Merge Explorer vs Student Participation Tracker

PLEASE NOTE: This app requires a Merge Cube and a smartphone or a tablet to experience. Find out how to get a Merge Cube and learn more at: https://www.MergeCube.com. Students can learn science effectively with over 100 science simulations they can touch, hold and interact with! Merge Explorer (along with a Merge Cube) allows students to investigate a smoking volcano in the palm of their hand, examine a great white shark up close, hold and explore the solar system, dissect a frog (humanely!), and so much more. With easy-to-follow activities and built-in quizzes, students gain key knowledge while immersed in learning, both in the classroom or while remote learning at home. Merge Explorer includes NGSS-aligned topics for K-8th grade, like Physical Science, Life Science, and Earth & Space Science. If you have any questions or suggestions, we want to hear from you! Contact us at any time at support@mergeedu.com. Privacy Policy: https://MergeEdu.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://MergeEdu.com/terms-of-use

Make your seating chart your everyday classroom workspace. Take attendance, record participation, see who to call on next, and review classroom patterns directly from your room layout on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. TEACH FROM YOUR SEATING CHART Arrange students to match your room. Build the rows and columns you need, add or remove individual seats, assign and move students through drag and drop. Student history and call order stay with the student when seats change. KEEP THE DISCUSSION MOVING See the next three students in your chosen call order right on the chart. Tap any student to record a correct or incorrect answer without leaving the room view. Use the optional call setting when you want to keep calls pending before resolution. ATTENDANCE WHERE YOU NEED IT Long press a student on the chart to mark Here, Absent, or Excused. Use the dedicated attendance list if you prefer. Review and correct past dates or enter expected attendance for a future day. CORRECT AN ACCIDENTAL TAP Undo and redo help you correct participation, attendance, and seating changes while you work. SEE MORE OF YOUR CLASSROOM Zoom and move around larger charts, or fit the room on your screen. On supported larger displays and windows, show the seating chart and a dedicated list together. NOTICE PATTERNS ACROSS THE ROOM Turn on seat colors to review answer accuracy or recorded attendance by room position. Choose the participation period that matters: today, this week, all time, or a saved fixed or ongoing date window. Each class remembers its own selection. KEEP YOUR CLASSROOM HISTORY ORGANIZED Review student participation and attendance over time, add private notes for context, and correct past entries. Clear old history for a student, a class, or the app while keeping your rosters intact. PRIVATE NOTES, ENCRYPTED SYNC AND BACKUPS Optional encrypted iCloud sync keeps classroom records available across your devices. Optional encrypted back up saves classes, students, history, notes, date windows, and seating layouts in a single recovery file. Require a PIN or device authentication to another layer of app privacy. EASY TO START, NO SUBSCRIPTION Add students individually or import a roster. Start free with one class and up to 30 students, with all functional features included. An optional one-time Full Access purchase removes the class and student limits. No separate app account is required. UPGRADING SYNCED DEVICES Update your synced devices to 2.0 before editing seating layouts across them. If you are upgrading from a version before 1.2, save your encryption recovery code and follow iCloud Sync settings to upgrade previous cloud copies. Losing all copies of your key and recovery code means losing access to that encrypted library. Student Participation Tracker is intended for a teacher's private notes and personal memory aids, not sharing, grading, formal assessment, or official student records. Encryption alone does not determine FERPA sole-possession eligibility. Follow your institution's policies for student information, personal devices, and iCloud use.