1 computer ratio tend to use Quill as a warm up lesson at the beginning of a class. Teachers who have a limited availability of laptops tend to have their students rotate through the computers while the rest of the class engages in other activities. We are currently developing a few paper based games for the rest of the class to play while certain students work with Quill.

 

p.question 
  strong What happens if a student quits a lesson half way through?

p Quill saves the student's current progress. A student may resume a lesson at any time.

 

p.question 
  strong Is there a fixed progression of lessons?

p There is not a fixed progression of lessons. Teachers have all of our lessons available to them, and they may choose to assign any lesson they're interested in teaching.

 

 

 

 
hr
h3 Pedagogical Questions

p.question 
  strong How do you build your lessons?

p We take each topic from the Common Core language section, and we research how that topic is being taught on BetterLesson, ShareMyLesson, and LearnZillion. We then build our own lesson based on the exercises teachers are already using.

 

p.question 
  strong What happens if a student answers a question incorrectly?

p Students are able to try again when they incorrectly answer a question. Students may retry each question once.

 

p.question 
  strong How can I assign lessons to individual students / groups?

p Teachers may assign lessons to individual students or groups by creating seperate classes for those groups. Each class has its own lessons assigned to it. We will soon update this system so that students can recieve individual lessons within a single class.

 

p.question 
  strong How do the colored scores work?

p Quill utilizes a stoplight system of green, yellow and red scores. A green square indicates that the student answered most of the questions correctly. A yellow square indicates the student struggled with a few concepts. A red square indicates that the student did not demonstrate mastery of the lesson. A grey square indicates an uncompleted lesson.

 

p.question 
  strong Why are the Common Core lessons arranged into stages?

p The Common Core State Standards do not always map onto the development stages of students. For example, we have found that our grade two CCSS materials are popular among middle schools. Relavtive pronouns, a 4th grade CCSS concept, is often taught in high schools. Using the word stage, instead of grade level, reinforces the concept that each student will learn grammar at her or his own pace. 

 
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h3 Organizational Questions

p.question 
  strong Why is Empirical a nonprofit organization?

p Empirical's mission is to collaboratively build educational materials and make those materials freely avaiable. We work with a large team of volunteers that spend their time on this project because they believe in this mission. We, in turn, have no interest of ever being purchased by another company or being sold on the stock market. While we are a commerical nonprofit, and intend to generate sustianable revenue, our mission is to revolutionize how people learn.

 

p.question 
  strong What are some other similar nonprofit organizations?

p In the educational technology space the closest organization to our own is Reasoning Mind. Reasoning Mind is a nonprofit organization that charges a fee to use it mathmatics software. Another similar nonprofit is EdX. EdX intends to create a sustainable revenue by charging school systems for its services.

 

p.question 
  strong What does Open Source mean?

p Open Source means that all of our code is made freely available. You may download it and install it for free for any non-commerical purpose. Other developers may re-use our code in their programs. We build our code through GitHub, and you can see what we are working on at the moment <a href='https://github.com/empirical-org/quill/issues?state=open_'>here</a>.

 

p.question 
  strong What does Open Content mean?

p All of our instructional materials are made available under a Creative Commons BY-SA-NC license. This means that you may re-use our materials for any non-commerical purpose. We build our materials through an open wiki, and you may see what we are working on <a href='http://quill.wikidot.com/ccss-lessons'>here</a>.

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h2 Frequently Asked Questions
hr

p.leader
  em Quill is a web based application that provides personalized grammar lessons. Students using Quill learn English grammar by writing sentences and proofreading passages.

h3.names You may reach us at:
p 
  strong <NAME> - <EMAIL> 
p.title 
  em Founder, Product Director
p 
  strong <NAME> - <EMAIL>
p.title 
  em Senior Editor, Teacher Liaison 
p 
  strong <NAME> - <EMAIL>
p.title 
  em Creative Director, Teacher Liaison   



hr
h3 General Questions

.accordion#general-questions
  .accordion-group

    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#what-is-quill" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#general-questions"
        strong What is Quill?
    #what-is-quill.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | Quill is a web based application that provides personalized grammar
          lessons. Students using Quill learn English grammar by writing
          sentences and proofreading passages. Our focus is on learning by
          writing, and all of our practice questions require students to write
          complete sentences.

    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#who-uses-quill" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#general-questions"
        strong Who is using Quill?
    #who-uses-quill.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | As of October 28th, 500 students have signed up for Quill and have
          completed over 1,000 lessons. These students hail from Providence,
          Los Angeles and New Orleans.

    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#how-many-lessons" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#general-questions"
        strong How many lessons do you have?
    #how-many-lessons.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | As of October 31rst we have built 42 lessons covering Common Core
          topics for grades 1-8. Each lesson is approximately 15 minutes in
          length. Students may repeat lessons and see new content each time they
          complete the lesson.

    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#quill-cost" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#general-questions"
        strong How much does Quill cost?
    #quill-cost.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | Quill's lessons will always be available for free. Empirical provides
          enterprise level support for school systems. This includes importing
          student data, exporting results, and providing customer support.

hr
h3 Technical Questions

.accordion#technical-questions
  .accordion-group

    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#technical-requirements" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#technical-questions"
        strong What are Quill's technical requirements?
    #technical-requirements.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | Quill is built in HTML5 and runs on all tablets and modern browsers.
          Quill runs in Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer 8-11.
          Empirical recommends that students have access to keyboards so that
          they can type their responses.
 
    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#how-to-setup" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#technical-questions" 
        strong How do you set up Quill?
    #how-to-setup.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | At the moment teachers create teacher accounts and students create
          student accounts. Teachers are given a class code for each class.
          Students join their teacher's class by plugging in their teacher's
          class code. Teachers may also manually create their accounts for
          their students. We are currently working on allowing teachers to
          either automatically set up their class, import .csv data, or sign in
          through Google Apps.
 
hr
h3 Implementation Questions

.accordion#implementation-questions
  .accordion-group

    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#larger-classroom" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#implementation-questions"
        strong How does Quill fit into the larger classroom experience?
    #larger-classroom.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | Quill lessons are approximately 15 minutes in length. Teachers who have
          a 1:1 computer ratio tend to use Quill as a warm up lesson at the
          beginning of a class. Teachers who have a limited availability of
          laptops tend to have their students rotate through the computers while
          the rest of the class engages in other activities. We are currently
          developing a few paper based games for the rest of the class to play
          while certain students work with Quill.

    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#student-quit" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#implementation-questions"
        strong What happens if a student quits a lesson half way through?
    #student-quit.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | Quill saves the student's current progress. A student may resume a
          lesson at any time.

    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#fixed-progression" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#implementation-questions"
        strong Is there a fixed progression of lessons?
    #fixed-progression.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | There is not a fixed progression of lessons. Teachers have all of our
          lessons available to them, and they may choose to assign any lesson
          they're interested in teaching.
 
hr
h3 Pedagogical Questions

.accordion#pedagogical-questions
  .accordion-group
  
    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#build-lessons" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#pedagogical-questions"
        strong How do you build your lessons?
    #build-lessons.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | We take each topic from the Common Core language section, and we
          research how that topic is being taught on BetterLesson, ShareMyLesson,
          and LearnZillion. We then build our own lesson based on the exercises
          teachers are already using.
        
    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#incorrect-answer" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#pedagogical-questions"
        strong What happens if a student answers a question incorrectly?
    #incorrect-answer.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | Students are able to try again when they incorrectly answer a question.
          Students may retry each question once.
 
    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#assign-lessons" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#pedagogical-questions"
        strong How can I assign lessons to individual students / groups?
    #assign-lessons.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | Teachers may assign lessons to individual students or groups by
          creating seperate classes for those groups. Each class has its own
          lessons assigned to it. We will soon update this system so that
          students can recieve individual lessons within a single class.

    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#colored-scores" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#pedagogical-questions"
        strong How do the colored scores work?
    #colored-scores.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | Quill utilizes a stoplight system of green, yellow and red scores. A
          green square indicates that the student answered most of the questions
          correctly. A yellow square indicates the student struggled with a few
          concepts. A red square indicates that the student did not demonstrate
          mastery of the lesson. A grey square indicates an uncompleted lesson.
 
    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#common-core-lessons" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#pedagogical-questions"
        strong Why are the Common Core lessons arranged into stages?
    #common-core-lessons.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | The Common Core State Standards do not always map onto the development
          stages of students. For example, we have found that our grade two CCSS
          materials are popular among middle schools. Relavtive pronouns, a 4th
          grade CCSS concept, is often taught in high schools. Using the word
          stage, instead of grade level, reinforces the concept that each student
          will learn grammar at her or his own pace. 
 
hr
h3 Organizational Questions

.accordion#organizational-questions
  .accordion-group
  
    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#not-for-profit" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#organizational-questions"
        strong Why is Empirical a nonprofit organization?
    #not-for-profit.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | Empirical's mission is to collaboratively build educational materials
          and make those materials freely avaiable. We work with a large team of
          volunteers that spend their time on this project because they believe
          in this mission. We, in turn, have no interest of ever being purchased
          by another company or being sold on the stock market. While we are a
          commerical nonprofit, and intend to generate sustianable revenue, our
          mission is to revolutionize how people learn.

    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#similar-organizations" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#organizational-questions"
        strong What are some other similar nonprofit organizations?
    #similar-organizations.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | In the educational technology space the closest organization to our own
          is Reasoning Mind. Reasoning Mind is a nonprofit organization that
          charges a fee to use it mathmatics software. Another similar nonprofit
          is EdX. EdX intends to create a sustainable revenue by charging school
          systems for its services.

    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#what-is-open-source" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#organizational-questions"
        strong What does Open Source mean?
    #what-is-open-source.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | Open Source means that all of our code is made freely available. You
          may download it and install it for free for any non-commerical purpose.
          Other developers may re-use our code in their programs. We build our
          code through GitHub, and you can see what we are working on at the
          moment <a href='https://github.com/empirical-org/quill/issues?state=open_'>here</a>.
 
    .accordion-heading.question
      a.accordion-toggle href="#what-is-open-content" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#organizational-questions"
        strong What does Open Content mean?
    #what-is-open-content.accordion-body.collapse.in
      p.accordion-inner
        | All of our instructional materials are made available under a Creative
          Commons BY-SA-NC license. This means that you may re-use our materials
          for any non-commerical purpose. We build our materials through an open
          wiki, and you may see what we are working on <a href='http://quill.wikidot.com/ccss-lessons'>here</a>.

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