LessonUp in comparison to other digital tools

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LessonUp in comparison to other digital tools

What are the differences between different educational tools?

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With LessonUp, you can encourage and inspire your students through interactive lessons. But how exactly does LessonUp achieve that? And how does it compare to other digital tools? We will explain that further here.

The Importance of Interaction

What can LessonUp do?

The advantages of LessonUp compared to...

• Nearpod
• PowerPoint
• Kahoot!
• Mentimeter

Importance of interaction

By promoting interaction, you increase student engagement. The interaction between teacher and student is, of course, the most crucial aspect. Tools like LessonUp can enhance this interaction.

LessonUp offers several interactive components: quiz, open question, photo question, word web, photo question, drag-and-drop question, interactive video, and poll. Each of these components has its own characteristics, making your lesson more dynamic.

Quiz question

Word web  

Open question  

Photo question  

Drag and drop question

Interactive video

Poll  

✔ Unlimited number of students

✔ Create and save unlimited lessons

✔ Present lessons

✔ Quiz question, open question, word web, drag-and-drop question, photo question, interactive video, and poll

✔ LessonUp lesson library

✔ Share lessons with colleagues

✔ Create and manage classes (pro)

✔ Assign homework (pro)

✔ Set lessons to private (pro)

✔ Conduct assessments (pro)

✔ Differentiate instruction (pro)

✔ View student progress and generate reports (pro)

✔ Export lessons to PDF (pro)

Functionalities within LessonUp

User-friendly interface

A simple interface for creating lessons from scratch.

Sharing and collaboration

Share lessons, classes, and folders with colleagues and collaboratively create a school lesson portfolio.

Interactive elements

Free-to-use interactive elements: spinner, drag-and-drop question, and word web.

Reporting

Utilize the chat feature between teacher and student, monitor student progress, and share your results with colleagues or students.

Unlimited storage and usage

A free account offers unlimited file storage and lesson creation to promote student engagement.

Immediate feedback

View student results after each slide and provide instant feedback.

The advantages of LessonUp compared to Nearpod

Interaction

LessonUp offers many interactive elements, such as quiz questions, open questions, and word webs.

Collaboration

Work simultaneously with other colleagues on your teaching materials.

Participation

Every student can participate in a LessonUp lesson and is encouraged to actively engage.

Small file sizes

Share a lesson using a link instead of a (too) large file.

Automatic saving

LessonUp automatically saves your work.

Ease of use

LessonUp has a straightforward set of features that makes it easy for anyone to use.

The advantages of LessonUp compared to PowerPoint

User-friendly interface

Easily create a lesson by copying and pasting slides from other lessons.

Quick knowledge assessment

Kahoot focuses on quickly testing students' knowledge. LessonUp goes beyond this and focuses on the lesson as a whole.

Interactive elements

Free-to-use interactive elements: spinner, drag-and-drop question, interactive video, and word web.

Sharing teaching materials

Collaborate with colleagues in shared folders and share classes with each other.

Unlimited

Create as many lessons as you want, and an unlimited number of students can participate.

Homework and assessments

Create assessments and/or assign your lesson as homework.

The advantages of LessonUp compared to Kahoot!

Cost-effective

LessonUp is more affordable both on a monthly and annual basis.

Homework and assessments

Create assessments and/or assign your lesson as homework.

Reporting

View the reporting and track the activity of your students.

Unlimited interaction

In the free version, you can add as many interactive slides as you want in LessonUp.

PowerPoint

Easily integrate your PowerPoint slides into your LessonUp lesson.

The advantages of LessonUp compared to Mentimeter

Interactive elements

Free-to-use interactive elements: drag-and-drop question and interactive video.

Choose the tool that best suits you.

Whatever you choose, we believe that teachers are irreplaceable, especially for today's students who live in a digital world full of distractions.

Teachers are the driving force behind meaningful education, preparing students for a future filled with challenges and opportunities.

We encourage you to use technology to your advantage and hope that you find the right tool as a complement to your teaching!

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