Tools & Technologies

Tools that are available for your course are categorized below.

Another helpful list is the Pre-Approved Software List. This list of applications have been reviewed by Office of Information Technology and Information Security Office for their compliance with security and accessibility standards for standard product usages in the university environment.

If you'd like to request a new tool, follow the TAPREQ – Approval Process for EIR.

Assessment and Proctoring

Studio Video Quiz

Add auto-graded questions to a video stored in Canvas Studio.

LockDown Browser

Prevent students from accessing external resources while taking quizzes in Canvas.

Respondus Monitor

Automated proctoring of online tests

UniCheck

Use UniCheck for plagiarism detection.

Communication

Microsoft Teams Meetings

Create an online meeting room for your class in Microsoft Teams.

Canvas Conferences (Basic)

Create an online meeting room for your class in Canvas Conferences.

Content creation, presentation, and management

Canvas Commons

Store, find, import, and share course materials via the Canvas learning object repository.

Google Course Tools

Create Google Docs and Google Drive collaborations for your course.

OneDrive

Create and share OneDrive documents and folders in your course.

Canvas Studio

Create and manage a media collection for your course.

TidyUp

A fast and easy way to check for and delete unused files and pages in Canvas.

Digital Courseware

Cengage MindLinks

Access interactive online course materials from Cengage.

Macmillan Higher Education

Access interactive online course materials from Macmillan.

McGraw-Hill Campus Connect

Access interactive online course materials from McGraw-Hill.

Pearson MyLab and Mastering

Access interactive online course materials from Pearson.

WileyPlus

Access interactive online course materials from Wiley.

Course Accessibility

Ally

Improve the accessibility and provide alternative formats of your course content.

Course Analytics

Inspire for Faculty

Track student engagement patterns in near real-time and perform outreach.

Canvas Analytics

Track student's course grade, weekly online activity, and communication and perform outreach.

Video Lecture & Screen Recording

Canvas Studio

Create and manage a Studio media collection for your course.

Echo360

Create and manage an Echo360 media collection for your course.

Data Collection

QuestionPro

Instructors and students can survey and collect, manage, and analyze data.