 Link | Acadly | Top Hat |
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| Last update | Mar. 9th 2022 10:38:23 AM | Mar. 9th 2022 10:38:23 AM |
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| Corporate Website | acadly.com | tophat.com |
| Voting technology | Web based/ App | Web Based/App |
| PEDAGOGICAL FEATURES RATING | 5.0/5 1 rating | 4.3/5 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 | 5.0/5 1 rating | 4.2/5 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 | no rating | 4.3/5 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 |