Approved Academic Tools
by Function
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Tool
|
Status |
Support Level |
Can be used for |
| Canvas | fully supported and integrated | quizzes, assignments | |
| CrowdMark | limited support | handwritten and/or electronic assessments (assignments and exams) | |
| ExamSoft | college supported (Nursing, Dentistry, Medicine) |
question bank creation, delivering exams | |
| Kahoot | self-supported, conditions may apply | student practice, formative assessment, student-created practice | |
| Mentimeter |
college supported |
polling, formative assessment | |
| MindTap (Cengage) | limited support | Humanities/Language student practice and assessment | |
| Mobius | limited support | student practice and assessment | |
| Perusall | self-supported, conditions may apply | annotating shared documents | |
| Portfolium | self-supported, conditions may apply | course level assessment, program level evidence of competencies, workspace for reflective learning | |
| Riipen | limited support | integrating authentic projects and work experiences into courses | |
| Smartwork 5 | limited support | STEM student practice and assessment | |
| WebAssign (Cengage) | limited support | STEM student practice and assessment |
|
Tool
|
Status |
Support Level |
Can be used for |
| Kahoot | self-supported, conditions may apply | student practice, formative assessment, student-created practice | |
| Mentimeter | college supported (Nursing) |
polling, formative assessment | |
| Poll Everywhere | self-supported, conditions may apply | polling | |
| Zoom Polling | formative assessment, summative assessment, polling |
|
Tool
|
Status |
Support Level |
Can be used for |
| Canvas | fully supported and integrated | discussion board using the liking feature | |
| Mural | self-supported, conditions may apply | collaborative whiteboarding, mind-mapping | |
| Padlet | self-supported, conditions may apply | collaborative bulletin board with a range of media types, concept mapping | |
| Poll Everywhere | self-supported, conditions may apply | word clouds, discussion questions | |
| XMind | self-supported, conditions may apply | mind-mapping, brainstorming |
|
Tool
|
Status |
Support Level |
Can be used for |
| Canvas | fully supported and integrated | creating learning modules, pages, assignments, etc. | |
| Microsoft 365 | fully supported and integrated | creating documents and presentations | |
| Panopto | fully supported and integrated | lecture recording, screen capture | |
| Pressbooks | limited support | creating & sharing open textbooks | |
| WordPress | self-supported, conditions may apply | blogging, sharing resources | |
| Zoom | fully supported and integrated | synchronous video conferencing, recording, group presentations |
|
Tool
|
Status |
Support Level |
Can be used for |
| Canvas | fully supported and integrated | creating learning modules, pages, assignments, etc. | |
| Microsoft 365 | fully supported and integrated | creating documents and presentations | |
| MindTap (Cengage) | limited support | Humanities/Language student practice and assessment | |
| Panopto | fully supported and integrated | lecture recording, screen capture | |
| Perusall | self-supported, conditions may apply | annotating shared documents | |
| Pressbooks | limited support | creating & sharing open textbooks | |
| Smartwork 5 | limited support | STEM student practice and assessment | |
| WebAssign (Cengage) | limited support | STEM student practice and assessment | |
| WordPress | self-supported, conditions may apply | blogging, sharing resources | |
| Zoom | fully supported and integrated | synchronous video conferencing, breakout rooms |
|
Tool
|
Status |
Support Level |
Can be used for |
| Canvas | fully supported and integrated | course announcements, creating groups, course calendar, creating course modules, etc. |
|
Tool
|
Status |
Support Level |
Can be used for |
| Canvas | fully supported and integrated | asynchronous discussion boards | |
| Perusall | self-supported, conditions may apply | annotating shared documents | |
| Zoom | fully supported and integrated | synchronous online discussions for large groups or small groups (breakout rooms) |
|
Tool
|
Status |
Support Level |
Can be used for |
| Microsoft 365 | fully supported and integrated | document creation and collaboration | |
| OneDrive | fully supported and integrated | file sharing for collaboration | |
| Perusall | self-supported, conditions may apply | annotating shared documents |
|
Tool
|
Status |
Support Level |
| Microsoft 365 (OneNote) | fully supported and integrated | |
| Portfolium | fully supported and integrated | |
| WordPress | limited support |
See the ePortfolio Guide for how to pick the right tool for use in your class.
|
Tool
|
Status |
Support Level |
Can be used for |
| Canvas | fully supported and integrated | peer review of submitted assessment, discussion boards | |
| Padlet | multimedia collaborative bulletin board with commenting |
|
Tool
|
Status |
Support Level |
Can be used for |
|
Tool
|
Status |
Support Level |
Can be used for |
| Microsoft 365 | fully supported and integrated | creating reflection notes (OneNote) | |
| Panopto | fully supported and integrated | creating reflection videos | |
| Portfolium | fully supported and integrated | course level assessment, program level evidence of competencies, workspace for reflective learning | |
| WordPress | limited support | blogging |
|
Tool
|
Status |
Support Level |
Can be used for |
| Zoom | fully supported and integrated | synchronous lecture or discussions, breakout sessions |
| Tool |
Status |
Support Level |
Can be used for |
| WordPress | limited support | web design |