Academic Tools List

(A - Z)

Status Icons
= approved for academic use
= integrates with Canvas
= not approved for academic use
= under review for academic use
= USask has a similar, funded solution

For more information regarding reviewed technology tools, see this list of IT support tickets with technology reviewed and organized by:  Approved, Approved with Special Conditions, and Not Approved.

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)

CrowdMark self-supported, conditions may apply handwritten and/or electronic assessments (assignments and exams) 
E
Elsevier/Evolve
ExamSoft college supported
(Nursing, Medicine, Dentistry)
question bank creation, delivering exams
G
Grammarly not approved use Microsoft Editor instead
H
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 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
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
Perusall self-supported, conditions may apply document annotation
Poll Everywhere limited support 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
Q
Quizlet not approved
R
Riipen limited support integrating authentic projects and work experiences into courses 
S
Smartwork limited support STEM student practice and assessment
T
TopHat use Poll Everywhere instead

 

V
Verso Learning
W
WebEx use Zoom instead
WordPress limited support blogging, web design
X
XMind self-supported, conditions may apply mind-mapping, visual diagrams
Z
Zoom fully supported and integrated video conferencing, breakout rooms