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 Tools (DLTs)
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	IUSM	Manually created courses
Course Questionnaire (OCQ) Conduct mid-term and end-of-semester course evaluations/questionnaires.	✔Yes	✔Yes	No	No	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	No	No
DropThought Gather real-time anonymous feedback.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Examity Third-party proctoring of online tests	Limited	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
ExamSoft Create and analyze computer-based exams, and prevent students from accessing local and online resources while taking exams.	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	✔Yes	No
LockDown Browser Prevent students from accessing external resources while taking quizzes in Canvas.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Quick Check Create inline assessments in Canvas.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Student Engagement Roster Provide 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 Conduct and participate in electronic portfolio programs and activities.	No	✔Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Taskstream Assignments Expose a Taskstream portfolio submission in Canvas as an external tool assignment.	No	✔Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Top Hat Ask questions and collect student responses in class.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	No	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Turnitin Plagiarism Framework Use Turnitin for plagiarism detection.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Turnitin LTI tool Use grading and feedback tools available in Turnitin Feedback Studio (PeerMark, QuickMarks, Turnitin Rubrics, and automated spelling and grammar checking).	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
View'em Post 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 be enabled only 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	IUSM	Manually created courses
CourseNetworking (CN Post) Academic networking and asynchronous discussions in a format similar to Facebook	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Multicourse Announcements Post an announcement to multiple courses at the same time.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Piazza Ask and answer questions in an asynchronous discussion format.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
VoiceThread Asynchronous discussions with a focus on visual media, such as a documents, photographs, slides, and videos	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Zoom 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	IUSM	Manually created courses
Blueprint Manager Create and manage course templates in Canvas.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Box Course Folders Collaborate on content stored in course folders, student drop boxes, and personal folders in Box at IU.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Box File Picker Select, submit, and share files stored in Box at IU.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Broadcast Distribute files to student accounts in Box at IU.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Canvas Commons Store, find, import, and share course materials via the Canvas learning object repository.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
ForClass Present third-party and/or instructor-authored content, and track student engagement (primarily for business courses).	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Google Course Kit Create Google Drive assignments, and embed Google Drive content.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Google Drive Access, share, and collaborate on content stored in Google Drive.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
IU eTexts (Unizin Engage) Read electronic textbooks (eTexts) ordered through the IU eTexts initiative.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
IU Media Collections Online Access 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 Create and manage a media collection for your course.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Kaltura: My Media Create and manage media in your personal collection in Kaltura.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
MediaSite 7 Create and manage 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 Create and manage course reading lists of library resources.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	No	✔Yes	No	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	No	No
SCORM Upload SCORM packages to use as graded or ungraded learning activities.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
SoftChalk Cloud Embed 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	IUSM	Manually created courses
Cross-listing Assistant Cross-list course sections in Canvas.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
IU Photo Roster View and export course rosters with official university photos and email addresses.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	No	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	No
NameCoach Allow class members to record the correct pronunciation of their names.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	No
Roster Status Report Determine 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 Tools (DLTs)

	IUB	IUPUI	IUE	IUFW	IUK	IUN	IUPUC	IUSB	IUS	IUSM	Manually created courses
Cengage MindLinks Access interactive online course materials from Cengage.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
MacMillan Higher Education Access interactive online course materials from McMillan.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	No	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
McGraw-Hill Campus Connect Access interactive online course materials from McGraw-Hill.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Pearson MyLab and Mastering Access interactive online course materials from Pearson.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Pearson MyLabsPlus Access interactive online course materials from Pearson.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes

Library research

	IUB	IUPUI	IUE	IUFW	IUK	IUN	IUPUC	IUSB	IUS	IUSM	Manually created courses
Library Research Guide Access 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 Access 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 Access 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	IUSM	Manually created courses
Campus course policies Access campus-specific course policy information.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	No	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	No
IUSM Resources Access online resources needed by IU School of Medicine students and faculty.	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	IUSM	Manually created courses
Export grades to SIS Export course grades in an SIS-compatible format.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes
Faculty Center Administrative Withdrawal Roster Access 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 Access the SIS Faculty Center.	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	No	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	✔Yes	No	No
SIS Grade Roster Access 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 Access 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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