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Student pricing

Please note that Top Hat is a student-paid software. Each student will need to pay for their subscription when registering with their Top Hat account.

  • 1 Semester: $20
  • 1 Year: $30
  • 5 Years: $60

Getting started

Instructor accounts are free of charge and allow an unlimited number of courses.

If you are new to Top Hat, make an appointment by emailing teachingtools@umsystem.edu. We work with Top Hat to provide instructors with free services to facilitate your use or transition to Top Hat, including:

  • One-on-one orientation with a Top Hat specialist.
  • Follow-up meetings with a Top Hat instructional designer.
  • Migrating existing PowerPoint files from TurningPoint to Top Hat.

Using Top Hat

  • To Link your Canvas courses with Top Hat, follow the Integration instructions. The integration allows you to download student roster from Canvas, and post grades from Top Hat to Canvas.
  • To create your Top Hat account and courses, follow the UMKC Instructor Quick Start Guide. This quick start guide also includes instructions on most frequently used features.   

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Top Hat is a web-based student response system and comprehensive teaching platform that instructors can use to engage students with interactive slides, graded questions, polls, assignments and more.