Student Accounts
Top Hat is enabled in ELMS-Canvas. With Top Hat, you’ll be able to use your own mobile or web-enabled device to:
- Earn credit for participating in class discussion.
- Get instant feedback during class on your grasp of course concepts.
- Answer questions or participate in discussions anonymously (when your instructor has turned on anonymous responses).
- Review questions and content presented during class.
- Learn more effectively with interactive reading.
- Take quizzes and tests (if assigned by your instructor).
- Track your responses and progress over time, so you and your instructor have a clear view of which course concepts are challenging, and class and study time are focused on what you need most.
Login Information
If you already have a Top Hat account:
- Access your ELMS-Canvas course on a laptop or desktop in your internet browser.
- Select the Top Hat option on the course navigation bar.
- Follow the system prompts to log in with your UMD email address.
- When you see the Top Hat course page, you have joined your Top Hat course.
If you are new to Top Hat, you will be prompted to create an account when you select on the Top Hat link.
NOTE:
- You must create your Top Hat account using a web browser. You cannot create an account using the mobile app.
- Please ensure you select the launch link to Top Hat in your ELMS-Canvas course and follow the steps above to connect to your Top Hat account. Failure to do so will result in your removal from the course roster during nightly synchronization.
If you get removed from the Top Hat roster, you can regain access by selecting the Top Hat link in ELMS-Canvas from your course. If you have completed assignments using a Top Hat account with the same email address that you use to log in to ELMS-Canvas, your response and grades will be restored on Top Hat.
To download the Top Hat app, please refer to Top Hat's Getting Started Guide.
Pricing Information
The University of Maryland has reduced pricing for Top Hat. Licenses can be purchased via the campus bookstore or online. If your course requires a paid textbook subscription, the details will be provided at checkout when you access the Top Hat course.
- $21 for 1 semester
- $31 for 1 year
- $51 for 4 years
Support
- Live chat in Top Hat's platform: Log in to Top Hat and you will find it next to your name, in the top right corner of your screen.
- Phone: 1-888-663-5491 (Monday to Friday 9 AM-9 PM EST)
- Email: support@tophat.com
- Support Center