Tools Status
The tools listed below have been vetted for use within your courses. Your school or department may have additional tools that are not listed here. Some tools can be integrated with Canvas while others cannot. When used in Canvas, these tools are referred to as Apps; they may also be referred to as LTI tools because they adhere to the Learning Tools Interoperability LTI standard.
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Accessibility | Class Assignments | Collaborative Work | Data Analysis | Discussion | Learning Activities | Polling | Video/Video Conferencing | Other |
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Apporto | Access Pearson (MyLab & Mastering) | Ed Discussion | Google Apps | Google Assignments (LTI 1.3) | Google CoLab | Gradescope | Harmonize | Hypothes.is | iClicker | Instructor Accessibility Guide | JoVE | MATLAB Grader | Mediathread | Miro | Mural | Panopto Course Videos | Perusall | Piazza | Poll Everywhere | Redirect | SCRIBE (SensusAccess) | Slack | WileyPLUS | Zoom |
Accessibility
Name | Description | Status | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
Instructor Accessibility Guide | Rich Content Editor accessibility checker and remediation tool | Approved | Available through Canvas only. Automatically installed in all Canvas courses and can be found when editing in the Rich Content Editor. For usage information, please refer to the IAG for Canvas Intro guide. |
Transform text and image-based file types into different formats | Approved | Available as a standalone browser-based tool (scroll down to Convert a File). Within Canvas, it is automatically installed in every course. Follow these how-to instructions. |
Class Assignments
Name | Description | Status | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Assign, attach, and receive Google Drive items in Canvas Assignments | Approved | Available through Canvas only. Learn more about how this Google integration can be used in various parts of Canvas. | ||
Grade homework or exams | Approved | All Stanford users can access Gradescope using their SUNet credentials. Launch Gradescope to access your Stanford Gradescope account. To use in Canvas:
See details here. | ||
Create and share MATLAB-based assignments and have students’ MATLAB code automatically graded | Approved | Available via a campus wide Matlab license that UIT procured with Mathworks. Matlab Grader can be available as a standalone app or integrated with Canvas. To use MATLAB Grader in Canvas, email canvashelp@stanford.edu. | ||
Create assignments where students can annotate selections of a video, photo, or audio clip designated by the instructor | Approved | Available through Canvas only. Email canvashelp@stanford.edu to request installation in your Canvas course. |
Collaborative Work
Name | Description | Status | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
Google Apps | Share documents, collect assignments | Retired | Starting in August 2023, Canvas users will no longer be able to install Google Apps LTI, and no further development will be made on the Google Apps LTI tool. Current Google Apps LTI users will not lose access, but should start transitioning over to Google Assignments (LTI 1.3) to improve collaboration and streamline coursework. |
Annotate collaboratively | Approved | Available through Canvas only. Email canvashelp@stanford.edu to request installation in your Canvas course. | |
Online whiteboard and visual collaboration platform | Not Approved due to accessibility concerns | Consider using Microsoft Whiteboard, which is free to use. Please refer to these faculty guidelines for details. | |
Online whiteboard and visual collaboration platform | Not Approved due to accessibility concerns | Consider using Microsoft Whiteboard, which is free to use. Please refer to these faculty guidelines for details. | |
Online social annotation platform | Not Approved due to accessibility concerns | N/A |
Data Analysis
Name | Description | Status | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
Conduct data analysis | Approved for Limited Use | Available as a standalone only. If you are interested in trying out the tool, send an email to lts-pilots@lists.stanford.edu. |
Discussion
Name | Description | Status | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
Conduct Q&A style discussions | Approved | Available through Canvas or as a standalone. For courses not using Canvas but would like to use the tool, send a request to canvashelp@stanford.edu. For those using Canvas:
See details here. | |
Conduct media-rich discussions | Approved | Available via Canvas only. To use in Canvas:
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Conduct Q&A style discussions | Approved | Available through Canvas or as a standalone. Email canvashelp@stanford.edu to request installation in your Canvas course. | |
Slack | Instant group communication | Approved | Available through Canvas or as a standalone. Please read Best ways to use Slack for teaching to help you determine if Slack is the right tool for your situation. Stanford Slack can be used outside of Canvas. To use in Canvas:
See details here. |
Learning Activities
Name | Description | Status | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
Learning activities | Approved | Available through Canvas or as a standalone. To use in Canvas:
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Science Videos and Quizzes | Approved | Available through Canvas or as a standalone. To use in Canvas, click the LTI button in the rich content editor, then select JoVE from the tool list to search for and embed content in Canvas pages. You can also select JoVE as an external tool submission type in the Assignments tool and an external content type in the Modules tool. | |
Textbook and learning activity resources | Approved | Available through Canvas or as a standalone. There is no Stanford-wide license, so instructors must provide configuration information to the Stanford Canvas Team. Email canvashelp@stanford.edu to request installation in your Canvas course. |
Polling
Name | Description | Status | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
Classroom polling | Approved | Available through Canvas only or as a standalone. Poll Everywhere is recommended over iClicker since there is a Stanford-wide license for Poll Everywhere whereas there is no Stanford-wide license for iClicker. For those who are accustomed to using iClicker and would like to use it with Canvas, please email canvashelp@stanford.edu to request installation. | |
Classroom or remote polling | Approved | Available through Canvas or as a standalone. NOTE: The Canvas integration does not display on the Canvas course navigation bar, but appears as an external tool option within Modules. Follow instructions on how to import Canvas student roster into Poll Everywhere. |
Video/Video Conferencing
Tool | Description | Status | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
Capture and stream video | Approved | Available through Canvas only. Please read recommended usage of Zoom vs. Panopto Course Videos in your Canvas course. Automatically installed in every Canvas course except for Continuing Studies and GSB courses. GSB faculty should contact the Teaching and Learning Hub for Panopto alternatives. | |
Zoom | Conduct video conferencing | Approved | Available through Canvas or as a standalone Stanford Zoom can be used outside of Canvas. Within Canvas, Zoom is automatically installed in every Canvas course. Read recommended usage of Zoom vs. Panopto Course Videos in your Canvas course. If not displaying in the course navigation, contact your departmental or school Canvas administrator. |
Other
Name | Description | Status | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
Windows and Mac virtual desktops for Stanford-licensed academic software | Approved | Available through Canvas or as a standalone. To use in Canvas:
See details here. | |
Link to external web sites from course navigation bar | Approved | Available through Canvas only To use in Canvas:
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