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“Easy to Use”

Funny how every app claims they’re “easy to use”. But how do you really know? Answer:

A stopwatch.

A great app helps you work more efficiently, while a clunky one takes a few extra seconds each step. What’s the big deal? Teachers do thousands of clicks per week, so thousands of extra seconds makes your work week an extra hour longer!

This video shows screen captures of each learning platform and how much time it takes teachers to do common tasks.

Task 1: Grading Assignments

25 students turned in writing assignments. Insert 4 comments and enter a grade for each student.

Rank		Clicks*	Speed
#1	Jupiter	275
#2	Canvas	400
#3	Schoology	550
#4	Google Classroom	579

Task 2: Create Quiz

Create a new quiz with 10 questions.

Rank		Clicks*	Speed
#1	Jupiter	16
#2	Canvas	23
#3	Schoology	32
#4	Google Classroom	48

Every Second Counts

Teachers do hundreds of clicks per day, so every extra second adds up:

Fast App	800 clicks/day
Slow App	1500 clicks/day
Difference	700 extra clicks/day
5 Days	3500 extra clicks/week 1 click = 1 second 3500 seconds = 58.3 minutes
Work Week	1 hour extra work

*Methodology

Here’s the fine print on how speed was measured:

•	We counted each step as a “click”: count 1 click for double-click count 2 clicks for menus count 1 click to type a number count 2 clicks to type brief text
•	Each click (step) estimated 1 second.
•	Time was not counted to read assignments or type test questions, since that depends entirely on you, not the app.
•	Speed graph = 1 / time
•	Only required steps were counted, not optional steps.
•	Any available shortcuts were used.
•	Although some apps had noticeable server lag times, that was not counted.
•	Trials were conducted on a laptop computer in Sept. 2020.
•	Task 1 required inserting 3 common corrections and 1 unique comment.
•	Task 2 required 6 multiple-choice questions then 4 short-answer questions, 1 point each.

Exclusive Features

While we are comparing, Jupiter has several features that are not included in these other learning platforms.
These are especially popular with math & science teachers and power-users:

	Graphing & Drawing — Students can graph and draw answers directly in quizzes.
	Math Grading — Automatically accept equal math expressions in quizzes; e.g. it knows “xn-3” and “-3+n(x)” are equal.
	Chemistry — Keyboard for chemistry like 2H⁺ + CO₃^2- → H₂O + CO₂↑ without needing to format super/subscript.
	Text to Speech — Students can hear quizzes read aloud. Also for listening comprehension and learning languages. Listen
	Flexible Text Grading — Automatically grade write-in answers accepting misspellings or lists in any order.
	Participation Grading — Automatically grade discussion participation based on custom formulas.
	Drop Low Scores — Automatically drop low scores in a category, like the 2 lowest homework scores.
	Custom Marks — Customize multiple special marks for missing, excused, etc.
	Stickers — Attach giant animated emoji to graded work — something fun for kids.

Plus something that will make your IT staff happy:

Single Database — Jupiter developed all features in-house as a single app with a single database, so no integration required. Other companies acquired apps from other developers, which still requires integration, sometimes causing data synchronization errors between your SIS, learning platform, enrollment, payments, and analytics.

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