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CYPHER platform features for academia

LMS features that are included in CYPHER when it is used by individual teachers, schools, and universities.

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Adaptive learningarrow
Personalize classes dynamically
Hide / show lessons based on assignment scores and mastery
Seamlessly integrated with the automation system
Administrationarrow
App center
Super admin, administrator, teacher, student, parent and mentor account types
Trash can
Bulk import / export of accounts
User popups
Session timeouts
Prevent simultaneous logins
Policy documents (including terms and conditions, cookie policies)
Communications monitoring
Login history
Custom account fields
Teaching assistant and monitor account types
More bulk import / export options
Inactivity management
Network / Campus support
Microsoft 365, SAML, Auth0, and custom single sign-on
Resell under your own brand Add-on
Analytics and reportingarrow
Completion progress
Basic analytics
Time tracking
Student activity timelines
Advanced analytics
Canned reports
Ad-hoc reporting
Integrate dashboard widgets with ad-hoc reports
Reports history
Saved and scheduled reports
Compliance management
Artificial Intelligencearrow
Class creation Included with AI 360
Turn uploaded content into classes Included with AI 360
Class tone options Included with AI 360
Class level options Included with AI 360
Competency tagging and mapping Included with AI 360
Assignment creation Included with AI 360
Question bank creation Included with AI 360
Rubric creation Included with AI 360
Gamification Included with AI 360
Outlines, descriptions Included with AI 360
Class content and lessons Included with AI 360
Image creation Included with AI 360
Group project Included with AI 360
Study guides Included with AI 360
Glossaries Included with AI 360
Voiceover Included with AI 360
Assessment and gradingarrow
Gradebook
Quiz, essay, survey, attendance, offline, and Dropbox assignments
Rubrics
Point grading scales
Portfolios
Debates, discussions, and team assignments
Grading scales per school, class, and assignment
Personalized assignments
Printable attendance forms
Export attendance data
Embedding and annotation of student submissions
Proctored assignments
Plagiarism detection via integration with Turnitin or Unicheck
SCORM assignments
Custom LTI assignments
H5P assignments
Peer reviewed assignments
Extended Grading Scales
Automationarrow
Integrated rules engine with point and click interface
Set rules at the course, group, path, and site level
Execute one or more actions when a rule is triggered
Rich set of rule actions to choose from
Rule browser
Tagging automation
Automated messages to AWS message queues
Backupsarrow
Automated on-site and off-site data backups
Export account and grade data as CSV for backups
Export classes as Common Cartridge for backups
Class catalogarrow
Graphical tile and text views
Display classes, paths, bundles, subscriptions, and digital media
Integrated e-commerce Included in E-commerce bundle
Support for nested categories and cross-listings
Alphabetical ordering or customize using drag and drop
Catalog search
Options for featured classes, category links, and custom content
Define items that will show in the class catalog using visibility filters
Calendar view of classes
Classesarrow
Self-paced classes
Instructor-led and blended classes
Third party content via the class catalog (Coursera, edX, Go1, LinkedIn Learning, Udemy)
Drag and drop class dashboard widgets
Class dashboard welcome widget
Class dashboard
Splash pages
Class templates
Class content synchronization
Table of contents
Class syllabus
Time limits for classes
Drip content
Waitlists
Required video completion
Certificates of completion
Class prerequisites
SCORM
H5P
Ratings and reviews
Class archival
Seating charts
Compliance features
Option to reorder classes in the Home / Teaching and Home / Enrolled areas
Personalized sections
Class auto-play
Bulk lock / unlock of classes
Optional completion requirements for lessons
Collaboration and communicationarrow
Graphical resources catalog
Groups
Social networking
Community groups
Activity feeds
Collaboration tools (chat, wikis, forums, blogs)
Built-in messaging system with email integration, CC, BCC, and forwarding
Calendaring
Display online users
Use with your favorite web conferencing product
Calendar integration with Web conferencing
Automatic translation of communications
Group catalog filters
Scheduled forum postings
Custom pop-up notifications
Add to-do items using automation
Content authoringarrow
Modern HTML editor
Image editor
Equation editor
Save / reuse / share HTML fragments directly from the editor
Spell check
Embed web conferencing meeting links
Embed PDF, PPT, and other common formats into a web viewer
Record audio from browser
Record video from browser
Video transcoding
Mini-html editor for phones
Slower / higher video playback speed
Closed captions for videos
Virus scanner for all uploads
Customizationarrow
Custom logo
Custom color scheme
Customizable terminology
Customizable portal
Visual portal editor
Customizable welcome widgets for home and class dashboard
Use your own URL
Custom CSS
Use your own email server
Branded mobile apps Add-on
Customizable body and heading fonts
Simple portal editor
E-commercearrow
Shopping cart Included in E-commerce bundle
Abandoned shopping cart recovery Included in E-commerce bundle
Sell classes Included in E-commerce bundle
Sell learning paths Included in E-commerce bundle
Bundles Included in E-commerce bundle
Subscriptions (requires Stripe gateway) Included in E-commerce bundle
Digital media Included in E-commerce bundle
Coupons Included in E-commerce bundle
Bulk purchases Included in E-commerce bundle
PayPal basic and professional payment gateways Included in E-commerce bundle
Stripe payment gateway Included in E-commerce bundle
Authorize.net payment gateway Included in E-commerce bundle
Flywire payment gateway Included in E-commerce bundle
PagSeguro payment gateway Included in E-commerce bundle
PayUbiz payment gateway Included in E-commerce bundle
PayU Latam payment gateway Included in E-commerce bundle
YooMoney payment gateway Included in E-commerce bundle
Mercado Pago payment gateway Included in E-commerce bundle
Telr payment gateway Included in E-commerce bundle
Conekta payment gateway Included in E-commerce bundle
PCI compliant Included in E-commerce bundle
VAT support Included in E-commerce bundle
Integrated with automation system Included in E-commerce bundle
Option to lock payment gateway settings Included in E-commerce bundle
Per-organization currencies Included in E-commerce bundle
Gamificationarrow
Badges gallery and badge builder
Custom game levels
Use automation to award points and badges
Customizable leaderboard
Class and site-wide games
Group players into teams
Path games
Helparrow
Community support
Guides and how-to videos
Rapid-response technical support
Student help desk
Auto translated online help
Integrationsarrow
Google Workspace SSO
Google Drive
Google Assignments
Google Fonts
OneDrive and OneDrive for Business
Amazon Alexa
MS Immersive Reader
OneNote LTI Integration
Turnitin
Unicheck
Safe Exam Browser
Microsoft 365, SAML, Auth0, and custom single sign-on
MS Teams web conferencing
Google Meet web conferencing
Webex web conferencing
GoToMeeting web conferencing
GoToTraining web conferencing
GoToWebinar web conferencing
Zoom web conferencing
Go1
Udemy
edX
Coursera
LinkedIn Learning
H5P
Webhooks
1,500+ popular apps via Zapier
Equella
CometChat
MathJax
Kaltura
Panopto
Mailchimp
Public LTI tools library
Learning goalsarrow
Autonomous goal setting by the learner
Autonomous goal tracking by the learner
Personalized course recommendations
Progress tracking toward mastery
Administrative control and grouping
Insights into competency mastery
Learning pathsarrow
Create classes where you can add as goals other courses and certificates
Create paths that combine class and certificate goals with other kinds of sections such as content pages and assignments
Define the order that the items must be completed
Track progress towards the goal
Certificates of completion
Integrated with automation system
Path templates
Path archival
Personalize path goals
Sell learning paths through the class catalog
Marketing featuresarrow
SEO Features
Social media integration
Affiliate programs
Mailchimp integration
Mastery and Competency-based learningarrow
Create or upload competencies Included with AI 360
Associate competencies with a class Included with AI 360
Align lessons and assignments with competencies Included with AI 360
Track and view student competency Included with AI 360
Coverage analysis Included with AI 360
Associate competencies with rubrics Included with AI 360
Associate competencies with individual quiz questions Included with AI 360
Integrated with automation system Included with AI 360
Micro learningarrow
Micro courses Included with AI 360
Streamlined format for bite-sized learning Included with AI 360
Class creation Included with AI 360
Turn uploaded content into classes Included with AI 360
Class tone options Included with AI 360
Class level options Included with AI 360
Competency tagging and mapping Included with AI 360
Assignment creation Included with AI 360
Question bank creation Included with AI 360
Rubric creation Included with AI 360
Gamification Included with AI 360
Outlines, descriptions Included with AI 360
Class content and lessons Included with AI 360
Image creation Included with AI 360
Group project Included with AI 360
Study guides Included with AI 360
Glossaries Included with AI 360
Voiceover Included with AI 360
Open APIarrow
Create any number of individually customizable API keys
Admin user interface for managing API keys
Enable / disable API keys
Set expiration dates for API keys
Limit API key access to a specific set of IP addresses
Specify the set of methods that can be invoked for each API key
Open source clients
Organizations and Teamsarrow
Organizations
Per-organization portals
Teams
Quiz systemarrow
Modern user interface including drag and drop
8 types of question, including true / false, multiple choice and fill-in-the-blanks
Hotspot question type
Freeform questions that may be manually graded by teachers
Timed quizzes
Question banks
Multiple question banks per quiz
Multiple criteria for how questions should be selected from each bank
Select questions based on tags
Select questions based on competencies
Option to randomize question order
Option to provide scoring and feedback as you go, or all at once at the end
Option to review quiz responses before submitting
Option whether students see the correct answers at the end
Option to select latest score or best score
Analytics on quiz results
Import / export question banks using the QTI standard
Quiz autocomplete on retake
Securityarrow
All web pages and videos served over HTTPS
Encrypted personal passwords
Encrypted URLs to prevent unauthorized sharing
2 factor authentication
SIS integrationarrow
Sync with most popular SIS via our partnerships with Clever and Kimono Add-on
Special API for direct high volume SIS sync Add-on
Admin area for browsing SIS contents and history of SIS syncs Add-on
Schedule automated SIS sync Add-on
Skills developmentarrow
Add competencies as learning goals Included with AI 360
Add jobs as learning goals Included with AI 360
Allow students to add their own learning goals Included with AI 360
Automated actions when completing goals Included with AI 360
Recommendations engine Included with AI 360
Q&A forum Included with AI 360
Goals widget on the dashboard Included with AI 360
Goals section on the user profile page Included with AI 360
Goal overview dashboard Included with AI 360
Standardsarrow
iCal
QTI import / export
Common cartridge import / export
SCORM
H5P
LTI
LDAP
xAPI
SMTP / POP3
Storagearrow
Unlimited storage
Max individual file size 2 GB
Unlimited archiving of students
Message retention 2 years
Notification retention 1 month
Feed retention 6 months
Chat retention 6 months
AWS Content Delivery Network
User experiencearrow
Graphical dashboards
Beautiful, modern, easy-to-use interface
Fully responsive design that works on all devices
Drag and drop dashboard widgets
Native mobile apps for iOS and Android
Offline mode for native apps
Graphical profile pages
Public profiles
Avatars and profile pictures
Accessibility features (WCAG 2.1 AA)
Support for 50+ languages
Animated activity indicators and widgets
Dark mode
Home dashboard welcome widget
Support for zero-widget layouts
Customizable profile background
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