Below is a comparison of learner engagement tools used within InterPro. These tools are used to increase active learning and to check for learner understanding and provide feedback in real time.
Please contact the Learning Design & Technologies (LDT) team if you would like a consultation regarding any of these tools.
Is it a UW-Madison-supported tool and what does it cost?
Is it a UW-Madison-supported and vetted tool? | *yes | yes | no | no | no | no |
No-cost account limitations | no limitations (licensed) | no limitations (licensed) | up to 50 participants/month | up to 100 participants | up to 10 players on up to 5 teams | up to 100 participants |
unlimited number of questions; unlimited number of presentations | limited to 20 activities; activities are public and cannot be made private | kahoots cannot be made private | limited to 3 polls per event and unlimited Q&A | |||
**Minimum recommended paid subscription plan limitations (click link to view cost and additional plans) | no cost (licensed) | no cost (licenced) | Mentimeter Basic for Teachers | Quizizz Individual (Super) | Kahoot!+ Premier for Higher ed Educators | slido Engage plan |
unlimited participants per month | up to 1000 participants, ad-free | up to 200 participants per session | up to 200 participants, unlimited polls and quizzes |
*DoIT Academic Technology’s Learn@UW-Madison service provides software support for UW-Madison’s centrally supported teaching and learning tools including Zoom’s integration with Canvas.
**All paid subscriptions are billed annually.
Instructor Setup & Access and Student Access
Instructor tool setup and access | Sign in to Zoom at uwmadison.zoom.us | Set up an account at tophat.com. | Sign up at mentimeter.com | Sign up at quizizz.com | Sign up at kahoot.com | Sign up at slido.com |
Access through app.tophat.com or through the Top Hat-Canvas integration. | ||||||
Student tool access | Students access the Zoom meeting with a provide Zoom link or for credit courses only through the Zoom-Canvas integration. | Students must sign up with Top Hat at tophat.com/students and enroll in the instructor's course. Access through Top Hat-Canvas integration, or with a join code at tophat.com/students. | Students scan a QR code with their mobile device or to to mentimeter.com and enter the instructor-provided code. No student account required. | Students scan a QR code with their mobile device (student-paced quizzes only) or go to joinmyquiz.com and enter a code. No student account required (unless being used as an assessment tool). | Students scan a QR code with their mobile device or go to kahoot.it and enter the game pin. No student account required. | Students scan a QR code with their mobile device or go to slido.com and enter the instructor-provided event code. No student account required. |
Instructor access to student responses | Poll/Quiz report can be generated after the Zoom meeting | Top Hat gradebook | View, analyze, share, and download results from the Mentimeter presentation | View, analyze, and download from Quizizz reports | View, analyze, and download from Kahoot! reports | View, analyze, share, and download results from the slido event |
Tool Integrations & Add-ins
Integrations and Add-ins | Zoom | |||||
NA | ||||||
Zoom app marketplace: Kahoot! | ||||||
PowerPoint | ||||||
**How to use the Kahoot! PowerPoint add-in | ||||||
Microsoft Teams | ||||||
How to integrate Mentimeter with MS Teams | Share Quizizz to MS Teams | Kahoot! for MS Teams | slido for MS Teams |
*slido for macOS (beta) could be available starting as early as November 2023. Join the waitlist.
**Requires minimum Kahoot!+ Premier Higher ed Educator plan.
Gamification, AI-assist Status & Additional Features
*Gamification | ||||||
AI-assist | ||||||
AI Companion has been disabled by admin | Using AI-Powered Questions in Top Hat Pages | Group responses to your Open Ended questions using AI | Turn a URL, document, or text prompt into into a quiz. | **Kahoot! AI question generator | ||
Additional Features | Offers learner engagement without the use of a separate tool. | In addition to learner engagement, Top Hat offers attendance tracking, assignments, and grade management. | Templates, Q&A, reactions, quizzes, customizable visualizations, profanity filter. | Synchronous quizzes and asynchronous lessons (embed in Canvas). Options: allow students to retry incorrect questions, question timer, revisit skipped questions, power ups, music, memes, student live reactions. | Music, add audio to questions, customizable themes,friendly competition. | Templates, Q&A, quizzes, leaderboard (beta: brainstorm sessions). |
*The Top 7 Benefits of Gamification In eLearning (eLearning Industry)
**Included in Kahoot!+ Max subscription plan.
Tool Question Types
SIngle Choice, Multiple Select, and True/False | ||||||
*Question Types included in minimum recommended subscription plan | ||||||
Ranking, Sorting, Classification, and/or Reorder | ||||||
Rating / Scales | ||||||
coming soon | ||||||
Open-ended | ||||||
Word Cloud | ||||||
Fill in the Blank | ||||||
*Question Types included in minimum recommended subscription plan | ||||||
Matching | ||||||
Drop Pin and/or Click on Image | ||||||
Mathematical and/or Graphing | ||||||
Label an Image | ||||||
*There may be more question types than listed here based on tool and subscription plan.