External tools available in Canvas
Below is a list of external tools (sometimes also called external apps or LTI apps) that have been installed in Canvas by IU campus. Although some may be visible in your course already, most are hidden by default, so you'll need to expose them. Additional tools may be installed in certain courses based on school or department, and you may be able to install some tools that are not installed already. For more about installing and exposing external tools, see Add an external app to your course in Canvas.
Important:
As an instructor, if you use an application managed by a vendor with whom IU does not have a contract, and it collects protected student data, you may be subject to sanctions, according to university policy Disclosing Institutional Information to Third Parties (DM-02). If your intended use will collect any FERPA-protected data in a third-party tool, do not use it before working through appropriate institutional offices to get a contract with the service. For guidance, see CITL's Use of Cloud Services in Instruction and/or consult your campus teaching and learning center.
| IUB | IUPUI | IUE | IUK | IUN | IUPUC | FT | IUSB | IUS | IU School of Medicine | Manually created courses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment | |||||||||||
| Course Questionnaire (OCQ) For conducting mid-term and end-of-semester course evaluations/questionnaires |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | No |
| DropThought For gathering real-time anonymous feedback |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Examity For third-party proctoring of online tests |
Limited | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| LockDown Browser For preventing students from accessing external resources while taking quizzes in Canvas |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Quick Check For creating inline assessments in Canvas |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Student Engagement Roster For providing timely class feedback to students to encourage them to engage in experiences that result in graduation |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | No |
| Taskstream For conducting and participating in electronic portfolio programs and activities |
No | ✔Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Taskstream Assignments For exposing a Taskstream portfolio submission in Canvas as an external tool assignment |
No | ✔Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Top Hat For asking questions and collecting student responses in class |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Turnitin Plagiarism Framework For plagiarism detection |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Turnitin LTI tool For plagiarism detection, markup, and grading of assignments |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| View'em For posting a spreadsheet with scores, feedback, or other types of data for students to view |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Communication (real-time and asynchronous) | |||||||||||
| CourseNetworking (CN Post) For academic networking and asynchronous discussion in a format similar to Facebook |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Multicourse Announcements For posting an announcement to multiple courses at the same time |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Piazza For asking and answering questions in an asynchronous discussion format |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Video Bridge For real-time conferencing via the IU Video Bridge |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| VoiceThread For asynchronous discussions focused on visual media, such as a documents, photographs, slides, videos, etc. |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Zoom For real-time web conferencing and collaboration |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Content creation, presentation, and management | |||||||||||
| Blueprint Manager For creating and managing course templates in Canvas |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Box Course Folders For collaborating on content stored in course folders, student drop boxes, and personal folders stored in Box at IU |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Box File Picker For selecting, submitting, and sharing files stored in Box at IU |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Broadcast For distributing files to students' Box at IU accounts |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Canvas Commons For storing, finding, importing, and sharing course materials via the Canvas learning object repository |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| ForClass For presenting third-party and/or instructor-authored content and tracking student engagement (primarily for business courses) |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Google Drive For accessing, sharing, and collaborating on content stored in Google Drive |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| IU eTexts (Unizin Engage) For reading electronic textbooks (eTexts) ordered through the IU eTexts initiative |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| IU Media Collections Online For accessing audio and video recordings from IU collections and select scholarly projects |
✔Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ✔Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Kaltura: Media Gallery For creating and managing a media collection for your course in Kaltura, IU's comprehensive video capture and management system |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Kaltura: My Media For creating and managing media in your personal collection in Kaltura, IU's comprehensive video capture and management system |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| MediaSite 7 For creating and managing media in MediaSite, a video capture and management platform used by the IU School of Medicine |
No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ✔Yes | No |
| Reading Lists For creating and managing course reading lists of library resources |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | No |
| SCORM For uploading SCORM packages to use as graded or ungraded learning activities |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| SoftChalk Cloud For embedding interactive instructional content created in SoftChalk Cloud |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Course management | |||||||||||
| Cross-listing Assistant For cross-listing course sections in Canvas |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| IU Photo Roster For viewing and exporting course roster with official university photos and email addresses |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No |
| NameCoach For allowing all class members to record the correct pronunciation of their names |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No |
| Roster Status Report For determining when students were added to or removed from your Canvas course roster |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Digital Learning Tool (DLT) | |||||||||||
| Cengage MindLinks For accessing interactive online course material from Cengage |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| MacMillan Higher Education For accessing interactive online online course material from McMillan |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| McGraw-Hill Campus Connect For accessing interactive online course material from McGraw-Hill |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Pearson MyLab and Mastering For accessing interactive online course material from Pearson |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Pearson MyLabsPlus For accessing interactive online course material from Pearson |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Library research | |||||||||||
| Library Research Guide For accessing customized and/or general research guides with links to online content from the IUPUI Library |
No | ✔Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Library Resources For accessing the main library page for the campus with which the course is associated |
No | No | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | No |
| Research Help For accessing customized and/or general research guides with links to online content from the IUB Libraries |
✔Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Campus course policies For accessing campus-specific course policy information |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No |
| IUSM Resources For accessing online resources needed by faculty and students in the IU School of Medicine |
No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ✔Yes | No |
| WebDB Hosting environment for instructors teaching Oracle and SQL Server database concepts, SQL programming, and web development using .NET; this tool will be retired at the end of the spring 2018 semester |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| SIS integration | |||||||||||
| Export grades to SIS For exporting course grades in a format compatible with SIS |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Faculty Center Administrative Withdrawal Roster For accessing the Faculty Center Administrative Withdrawal Roster (redirects to the Faculty Center to select the desired course) |
No | ✔Yes | No | No | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | No | No |
| SIS Faculty Center For accessing the SIS Faculty Center |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | No |
| SIS Grade Roster For accessing the SIS Grade Roster associated with the current course (redirects to the Faculty Center if the course has cross-listed sections) |
✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | ✔Yes | ✔Yes | No | No |
| SIS Performance Roster For accessing the SIS Performance Roster associated with the current course (redirects to the Faculty Center if the course has cross-listed sections) |
✔Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Note:
At IU Bloomington, Examity can only be enabled in courses for which there are no direct charges to students (i.e., online, distance, or hybrid courses coded DO, HD, OA, or OI). For more, see About Examity at IU.
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