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 |
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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 |