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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 | Ed Discussion | Google AppsGoogle Assignments (LTI 1.3) | Google CoLab | GradescopeHarmonize | Hypothes.is | iClicker | Instructor Accessibility Guide | MATLAB Grader | Mediathread  | Miro |  Mural | Panopto Course VideosPearson MyLab & Mastering | Perusall | PiazzaPoll Everywhere | RedirectSCRIBE (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.

SCRIBE (SensusAccess)

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.

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Class Assignments

Name

Description

Status

Availability

 

Google Assignments (LTI 1.3)

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.

 

Gradescope

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:

  • Go to Settings > Navigation in your Canvas course
  • Drag Gradescope to active tool list
  • Click Save
 

MATLAB Grader

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.

 

Mediathread

Create assignments where students can annotate selections of a video, photo, or audio clip designated by the instructor

Approved for Limited Use

Available through Canvas only. If you are interested in trying out the tool within your Canvas course, send an email to lts-pilots@lists.stanford.edu.

 

 

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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.

Hypothes.is

Annotate collaboratively

Approved

Available through Canvas only. Email canvashelp@stanford.edu to request installation in your Canvas course.

Miro

Online whiteboard and visual collaboration platform

Step 4 of review process

Availability TBD. In the mean time, consider using Microsoft Whiteboard, which is free to use. Please refer to these faculty guidelines for details.

Mural

Online whiteboard and visual collaboration platform

Step 4 of review process

Availability TBD. In the mean time, consider using Microsoft Whiteboard, which is free to use. Please refer to these faculty guidelines for details.

Perusall

Online social annotation platform

Not Approved due to accessibility concerns

N/A

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Data Analysis

Name

Description

Status

Availability

Google CoLab

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.

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Discussion

Name

Description

Status

Availability

Ed Discussion

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:

  • Go to Settings > Navigation in your Canvas course
  • Drag Ed Discussion to active tool list
  • (Optional, but recommended) Drag Discussions to hidden items list to avoid confusion.
  • Click Save

Harmonize

Conduct media-rich discussions

Approved

Available via Canvas only.

To use in Canvas:

  • Go to Settings > Navigation in your Canvas course

  • Drag Harmonize to active tool list
  • Click Save

Piazza

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:

  • Go to Settings > Navigation in your Canvas course
  • Drag Slack to active tool list
  • Click Save

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Learning Activities

Name

Description

Status

Availability

Pearson MyLab & Mastering

Learning activities

Approved

Available through Canvas or as a standalone.

Email canvashelp@stanford.edu to request installation in your Canvas course.

WileyPLUS

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.

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Polling

Name

Description

Status

Availability

iClicker

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.

Poll Everywhere

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.

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Video/Video Conferencing

Tool

Description

Status

Availability

Panopto Course Videos

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.

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Other

Name

Description

Status

Availability

Apporto

Windows and Mac virtual desktops for Stanford-licensed academic software

Approved

Available through Canvas or as a standalone.

To use in Canvas:

  • Go to Settings > Navigation in your Canvas course
  • Drag Windows Virtual Desktop and/or Mac Virtual Desktop to active tool list
  • Click Save

Redirect

Link to external web sites from course navigation bar

Approved

Available through Canvas only

To use in Canvas:

  • Go to Settings > Apps in Canvas course
  • Click Redirect Tool (rounded arrow)
  • Click Add App
  • Enter Name and URL

  • Check the 'Show in Course Navigation' option, (optional)
  • Check 'Force open in new tab' 
  • Click Add App

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