Pivot Interactives

Description:

• Pivot interactives is a web-based science education platform that uses interactive, real-time video experiments to teach concepts across physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science. 

• Unlike animated simulations, students analyze videos of actual events, taking measurements with embedded tools to foster active learning, data analysis, and critical thinking.

Teacher Access:

Note: All SMUHSD teachers have access to Pivot Interactives via our Canvas integration

1. Connect your Canvas sections to Pivot Interactives classes

   • Create a single Pivot Interactives class for each single Canvas course that appears on your Canvas dashboard, even if that class is split into multiple sections. 

   • Grades will still sync to the appropriate section within the Canvas course.

2. Create a Pivot Interactives assignment in Canvas

   • Grades are transferred automatically to your Canvas gradebook.

   • Students can create their accounts and join your Pivot Interactives class all within Canvas.

   • Students access their work through Canvas without needing to visit our website directly.

3. Need help setting up your account or classes contact: edtech@smuhsd.org

Student Access:

1. Pivot Interactives student accounts are created and connected automatically when students click a linked assignment in Canvas

1. • When students click the assignment link in Canvas, they'll be prompted to either log in or create a new account.

Resources:

• Pivot Interactives PL Library - https://help.pivotinteractives.com/en/

  • A complete and comprehensive guide for teachers and admin license members.  It's both searchable and cataloged. 

  • When you are logged into your Pivot account, this can be accessed by clicking Help at the very bottom of your page.

• Crosswalk -Pivot + NGSS + PPS STB Cross 2026

  • This is a comprehensive CW we created for Providence Public Schools.  This is organized by subject, with sorting for NGSS and CCC and direct links to recommended pivots.  

• Pivot Interactives Blog

  • Find science teaching ideas, education research, announcements, & more, from teachers and the team at Pivot Interactives.

• Suggest a document

Support:

• Help Center & Live Chat

  • Access to a Live Pivot agent, a real person.  

  • Available Monday thru Friday and there is normal business hours coverage for PST.  

• District teachers will need  to request support from:  edtech@smuhsd.org

Licensing:

• Licensing for all science teachers across the district

Student Data Privacy Agreement: 

• Completed

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