--- title: blog/articles --- [![ac-logo](https://www.activeclass.com/hubfs/New%20Logos/ac-logo.png)](https://www.activeclass.com?hsLang=en) - [ActiveFeed](https://www.activeclass.com/feed?hsLang=en) - [ActiveAssignment](https://www.activeclass.com/assignments?hsLang=en) - [ActiveInsights](https://www.activeclass.com/insights?hsLang=en) - Resources - [Blogs/Articles](https://www.activeclass.com/blog/articles) - [Press Releases](https://www.activeclass.com/press-releases?hsLang=en) - [Support](https://support.activeclass.com/?hsLang=en) - [Refer a Friend](https://www.activeclass.com/qr/referral?hsLang=en) - [About](https://www.activeclass.com/About?hsLang=en) BLOGS/ARTICLES --- # Dot Off The Press...   ![12](https://www.activeclass.com/hubfs/Student%20Images/12.png "12") VIDEO #### Humanizing the Online Classroom **Featuring: Kona Jones** Director, Teaching and Learning at Richland Community College, Canvas Community Coach, Phd Candidate Instructional Technology Leadership [WATCH VIDEO](https://www.activeclass.com/humanized_learning_video?hsLang=en) [![0001-33652128509](https://www.activeclass.com/hubfs/OG%20Images/0001-33652128509.png)](https://www.activeclass.com/humanized_learning_video?hsLang=en) REPORT #### The Pros and Cons of Using Social Media in Higher Ed Classes Social media has your students' attention. Does it belong in your higher ed courses? Check out why it could make a big impact. SEE MORE ![OG Images](https://www.activeclass.com/hubfs/OG%20Images/OG%20Images.png) PARTNER BLOG #### **Promoting Information Literacy and Integrity in Online Discussions** Online and asynchronous classroom discussions can offer students valuable learning opportunities. [Turnitin](https://go.turnitin.com/l/45292/2022-06-07/c9pss6) and [ActiveClass](https://www.activeclass.com/?hsLang=en) bridge the challenges of meaningful discussions in online and asynchronous learning to promote engaging, accountable, and original conversations. [SEE MORE](https://www.activeclass.com/information_literacy_integrity?hsLang=en) [![OG Images 9](https://www.activeclass.com/hubfs/OG%20Images/OG%20Images%209.jpg)](https://www.activeclass.com/information_literacy_integrity?hsLang=en) INFOGRAPHIC #### Call it what you want, but please don't call it a discussion board. Discussion boards had their time in the sun. It's time we gave our students something better and more intuitive.    [SEE MORE](https://www.activeclass.com/not_a_discussion_board?hsLang=en) [![OG Images-2](https://www.activeclass.com/hubfs/OG%20Images/OG%20Images-2.jpg)](https://www.activeclass.com/not_a_discussion_board?hsLang=en) REPORT #### Engagement is Bigger Than a Buzzword But it's also much more than a simple metric. See why students are leaving school and how ActiveClass can help. [SEE MORE](https://www.activeclass.com/student-engagement-report?hsLang=en) [![OG Images 4](https://www.activeclass.com/hubfs/OG%20Images/OG%20Images%204.jpg)](https://www.activeclass.com/student-engagement-report?hsLang=en) PARTNERS #### High five for HyFlex The past few years have spotlighted the inability of certain higher ed structures to meet students’ and instructors’ needs. But for many classes, HyFlex offers solutions—and ActiveClass is the perfect fit for this instruction model. SEE MORE ![OG Images](https://www.activeclass.com/hubfs/OG%20Images/OG%20Images.jpg) CUSTOMER STORY ### ![ARIZONA](https://www.activeclass.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CUSTOMER%20LOGOS/ARIZONA.jpeg?width=90&name=ARIZONA.jpeg) #### Innovative Professor Leverages ActiveClass to Guide Students to Engagement As an Associate Professor of Africana Studies with an emphasis on Digital Culture, Dr. Bryan Carter is always on the lookout for new technologies and ways to create interactive and immersive learning experiences for his students... SEE MORE IN THE NEWS ### ![8EU03OLj](https://www.activeclass.com/hs-fs/hubfs/8EU03OLj.jpg?width=95&name=8EU03OLj.jpg) #### Student Engagement Platform Raises $1.9 million The round was also joined by several angel investors and executives from successful Arizona EdTech companies CampusLogic and Parchment. The company plans to use the fresh capital to build its growth engine, enhance customer support, and expedite product development. [SEE MORE](https://edtechreview.in/news/5166-student-engagement-platform-activeclass-raises-1-9-m-in-seed-funding?fbclid=IwAR3X0d1OaPhd0nLBaqYqGMYrbrufv6pMllS9vHrkVYZRuIxz7E72XepQ83E#.YXo_aBtJoVQ.twitter) IN THE NEWS ### ![Screen Shot 2021-11-01 at 1.21.34 PM](https://www.activeclass.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-11-01%20at%201.21.34%20PM.png?width=185&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-11-01%20at%201.21.34%20PM.png) #### Early stage EdTech company raises $1.9 million in seed money **Scottsdale, AZ, October 25, 2021**; ActiveClass, an early stage education technology company focused on improving student success and retention through better student engagement, has raised $1.9MM in seed money.  [SEE MORE](https://aztechbeat.com/2021/10/25/early-stage-edtech-startup-raises-1-9-million-in-seed-money/?fbclid=IwAR3cH9mBKvD_KL10QGi0z5wZzwVclVFHoHaDd1nSIANnGimZ_YVlpozzQ3w) CUSTOMER STORY ### ![columbia_hollywood](https://www.activeclass.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CUSTOMER%20LOGOS/columbia_hollywood.png?width=97&name=columbia_hollywood.png) #### Creative Arts and Media School Modernizes Peer Feedback With ActiveClass As a renowned liberal arts college focused on Media, Film, and Graphic Design, Columbia College Hollywood has its proverbial finger on the pulse of cutting edge technology and design. [SEE MORE](https://www.activeclass.com/columbia_college_hollywood?hsLang=en) BLOG #### Social media is the worst...but also kind of the best. **Scottsdale, AZ, September 30, 2021** - Social media can be a powerful tool to help engage students. ActiveClass aims to make it easy to leverage social media content, connect with classmates, share relevant content, make sense of it with an instructor, and engage in a social-like environment, right inside of courses, all inside the LMS. [SEE MORE](https://www.activeclass.com/best_worst?hsLang=en) ## Subscribe to the ActiveClass Newsletter. 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