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LaunchPad is a resource to help students achieve better results by providing a place where they can read, study, practice, complete homework, and more.
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Get ready to move to Achieve!
Instructors: Your courses are moving to Achieve, the evolution of LaunchPad, for Fall 2023. Learn more about Achieve and how to use it for your upcoming classes.
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Building on the best features of our legacy platforms, Achieve offers powerful assessment tools and content to support students of all levels of preparation in an intuitive and user-friendly system.
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See how Achieve compares to LaunchPad
Feature | LaunchPad | Achieve |
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Course Set Up | ||
Curated Course | ||
Empty Course Shell | ||
Course ID | ||
Section Manager/Branching | ||
Course Copy | ||
Assignment Types | ||
LearningCurve | ||
Homework | ||
Quizzing | ||
Writing Assignment and Writing Tools | ||
Math Asssessment Engine | ||
Assignable Reading | ||
Diagnostic | Available for some titles. | Available for some titles. |
In-class Activities | Limited availability. | |
Creating Assignments | ||
Assignment Calendar | ||
Bulk Assigning | Limited availability. | |
Editing Settings for Individuals | ||
Create Assignments for Individuals | ||
Course Content | ||
e-Book (with notes, highlighting, and downloadable) | ||
Browse for Additional Resources | ||
Hiding Content | ||
Adding Content | ||
Adding URLS | ||
Adding Files | ||
Adding Assignments | ||
Gradebook | ||
Search | ||
Drop Lowest Grade | ||
Gradebook Categories | ||
Exports | ||
Reports | ||
Reports | ||
Integration | ||
Basic | ||
Deep | ||
iClicker | Single-column integration. | Multi-column integration. |
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