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CYPHER Features
Here is an overview of the LMS features that are included in CYPHER when it is used by individual teachers, schools, and universities.
If you are an organization or company please have a look at CYPHER for business.
Artificial Intelligence
| Class creation | Add-on | |
| Class tone options | Add-on | |
| Class level options | Add-on | |
| Competency tagging and mapping | Add-on | |
| Assignment creation | Add-on | |
| Question bank creation | Add-on | |
| Rubric creation | Add-on | |
| Gamification | Add-on | |
| Outlines, descriptions | Add-on | |
| Class content and lessons | Add-on | |
| Image creation | Add-on | |
| Group project | Add-on | |
| Study guides | Add-on | |
| Glossaries | Add-on |
User experience
| Graphical dashboards | ||
| Beautiful, modern, easy-to-use interface | ||
| Fully responsive design that works on all devices | ||
| Drag and drop dashboard widgets | ||
| Native mobile apps for iOS and Android | ||
| Offline mode for native apps | ||
| Graphical profile pages | ||
| Public profiles | ||
| Avatars and profile pictures | ||
| Accessibility features (WCAG 2.1 AA) | ||
| Support for 50+ languages | ||
| Animated activity indicators and widgets | ||
| Dark mode | ||
| Home dashboard welcome widget | ||
| Support for zero-widget layouts | ||
| Customizable profile background |
Classes
| Self-paced classes | ||
| Instructor-led and blended classes | ||
| Third party content via the class catalog (Coursera, edX, Go1, LinkedIn Learning, Udemy) | ||
| Drag and drop class dashboard widgets | ||
| Class dashboard welcome widget | ||
| Class dashboard | ||
| Splash pages | ||
| Class templates | ||
| Class content synchronization | ||
| Table of contents | ||
| Class syllabus | ||
| Time limits for classes | ||
| Drip content | ||
| Waitlists | ||
| Required video completion | ||
| Certificates of completion | ||
| Class prerequisites | ||
| SCORM | ||
| H5P | ||
| Ratings and reviews | ||
| Class archival | ||
| Seating charts | ||
| Compliance features | ||
| Option to reorder classes in the Home / Teaching and Home / Enrolled areas | ||
| Personalized sections | ||
| Class auto-play | ||
| Bulk lock / unlock of classes | ||
| Optional completion requirements for lessons |
Class catalog
| Graphical tile and text views | ||
| Display classes, paths, bundles, subscriptions, and digital media | ||
| Integrated e-commerce | Add-on | |
| Support for nested categories and cross-listings | ||
| Alphabetical ordering or customize using drag and drop | ||
| Catalog search | ||
| Options for featured classes, category links, and custom content | ||
| Define items that will show in the class catalog using visibility filters | ||
| Calendar view of classes |
Content authoring
| Modern HTML editor | ||
| Image editor | ||
| Equation editor | ||
| Save / reuse / share HTML fragments directly from the editor | ||
| Spell check | ||
| Embed web conferencing meeting links | ||
| Embed PDF, PPT, and other common formats into a web viewer | ||
| Record audio from browser | ||
| Record video from browser | ||
| Video transcoding | ||
| Mini-html editor for phones | ||
| Slower / higher video playback speed | ||
| Closed captions for videos | ||
| Virus scanner for all uploads |
Quiz system
| Modern user interface including drag and drop | ||
| 8 types of question, including true / false, multiple choice and fill-in-the-blanks | ||
| Hotspot question type | ||
| Freeform questions that may be manually graded by teachers | ||
| Timed quizzes | ||
| Question banks | ||
| Multiple question banks per quiz | ||
| Multiple criteria for how questions should be selected from each bank | ||
| Select questions based on tags | ||
| Select questions based on competencies | ||
| Option to randomize question order | ||
| Option to provide scoring and feedback as you go, or all at once at the end | ||
| Option to review quiz responses before submitting | ||
| Option whether students see the correct answers at the end | ||
| Option to select latest score or best score | ||
| Analytics on quiz results | ||
| Import / export question banks using the QTI standard | ||
| Quiz autocomplete on retake |
Assessment and grading
| Gradebook | ||
| Quiz, essay, survey, attendance, offline, and Dropbox assignments | ||
| Rubrics | ||
| Point grading scales | ||
| Portfolios | ||
| Debates, discussions, and team assignments | ||
| Grading scales per school, class, and assignment | ||
| Personalized assignments | ||
| Printable attendance forms | ||
| Export attendance data | ||
| Embedding and annotation of student submissions | ||
| Proctored assignments | ||
| Plagiarism detection via integration with Turnitin or Unicheck | ||
| SCORM assignments | ||
| Custom LTI assignments | ||
| H5P assignments | ||
| Peer reviewed assignments | ||
| Extended Grading Scales |
Mastery and Competency-based learning
| Create or upload competencies | ||
| Associate competencies with a class | ||
| Align lessons and assignments with competencies | ||
| Track and view student competency | ||
| Coverage analysis | ||
| Associate competencies with rubrics | ||
| Associate competencies with individual quiz questions | ||
| Integrated with automation system |
Automation
| Integrated rules engine with point and click interface | ||
| Set rules at the course, group, path, and site level | ||
| Execute one or more actions when a rule is triggered | ||
| Rich set of rule actions to choose from | ||
| Rule browser | ||
| Tagging automation | ||
| Automated messages to AWS message queues |
Gamification
| Badges gallery and badge builder | ||
| Custom game levels | ||
| Use automation to award points and badges | ||
| Customizable leaderboard | ||
| Class and site-wide games | ||
| Group players into teams | ||
| Path games |
Skills development
| Add competencies as learning goals | Add-on | |
| Add jobs as learning goals | Add-on | |
| Allow students to add their own learning goals | Add-on | |
| Automated actions when completing goals | Add-on | |
| Recommendations engine | Add-on | |
| Q&A forum | Add-on | |
| Goals widget on the dashboard | Add-on | |
| Goals section on the user profile page | Add-on | |
| Goal overview dashboard | Add-on |
Collaboration and communication
| Graphical resources catalog | ||
| Groups | ||
| Social networking | ||
| Community groups | ||
| Activity feeds | ||
| Collaboration tools (chat, wikis, forums, blogs) | ||
| Built-in messaging system with email integration, CC, BCC, and forwarding | ||
| Calendaring | ||
| Display online users | ||
| Use with your favorite web conferencing product | ||
| Calendar integration with Web conferencing | ||
| Automatic translation of communications | ||
| Group catalog filters | ||
| Scheduled forum postings | ||
| Custom pop-up notifications | ||
| Add to-do items using automation |
Micro learning
| Micro courses | ||
| Streamlined format for bite-sized learning |
Learning paths
| Create classes where you can add as goals other courses and certificates | ||
| Create paths that combine class and certificate goals with other kinds of sections such as content pages and assignments | ||
| Define the order that the items must be completed | ||
| Track progress towards the goal | ||
| Certificates of completion | ||
| Integrated with automation system | ||
| Path templates | ||
| Path archival | ||
| Personalize path goals | ||
| Sell learning paths through the class catalog |
Adaptive learning
| Personalize classes dynamically | ||
| Hide / show lessons based on assignment scores and mastery | ||
| Seamlessly integrated with the automation system |
Customization
| Custom logo | ||
| Custom color scheme | ||
| Customizable terminology | ||
| Customizable portal | ||
| Visual portal editor | ||
| Customizable welcome widgets for home and class dashboard | ||
| Use your own URL | ||
| Custom CSS | ||
| Use your own email server | ||
| Branded mobile apps | Add-on | |
| Customizable body and heading fonts | ||
| Simple portal editor |
Analytics and reporting
| Completion progress | ||
| Basic analytics | ||
| Time tracking | ||
| Student activity timelines | ||
| Advanced analytics | ||
| Canned reports | ||
| Ad-hoc reporting | ||
| Integrate dashboard widgets with ad-hoc reports | ||
| Reports history | ||
| Saved and scheduled reports | ||
| Compliance management |
Organizations and Teams
| Organizations | ||
| Per-organization portals | ||
| Teams |
Administration
| App center | ||
| Super admin, administrator, teacher, student, parent and mentor account types | ||
| Trash can | ||
| Bulk import / export of accounts | ||
| User popups | ||
| Session timeouts | ||
| Prevent simultaneous logins | ||
| Policy documents (including terms and conditions, cookie policies) | ||
| Communications monitoring | ||
| Login history | ||
| Custom account fields | ||
| Teaching assistant and monitor account types | ||
| More bulk import / export options | ||
| Inactivity management | ||
| Network / Campus support | ||
| Microsoft 365, SAML, Auth0, and custom single sign-on | ||
| Resell under your own brand | Add-on |
Standards
| iCal | ||
| QTI import / export | ||
| Common cartridge import / export | ||
| SCORM | ||
| H5P | ||
| LTI | ||
| LDAP | ||
| xAPI | ||
| SMTP / POP3 |
Integrations
| Google Workspace SSO | ||
| Google Drive | ||
| Google Assignments | ||
| Google Fonts | ||
| OneDrive and OneDrive for Business | ||
| Amazon Alexa | ||
| MS Immersive Reader | ||
| OneNote LTI Integration | ||
| Turnitin | ||
| Unicheck | ||
| Safe Exam Browser | ||
| Microsoft 365, SAML, Auth0, and custom single sign-on | ||
| MS Teams web conferencing | ||
| Google Meet web conferencing | ||
| Webex web conferencing | ||
| GoToMeeting web conferencing | ||
| GoToTraining web conferencing | ||
| GoToWebinar web conferencing | ||
| Zoom web conferencing | ||
| Go1 | ||
| Udemy | ||
| edX | ||
| Coursera | ||
| LinkedIn Learning | ||
| H5P | ||
| Webhooks | ||
| 1,500+ popular apps via Zapier | ||
| Equella | ||
| CometChat | ||
| MathJax | ||
| Kaltura | ||
| Panopto | ||
| Mailchimp | ||
| Public LTI tools library |
SIS integration
| Sync with most popular SIS via our partnerships with Clever and Kimono | Add-on | |
| Special API for direct high volume SIS sync | Add-on | |
| Admin area for browsing SIS contents and history of SIS syncs | Add-on | |
| Schedule automated SIS sync | Add-on |
Open API
| Create any number of individually customizable API keys | ||
| Admin user interface for managing API keys | ||
| Enable / disable API keys | ||
| Set expiration dates for API keys | ||
| Limit API key access to a specific set of IP addresses | ||
| Specify the set of methods that can be invoked for each API key | ||
| Open source clients |
E-commerce
| Shopping cart | Add-on | |
| Abandoned shopping cart recovery | Add-on | |
| Sell classes | Add-on | |
| Sell learning paths | Add-on | |
| Bundles | Add-on | |
| Subscriptions (requires Stripe gateway) | Add-on | |
| Digital media | Add-on | |
| Coupons | Add-on | |
| Bulk purchases | Add-on | |
| PayPal basic and professional payment gateways | Add-on | |
| Stripe payment gateway | Add-on | |
| Authorize.net payment gateway | Add-on | |
| Flywire payment gateway | Add-on | |
| PagSeguro payment gateway | Add-on | |
| PayUbiz payment gateway | Add-on | |
| PayU Latam payment gateway | Add-on | |
| YooMoney payment gateway | Add-on | |
| Mercado Pago payment gateway | Add-on | |
| Telr payment gateway | Add-on | |
| Conekta payment gateway | Add-on | |
| PCI compliant | Add-on | |
| VAT support | Add-on | |
| Integrated with automation system | Add-on | |
| Option to lock payment gateway settings | Add-on | |
| Per-organization currencies | Add-on |
Marketing features
| SEO Features | ||
| Social media integration | ||
| Affiliate programs | ||
| Mailchimp integration |
Help
| Community support | ||
| Guides and how-to videos | ||
| Rapid-response technical support | ||
| Student help desk | ||
| Auto translated online help |
Security
| All web pages and videos served over HTTPS | ||
| Encrypted personal passwords | ||
| Encrypted URLs to prevent unauthorized sharing | ||
| 2 factor authentication |
Storage
| Unlimited storage | ||
| Max individual file size | 2 GB | |
| Unlimited archiving of students | ||
| Message retention | 2 years | |
| Notification retention | 1 month | |
| Feed retention | 6 months | |
| Chat retention | 6 months | |
| AWS Content Delivery Network |
Backups
| Automated on-site and off-site data backups | ||
| Export account and grade data as CSV for backups | ||
| Export classes as Common Cartridge for backups |