From Quizizz to Wayground
A decade ago, I was staring at a bug-eyed cartoon fox with Deepak, my cofounder and college roommate. It was a character in a single-player math game called WizenWorld that we were testing in a remedial education program. WizenWorld wasn’t taking off. Teachers needed more flexibility and students wanted to learn with their peers, not on their own.
We started over with a new name, kept a few of the cartoonish monsters (remember those avatars), and focused on helping teachers create interactive quizzes that students could engage in together.
Teachers took the reins, and Quizizz took off. We started hearing feedback like “you should add a homework mode, one of my kids took his class assignment home and reattempted it seven times on his own!” Our job was to listen, build, and repeat with relentless urgency.
Over the past ten years, our teacher community has transformed a simple formative assessment tool into a destination to browse, bring, or build any instructional resource.
We’ve evolved into a supplemental learning platform.
In recognition of the teachers going way beyond quizzes, our mission to motivate every student in the world, and even the time spent remembering how to spell “Q-u-i-z-i-z-z”, we’re excited to share that our name is evolving as well.
Welcome to Wayground.
Why Wayground
Finding a way to support every student has driven our work from the beginning. Early on, our group activities still allowed students to progress at their own pace rather than rewarding the loudest or fastest answers. Now, settings like “read aloud” have evolved into dozens of accommodations that support individual needs without singling students out.
We also need to create a shared space where students learn together, not apart. One that teachers can trust for a variety of needs to keep the focus on people, not tools.
Our new name reflects our mission to help every student find their way within the common ground of the classroom.
Wayground is broad enough to represent the diverse ways teachers use our platform and reminds us that joyful exploration isn’t limited to the playground. We also hope you spend less time explaining how to spell it and more time creating ‘aha moments.’
AI Where It Counts
As a technology company, we need to be intentional about what AI means for people using Wayground. Teachers won’t be sidelined by AI. It can’t implement curriculum or build authentic motivation. Students shouldn't be isolated behind screens. Technology can help us build human connections instead.
AI should work in the background to support—not replace—the human connection and critical thinking that make learning happen.
In practice this might look like a teacher confidently engaging a high-variance class with behind-the-scenes support like translation, accessibility settings, and difficulty adjustments tailored to each student. Technology aside, the most impactful moment from the student perspective is still when their teacher stops by their desk to connect with them individually.
Our hope for Wayground is that our AI can complement your ability to quickly read the room and make adjustments that help each student find their way.
Making Your Curriculum GO
Looking forward, we’re focused on the divide between curriculum expectations and classroom realities. Here are some new updates for the coming school year:
- Standards Alignment and curriculum mapping to find exactly what you need more quickly.
- Expanded student accommodations and modifications across different resource types, like video and slides.
- Bundling complementary resources together so teachers can plan more quickly, and students don’t have to join sessions separately.
- Flexible AI generation that lets you upload a single static resource and then choose multiple resource formats to generate and review.
- VoyageMath, a middle school math supplemental program that supports teachers in providing individualized feedback and instruction.
We're grateful for the students and teachers who have been part of our journey so far. Your feedback, your passion, and your dedication have brought us to this moment. Just like in 2015 when we gave you the reins and everything changed, we’re excited to see where you take us next.
Let's find a way, together.
Founder & CEO, Wayground (formerly Quizizz)
FAQ
1. What exactly is changing?
Our product name has changed from Quizizz to Wayground. The website domain will change and anyone visiting the old site will get redirected automatically. You’ll also notice new visual elements in our brand and changes to things like social media handles.
Our security practices, ownership structure, and legal entity remain the same.
We’ll also be building more than ever to support teachers and students — but hopefully, you’re used to that by now.
2. What will happen to my account? Do I need to do anything?
You don’t have to make any changes to your account. You’ll log in using the same account, the same way you have in the past, and have access to the same resources, classes, and functionality.
3. What about data privacy and contractual agreements?
Our ownership, legal structure, and data privacy practices remain the same (we’re also proud to have recently received The Common Sense Media Privacy Seal).
Quizizz Inc. remains the legal parent entity, and any contracts signed with Quizizz Inc. remain valid. We’ve linked a letter clarifying this status, along with the product name change, here.
4. Is the product or user interface changing?
The product you know and love will remain fundamentally the same. While we’re always improving the platform based on your ideas, the way you navigate it should feel similar to how you’ve used it in the past.
5. How will my students join activities?
Students can join activities using wayground.com/join and all prior methods, including joinmyquiz.com and your LMS integrations, will continue to work just like they have in the past.
6. Do I need to say anything to my IT team?
Please do us a huge favor and send this link to your IT team so that they can make any necessary adjustments to your firewall and related network settings.
7. What is Wayground, how should I describe it?
Wayground is the world’s most versatile supplemental learning platform. It’s an AI-Supported hub that brings together flexible resources for instruction, practice, and assessment in a fun and easy to use platform that boosts achievement and confidence.
