Setting up a CreateDebate site for your classroom takes seconds and costs nothing. Simply choose what type of site you'd like, enter in some details about the site, choose your subdomain, and you're up and running.
CreateDebate encourages students to engage in critical thought and practice persuasive writing skills. Teachers can use CreateDebate to encourage participation of all students, even those who typically do not speak up during class. Sample lesson plans give ideas on how to use CreateDebate in your classroom.
"I've seen a dramatic improvement in my student's persuasive writing ability. I think the site is amazing. My students love it. Many times, I will have students approach me and ask when we are going to use it again in class because they look forward to it so much."
CreateDebate makes it simple to keep track of who's online and what sort of activity is taking place on your site. The admin panel allows you to manage and customize your community from a central location. The usage dashboard graphs your community's most important metrics. Know it all!
CreateDebate gives you complete control over who can access your site. It's easy to add or remove users from your site. Your site can be available to only your students or open to everyone on the Internet. With CreateDebate, it's completely up to you.
CreateDebate allows you to have a completely public debate site, a publicly accessible site where you decide who can participate, or a private site only your students can access. Choose the privacy option that meets your needs.
Give feedback and rate your students participation with your own custom grading rubrics. We track and total your scores and display them for each student.
Show your school pride by uploading your school mascot or any other logo to your site. You can also customize the navigation on your site to meet your class' specific needs. CreateDebate makes it easy to personalize your site for your classroom and make it your own.
CreateDebate makes it easy to quickly delete arguments and debates from your site that you deem to be inappropriate. Community feedback will point you in the right direction. You have ultimate editorial control.
CreateDebate's professional team is available to customize your site even further with your own images, CSS, and themes. If you can dream it up, we can make it happen. We offer flexible solutions to meet your budget and timeline. Contact us for a free quote.
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Do you have some feedback on CreateDebate or a request for features that would make it even better for your classroom? If so, drop us a line and let us know what we can do to make CreateDebate even better.