Academic Tools List (A-Z)
Icons
= approved for academic use
= integrates with Canvas
= not approved for academic use
= under review for academic use
= USask has a similar, funded solution
= Generative AI tool
Tool Name |
Status |
Support Level |
Can be used for |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | |||
| Canvas | fully supported and integrated |
assessment, course management, content creation, asynchronous discussion, group work, peer review, etc. |
|
| Cengage Mindlink | limited support |
Humanities/Language student practice and assessment (MindTap) and STEM student practice and assessment (WebAssign) |
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| CrowdMark | self-supported, conditions may apply | handwritten and/or electronic assessments (assignments and exams) | |
| E | |||
| ExamSoft | college supported (Nursing, Medicine, Dentistry) |
question bank creation, support the integrity of digital exams. See Proctorio (for use in other colleges). |
|
| G | |||
| Grammarly | not approved | use Microsoft Editor instead | |
| H | |||
| H5P | limited support |
create and share web-based interactive learning activities |
|
| Hypothes.is | not approved | use Perusall instead | |
| K | |||
| Kahoot | self-supported, conditions may apply | student practice, formative assessment, student-created practice, use Poll Everywhere where applicable | |
| M | |||
| Mentimeter | self-supported, contitions may apply | polling, formative assessment, use Poll Everywhere where applicable | |
| Microsoft 365 | fully supported and integrated | document creation and collaboration | |
| Microsoft Bing Copilot |
|
fully supported *limited | generating course elements, generating assessment tasks and questions, generating and revising text, generating images, audio transcription *Currently limited to instructor and staff use. |
| Microsoft Teams | not approved | use Zoom or Canvas instead | |
| Mobius | self-supported, conditions may apply |
student practice and assessment | |
| Mural | self-supported, conditions may apply |
collaborative whiteboarding, mind-mapping |
|
| N | |||
| NOLEJ | self-supported, conditions may apply | rapidly developing learning activities and materials (e.g., practice questions, flashcards, etc.) | |
| O | |||
| OneDrive | fully supported and integrated |
file sharing |
|
| P | |||
| Packback | not approved | ||
| Padlet | self-supported, conditions may apply |
multimedia bulletin board |
|
| Panopto | fully supported and integrated |
lecture capture, screen capture |
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| Perusall | self-supported, conditions may apply |
document annotation |
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| Poll Everywhere | limited support |
student practice, formative assessment, polling |
|
| Portfolium | self-supported, conditions may apply | course level assessment, program level evidence of competencies, workspace for reflective learning | |
| Pressbooks | limited support |
open textbook creation/sharing |
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| Proctorio | college supported |
support the integrity of digital exams |
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| Q | |||
| R | |||
| Riipen | limited support | integrating authentic projects and work experiences into courses | |
| ResearchRabbit | self-supported, conditions may apply | find and organize relevant journal articles | |
| S | |||
| Smartwork | limited support | STEM student practice and assessment | |
| SMARTIE | self-supported, conditions may apply | generating course elements, generating assessment tasks and questions, improving the inclusivity of course materials and activities | |
| T | |||
| TopHat | use Poll Everywhere instead |
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| V | |||
| W | |||
| WebEx | use Zoom instead | ||
| WordPress | limited support |
blogging, web design |
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| X | |||
| XMind | self-supported, conditions may apply | mind-mapping, visual diagrams | |
| Z | |||
| Zoom | fully supported and integrated |
video conferencing, breakout rooms |
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