Learning Is Active
Make your online course feel like a real classroom, and your in-person classroom even more engaging
Help students learn better live
Motivate students outside of class
Give your LMS the perfect partner
Get personalized, dedicated support
Online.
In Person.
Blended.
Get the flexibility to engage your students, anytime, anywhere.
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One platform, one less thing to manage
Take attendance, present slides, host discussions, give homework, assign interactive readings and run tests—and do it all in one place. (Phew!)
View All FeaturesCrank engagement up to 11
Forget talking into the void. Make learning active with live discussions, polls and quizzes students can respond to on any device.
With videos, GIFs and 3D images that can easily be added to your course materials, you’ll always have plenty of tricks up your sleeve.
Engage Your StudentsTextbooks students actually want to read
Choose from thousands of affordable, high-quality interactive textbooks you can customize to suit your needs.
Or create your own course materials and bring them to life with videos, simulations, interactive homework questions and more.
Learn About Our Textbooks
Assess your class early and often
Let instant feedback from polls, quizzes and assignments guide your teaching. Save time with question packs and auto-grading, and run secure in-class tests or remote proctored exams.
Plus, get insights to support class and individual progress. With the Weekly Course Report, reaching out to struggling students is only a click away.
Assess Your Students
Get a lock on student success
Every interaction—attendance, participation, assignments, tests—is automatically captured in the Top Hat Gradebook.
Get a view of each student's performance. Easily understand who's succeeding and who needs extra support.
Dig Into Student InsightsLMS friendly? You bet!
We’re not an LMS, but we’re the perfect pairing for yours. Engage your students with Top Hat and view grades, attendance and participation data in real time in the Gradebook. Easily export to your LMS for the final tally.
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Polls & Quizzes
Use 15 different question types, like multiple choice, click-on-target and short answer
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Tests & Exams
Securely administer in-class or remote quizzes, tests and exams on student devices
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Live Chat & Discussions
Let students ask questions, chat with each other and respond to your lecture with questions and emojis
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Interactive Textbooks
Adopt or create a customizable interactive textbook that tracks student comprehension
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Attendance
Get students to sign into class using any device—in person or remotely
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Assignments
Create auto-graded assignments tailored to your course
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LMS Export
Performance, attendance and participation data are all easily exported to your LMS
Make Learning Better with the Best Support in the Business
We meet you where you are with one-on-one training, reliable technical support and instructional design experts to help you deliver your perfect course.
See How We Can HelpSee Why Educators Love Top Hat
“Top Hat allowed me to truly interact with students, see what they’re doing at any given time and monitor their progress.”
Christina AlevrasInstructor of Biology
University of Saint Joseph
“Top Hat is a one-stop shop students can directly access from their devices, wherever they are. It saves them from having to navigate different resources.”
Frank SporsAssociate Professor, College of Optometry
Western University of Health Sciences
“When I realized I could customize the textbook to make it more specific to my classroom, I was able to make the textbook an extension of my lecture.”
Ricardo NogueiraSenior Lecturer, Department of Geosciences
Georgia State University
