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Pivot Interactives
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
What it is
Pivot Interactives is a web platform for science teaching built around interactive video activities and active learning. Its library includes more than 550 activities in biology, earth and space science, chemistry, environmental science, and physics. Students investigate phenomena by changing physical parameters and exploring data through experimental design. Teachers can set up classes, invite students, assign experiments, adapt activities, and grade work. Co-Lab supports shared student work, and the platform provides frequent feedback and automatic grading. It is intended for grades 6–12 and higher education, with LMS connections through LTI 1.3, including Canvas, Schoology, Google Classroom, Moodle, Blackboard, and D2L Brightspace. A 30-day trial provides full feature access to instructors and students. Paid plans include Classroom at $6.10 a year, billed per seat per year, and semester-based options at $11.10, paid once, billed per seat per semester. Pivot requires a stable high-speed internet connection and does not support offline use of images, videos, or questions.
For and against
For
- More than 550 activities across five science subjects
- Students investigate data through experimental design
- Teachers can customize activities and grade work
- Co-Lab supports student collaboration
- 30-day trial includes full feature access
Against
- Requires a stable high-speed internet connection
- Images, videos, and questions are unavailable offline
- No free plan
The verdict
Pivot Interactives combines a broad science activity library with tools for assigning, adapting, and grading work. Its internet requirement and lack of offline access are important limits for classrooms with unreliable connectivity.
Who it suits
It suits science teachers and students in grades 6–12 or higher education who want video-based investigations and teacher-managed assignments. Schools using an LTI 1.3-compatible LMS may also find its integrations relevant.
Plans and prices
Classroom
500+ activities for 1 year · customize any activity · Co-Lab student collaboration · Basic LMS integration
Read 30 Sep 2026 · pivotinteractives.com
Course Codes
500+ activities for 1 semester · LMS integration · customize any activity · Co-Lab
Read 30 Sep 2026 · pivotinteractives.com
Institutional License
500+ activities for 1 semester · LMS integration · customize any activity · Co-Lab
Read 30 Sep 2026 · pivotinteractives.com
Student Pay
500+ activities for 1 semester · LMS integration · customize any activity · Co-Lab
Read 30 Sep 2026 · pivotinteractives.com
District
Everything included in Classroom · reporting dashboard · advanced rostering and SSO · advanced LMS integration
Read 30 Sep 2026 · pivotinteractives.com
On the record
- Accessibility
- The company says its current development adheres to WCAG 2.1 and describes screen reader, keyboard control, descriptive video text, and built-in text reader features.help.pivotinteractives.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Activity library
- The product offers over 550 interactive video-based activities across biology, earth and space science, chemistry, environmental science, and physics.pivotinteractives.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Collaboration and grading
- Co-Lab lets students work together on an assignment, and the product provides frequent feedback and auto-grading.help.pivotinteractives.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Company history
- Pivot Interactives says its co-founders began developing direct-measurement videos in their classrooms in 2012.pivotinteractives.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The help center documents LTI 1.3 integrations with Canvas, Schoology, Google Classroom, Moodle, Blackboard, D2L Brightspace, and other LTI 1.3-compliant LMSs.help.pivotinteractives.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The product is presented for science instruction in grades 6–12 and higher education, with activities for all science subjects.pivotinteractives.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Product
- Pivot Interactives is a web platform for teaching science through phenomena-based interactive video activities and active learning.pivotinteractives.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Requirements and limits
- Pivot is an internet-connected web application; it requires a stable high-speed connection and does not support offline use of images, videos, or questions.help.pivotinteractives.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security and privacy
- The company says Pivot Interactives received IMS Global certification for Data Privacy.pivotinteractives.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Student learning
- Activities let students explore phenomena, manipulate physical parameters, and investigate data through experimental design.pivotinteractives.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The help center provides customer support guidance, and Classroom pricing includes on-demand professional development while District pricing includes dedicated support.pivotinteractives.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Teacher tools
- Teachers can create classes, invite students, assign experiments, customize activities, and grade student work.pivotinteractives.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Trial
- The 30-day free trial gives instructors and students full feature access, including classes, LMS connections, activity editing, assignments, and grading.help.pivotinteractives.com · read 30 Sep 2026
