Kialo Edu lets you hold online discussions in an engaging argument-mapping format. 

🙌 Maximize Participation				💡 Improve Critical Thinking
🙋 Safer and More Inclusive			⚒️ Teacher-Focused Tools
🧠 Deeper Topic Comprehension		✅ Totally Free!

Kialo’s simple pro/con layout helps students to break down complex arguments into manageable chunks. Starting from a central thesis, students add pros and cons, engaging with each other’s arguments to build an interactive map of the entire discussion. 

👉 To explore an example discussion, visit www.kialo-edu.com/demo. 
📖 Explore the evidence supporting Kialo’s argument-mapping format at www.kialo-edu.com/research.

🟦 WHY KIALO? 

🟩 Maximize Participation
It can be hard to get everyone participating in a discussion. Kialo’s interactive and collaborative platform can increase discussion participation by 3-5x!

🟩 Safer and More Inclusive
Class discussions can be daunting for students. Kialo’s text-based format, as well as an Anonymous Discussion mode, helps students contribute at their own pace.

🟩 Deeper Topic Comprehension
On Kialo, students build complex arguments piece by piece from simple, single points. This format reveals how sophisticated reasoning grows out of connected yet simple claims, resulting in better student understanding.

🟩 Better for Critical Thinking
Research shows that argument-mapping tools like Kialo are highly effective for teaching critical thinking. Use Kialo for curricular discussions and strengthen these skills while still getting through your content!

🟩 Teacher-Focused Tools
Kialo is all about supporting educators. We have a huge library of ready-to-go discussion resources, a built-in Grading and Feedback tool, a Tasks feature to keep track of student progress, and other practical tools!

🟩 Totally Free!
Unlike most edtechs, Kialo is a nonprofit and entirely funded by a private philanthropic foundation. That means it’s free with no ads or data abuse — forever. 

🎉🎉 What educators are saying about Kialo 🎉🎉

“𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.” – Dr. Peter Ellerton, Director of The University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project

“𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴… 𝘛𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘒 𝘠𝘖𝘜 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮!!” – Christine O., High school teacher

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵.“ – Ruth M., GCSE teacher