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 |
|
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| 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 | |