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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IXL

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AIXL Learning is an educational technology company headquartered in San Mateo, that delivers an immersive e-learning content and digital curricula for students in all grades, in math, English language arts, science, and social studies. Boasting over 12 million students already using IXL in the U.S., and over 100 billion questions asked and answered around the world, IXL is helps schools use technology to improve teaching and learning. From algebra to adverbs, molecules to maps, IXL’s content and…

    $299

    per year

    OpenSesame

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AOpenSesame, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, offers online training courses for businesses.N/A
    Pricing
    IXLOpenSesame
    Editions & Modules
    Math Pre-K to 12
    $299
    per year 25 students
    Language Arts Pre-K to 12
    $299
    per year 25 students
    Science Grades 2 to 8
    $299
    per year 25 students
    Social Studies Grades 2 to 8
    $299
    per year 25 students
    Spanish Level 1
    $299
    per year 25 students
    Schools & Districts level plan
    Custom
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IXLOpenSesame
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscounts available for bundled curricula and per student cost for larger student bodies / classroom sizes.—
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    IXLOpenSesame
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IXLOpenSesame
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of IXL Learning and OpenSesame
    Feature
    IXL Learning
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    Ratings
    OpenSesame
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    Freckle by Renaissance
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IXLOpenSesame
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    7.0
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    User Testimonials
    IXLOpenSesame
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IXL Learning
    It is great for providing students extra resources and opportunities for practice. In this case, it is extremely well suited. Moreover, since every student is different, the dynamic adjustment allows students to work through more/less problems depending on their level of mastery which can help students pinpoint areas of issues to discuss in the class. It is less appropriate for settings where a student may struggle to teach themselves as this requires some level of independence on part of the user.
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    OpenSesame
    Very good selection of products. However, some products which we thought were available in both English and Spanish were not, or there was an undisclosed added cost for providing the product in Spanish as well as English. More transparency needed on this.
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    Pros
    IXL Learning
    • Aligned to standards
    • Progress monitoring
    • Rigorous practice
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    OpenSesame
    • Very good selection of video products.
    • Good quality.
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    Cons
    IXL Learning
    • Clearer explanation of scores
    • When scoring - what are they comparing the range to?
    • Make the platform more entertaining for younger audiences.
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    OpenSesame
    • Some products are not available in multiple languages or, if they are, there are additional charges or fees.
    • Some videos do not play easily on certain mobile devices.
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    IXL Learning
    IXL is the best for easy to find practice for math standards. Freckle has more in depth features and integrates with other Renaissance products well, but can be hard to learn or use. Prodigy is a fun math game platform that works well for extra student practice or learning, but isn't as targeted as IXL
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    OpenSesame
    OpenSesame partnered with our LMS platform provider, and the provider recommended OpenSesame, so we use them.
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    Return on Investment
    IXL Learning
    • It has allowed our students to be remediated or enriched on a much easier basis without having to come up with ideas for them.
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    OpenSesame
    • Assisted us in compliance with harassment training requirements.
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