Acadly vs Top Hat

	Acadly	Top Hat

Last update	2019-09-24 10:49:27	2019-03-12 11:07:57
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Corporate Website	https://www.acadly.com	https://tophat.com
Voting technology	Web based/ App	Web Based/App
PEDAGOGICAL FEATURES RATING	5.0 1 rating	4.3 8 ratings
-- Asynchronous Content Access	Yes Students and professors can engage with, and view the results of all activities outside and after the classroom as well.	Yes Files in Classroom Module
ADMINISTRATIVE FEATURES RATING	0 no rating	4.2 5 ratings
-- Presentation Tool	Yes Survey results available on all student devices instantly. No Powerpoint plugin - data can be exported to CSV files.	Yes Can present through PowerPoint using the Top Hat widget
-- Advanced Question Types	Yes Multiple choice, True-False, Word Clouds, Poll or Survey options, shuffle options to personalize experience, hard/soft deadline behaviour.	Yes 6 question types: Multiple Choice, Word Answer + Word Cloud, Sorting, Numeric, Click on Target, Matching
-- Student to Student Interaction	Yes Discussions and student-led Q&A, including voting, anonymous querying and comment reactions.	Yes Discussion Tool, Anonymous Discussions
-- Accessibility Features	Yes Screen-reading and keyboard navigation. VPAT available.	Yes ADA readers
STUDENT FEATURES RATING	0 no rating	4.3 4 ratings
-- Integration with LMS	Yes LMS integration available in the premium (paid) version. Free version supports CSV exports.	Yes Direct integrations available for leading LMS. Sync rosters and export grades instantly to LMS.
-- Multiple Device Compatibility	Yes Available on Android App, iOS App, Desktop Website and Mobile Website.	Yes SMS option for basic cell phones, smart phones, tablets, computers
-- Campus Wide Funding-Option	Yes Available. Pay per active user model.	Yes $30K-50K for17000 FTE
-- Vendor Faculty Support	Yes In-built support with 24-hour turnaround time for all users, training videos, webinars and one-on-one demos.	Yes Extensive Online Doc's, and Question Form
-- Vendor Student Support	Yes In-built support with 24-hour turnaround time for all users.	Yes Extensive Online Doc's, and Question Form
-- Game Interaction	Yes Leaderboard available to faculty. It is their discretion to share it with students.	Yes Tournament with leaderboard
-- FERPA Compliant	Yes Yes	Yes
-- Feedback to Teacher	Yes Several ways to reach out to the professor, including discussions and Q&A.	Yes Instant Feedback to teacher, everything is saved in the Gradebook, can compare sessions or questions
-- Text/SMS Response	No	Yes Yes - offline mode and SMS option
-- Student Performance Analytics	Yes Students can access their performance statistics. Professors can export results any time.	Yes Gradebook with student performance - Students and professors have access to their own accounts
Student License Cost	Free for individual classrooms. Pricing plans for university-wide use with LMS integration.	$24 for 4 months, $36 for 12 months, or $72 for 5 yrs.
COMMENTS	Includes one-tap attendance that discovers students in the professor's proximity at the tap of a button.	Integration of PowerPoint, questions, pages, discussions, and quizzes. Really easy to use. Provides one-on-one training for professors.
Automatic attendance	Yes Mesh network based one-tap attendance.	Yes