The free tool for thoughtful, inclusive discussion.

It’s totally free, with no ads or data abuse — ever. 

Kialo increases participation, builds student confidence, promotes deeper comprehension, and develops critical thinking in your online discussions. 

Explore Kialo for yourself in a demo discussion - no signup required.

Why Kialo?

Intuitive visual discussion map

An intuitive argument-mapping format that creates a visual map of the discussion

— a perfect alternative to hard-to-follow forum threads.

Increase participation and confidence

Kialo increases participation and boosts student confidence.

Educators have reported up to 5x more participation in Kialo discussions compared to classroom discussions. 

Features like Anonymous Participation ease common discussion anxieties. 

Moodle integrated features 

Kialo’s comprehensive Grading and Feedback feature sends grades back to your Moodle gradebook.

Group compatibility allows you to bring your Moodle groups into Kialo.

Moodle Certified Integration

Kialo has been reviewed by Moodle and is a Moodle Certified Integration.

Testimonials

Christine O., High School Teacher 

“Having an anonymous mode is fantastic for students… THANK YOU for an awesome platform!!”

Dr. Peter Ellerton, Director of the University of Queensland’s Critical Thinking Project

“For teachers, it can be an absolute revelation.”

Common Sense Education

5 stars, Selection for Learning

“The site creates an environment for students to share ideas [and] validate sound arguments”

For admins

• Kialo is totally free for all educational uses.

• The Kialo plugin allows teachers and students to use Kialo in Moodle without manually creating new accounts.

• Kialo follows the strictest privacy and security standards in the world, including compliance with ISO 27001, GDPR, COPPA, and many others.

• Simple installation — no configuration required.

• Kialo can also be used via LTI 1.3.

• Simple for educators to use — just create a Kialo Discussion as an activity, and when students click on it they are brought into Kialo. 

• Kialo is continuously updated (see highlights/changelog).