External tools available in Canvas

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Overview
Assessment
Communication (real-time and asynchronous)
Content creation, presentation, and management
Course management
Digital Learning Tool (DLT)
Library research
Miscellaneous
SIS integration

Overview

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.

Assessment

	IUB	IUPUI	IUE	IUFW	IUK	IUN	IUPUC	IUSB	IUS	IU School of Medicine	Manually created courses
Course Questionnaire (OCQ) For conducting mid-term and end-of-semester course evaluations/questionnaires	✔Yes	✔Yes	No	No	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔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	No	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔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

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.

Communication (real-time and asynchronous)

	IUB	IUPUI	IUE	IUFW	IUK	IUN	IUPUC	IUSB	IUS	IU School of Medicine	Manually created courses
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

	IUB	IUPUI	IUE	IUFW	IUK	IUN	IUPUC	IUSB	IUS	IU School of Medicine	Manually created courses
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 Course Kit For creating Google Drive assignments and embedding Google Drive content	✔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	✔Yes	No	No	No	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	No	✔Yes	No	✔Yes	✔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

	IUB	IUPUI	IUE	IUFW	IUK	IUN	IUPUC	IUSB	IUS	IU School of Medicine	Manually created courses
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	No	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔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)

	IUB	IUPUI	IUE	IUFW	IUK	IUN	IUPUC	IUSB	IUS	IU School of Medicine	Manually created courses
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 course material from McMillan	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	No	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔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

	IUB	IUPUI	IUE	IUFW	IUK	IUN	IUPUC	IUSB	IUS	IU School of Medicine	Manually created courses
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	No	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔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

	IUB	IUPUI	IUE	IUFW	IUK	IUN	IUPUC	IUSB	IUS	IU School of Medicine	Manually created courses
Campus course policies For accessing campus-specific course policy information	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	No	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔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 SQL Server database concepts and SQL programming	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes

SIS integration

	IUB	IUPUI	IUE	IUFW	IUK	IUN	IUPUC	IUSB	IUS	IU School of Medicine	Manually created courses
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	✔Yes	No	No	✔Yes	No	No	No	No
SIS Faculty Center For accessing the SIS Faculty Center	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	No	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔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	No	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔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

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