HMH FAQs

Difference Between HMH Player & ThinkCentral

What's the difference between HMH Player and ThinkCentral?

Answer: 

• • ThinkCentral has all HMH resources and allows students to complete tech enhanced online assessments and performance assessments.

  • HMH Player allows students to interact with content, but they cannot take tech enhanced assessments (they can complete performance assessments). 

  • Teachers cannot do lesson planning in HMH Player at this time. HMH advises that teachers wait to use the lesson planning tool — estimated timeframe is the beginning of the year.

Where should I set up my lessons and resources for student use? 

Answer: For now, create them in the ThinkCentral Dashboard. They will transfer automatically and show up in HMH Player. WARNING: In the past, if they were set up in the HMH Player, they are only contained in the player. I have not found this to be true.

Who can log into HMH Player?

Answer: Students and the teachers who have classes in ThinkCentral — meaning, only the classroom teacher. We are looking for a solution for specialists (e.g., title, ELD, SPED)

When should teachers log into HMH Player?

Answer: If you want to create assignments that students will complete in HMH Player.

Do students have to log in to HMH Player? 

Answer: Yes, they use the same username and password as ThinkCentral.

Why would students log into ThinkCentral?

Answer: So that they can take online assessments.

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