iClicker vs. Top Hat
iClicker
iClicker is a software polling system that’s meant to be paired with mobile devices and/or physical clicker devices to improve classroom engagement. It’s used in schools transitioning from hardware clickers to software response systems.
Top Hat
Top Hat’s classroom engagement solution also harnesses students mobile devices, but does so much more than just polling. With Top Hat you can:
- Securely take attendance
- Run assessments
- Assign homework
- Gauge student comprehension
iClicker alternative? Here’s how we compare:
More question types
More question types
Multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, click-on-targets—Top Hat offers a wealth of interactive questions
Secure attendance
Secure attendance
Top Hat’s proximity-based solution tracks attendance in class
Large community
Large community
Over 16,000 professors and
three million students already use Top Hat
Easy account creation
Easy account creation
For both students and professors, Top Hat is popular because it’s easy to use
Hybrid connectivity
Hybrid connectivity
Top Hat offers support through mobile, web and even SMS texting
Trackable engagement
Trackable engagement
Top Hat’s graded, interactive questions reveal which concepts to reinforce
LMS integration
LMS integration
It’s easy to measure student participation when integrating Top Hat with your LMS
Create your perfect course with Top Hat’s all-in-one teaching platform
Classroom
Leverage students’ devices to increase in-class engagement and get real-time feedback
Before class
Textbook
Adopt and customize affordable, interactive textbooks, or create your own
During class
Classroom
Leverage students’ devices to increase in-class engagement and get real-time feedback
Ease your workload with dedicated instructional design support
Top Hat provides unparalleled support to professors—a service unmatched by other classroom response systems like iClicker.
Top Hat’s market-leading concierge services will import and convert your existing content into the Top Hat platform. A dedicated instructional designer will help ensure you meet your course goals while easing the busywork burden in your class prep. It’s like having your own personal TA!
See what these professors have to say about Top Hat
“I created my Top Hat digital textbook to complement how I teach. It’s now an integral part of my class.”
Matt Numer
Professor, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University
“My students already have their phones in their hands, so why not turn that into something useful?”
Lorna Profant
Lecturer, Department of Biology, California State University
“Top Hat makes my lectures more provocative, more dynamic and more effective, and that’s why I use it.”
Patrice Dutil
Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University
Frequently asked questions
Of course. With instructional designers and 24/7 support we help import your existing content into Top Hat. A dedicated account manager will ensure you hit your course goals.
Two million students and thousands of professors across 750 campuses use Top Hat every semester.
Round the clock support, for students and professors with dedicated on-boarders and training personnel assigned to every professor.
One term costs students $30; for professors it’s free.