External tools available in Canvas

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Overview

Below is a list of external tools (also called LTI tools, LTI apps, or external apps) that have been reviewed and approved for use at Indiana University. Most are available in all Canvas courses, but some are restricted by campus, school, or department to comply with licensing agreements or other constraints. The listings below indicate availability by campus. Further restrictions are covered in footnotes.

Most of the tools integrated with Canvas are available for use by students, faculty, and staff without fee because IU or a sponsoring unit is covering the licensing costs. There are a few exceptions, including online textbooks and digital courseware and learning tools offered by textbook publishers. Tools that involve a direct charge to students have a checkmark in the "Student fee" column in the tables below. Tools that are ordered and billed through the IU eText program also have a check in the "eText" column.

A few of the tools on this page are either included in your course navigation menu, or appear in other parts of the Canvas user interface. Most, however, are hidden, which means you'll need to expose them if you want to use them. For more about installing and exposing external tools, see Add an external app to your course in Canvas.

Note:
Canvas is the primary learning management system (LMS) for IU, and all credit-bearing courses are automatically provisioned in Canvas. Additionally, a partnership between IU and edX allows IU to offer a limited number of credit and non-credit courses and programs via the edX platform. Currently, InScribe 2.0 is the only external tool available in IU's edX courses, but more may be added in the future. For more about IU's edX offerings, see About edX at IU.
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 Cloud resources for teaching and/or consult your campus teaching and learning center.

Tools under review

The following tools are currently being evaluated and are available on a limited basis through the Next.IU pilot program or campus-specific pilots. To learn more about the Next.IU initiative or sign up for a pilot, go to Next.IU.

  • Delphinium: Gamify your gradebook to increase student motivation in courses, personalize communication with students based on data, and visualize progress with customizable dashboards and a leaderboard.
  • My Learning Analytics (MyLA): Monitor your academic progress and compare it to others in your class.
  • Terracotta: Embed studies in course sites to conduct experimental research on teaching and learning.

Assessment

Tool Student fee eText All courses Campus/school
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Akindi
Auto-grade bubble-sheet exam forms without using a high-capacity scanner.
No  No  No  Yes Yes Limited 1 Limited 1 Limited 1 Limited 1 Limited 1 Limited 1 No  No 
Course Questionnaire (OCQ)
Conduct mid-term and end-of-semester course evaluations/questionnaires.
No  No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Limited 2 No 
Examity
Third-party proctoring of online tests
No  No  Yes 3 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  No  No  No  Yes
GoReact 4
Assess or collaborate with students on performance-based skills.
Yes Yes No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gradescope
Grade bubble sheets, hand-written assignments and problems, and coding assignments.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kaltura Quizzing
Add auto-graded questions to a video stored in Kaltura.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
LockDown Browser
Prevent students from accessing external resources while taking quizzes in Canvas.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
QM Advantage 
Conduct an informal review of your online course using the Quality Matters standards.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Questionnaire Responses
View Course Questionnaire results.
No  No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Limited 2 No 
Quick Check
Create inline assessments in Canvas.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RegisterBlast
Schedule proctored exam times at the IUPUI Testing Center.
No  No  No  No  Yes No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No 
Taskstream
Create an account or log into Taskstream Learning Achievement Tools, an application for the assessment of student learning.
No  No  No  No  Limited 5 No  No  No  Limited 5 No  No  No  No 
Taskstream Assignments
Create, submit, or grade a Taskstream assignment in Canvas.
No  No  No  No  Limited 5 No  No  No  Limited 5 No  No  No  No 
Top Hat
Ask questions and collect student responses in class.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Turnitin Plagiarism Framework
Use Turnitin for plagiarism detection.
No  No  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).
No  No  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.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Notes:

1 Available to departments at regional campuses for a fee; see About Akindi at IU.

2 At IUFW, OCQ and Questionnaire Responses are limited to courses in the Schools of Health Sciences, Nursing, and Social Work.

3 For current policy and procedure, see About online proctoring at IU.

4 This tool must be added to your course by a Canvas administrator.

5 Limited to courses in the School of Education.

The Taskstream service is no longer widely used at IU, and is no longer supported by UITS. Support is now provided directly by the departments using the service and by Watermark Support.

Communication (real-time and asynchronous)

Tool Student fee eText All courses Campus/school
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Canvas Notifier
Send a Canvas message to a specific list of users.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Teams Classes 
Create a team in Microsoft Teams and synchronize it with your Canvas course roster.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Teams Meetings
Create an online meeting room for your class in Microsoft Teams.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multicourse Announcements
Post an announcement to multiple courses at the same time.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multicourse Messages
Send a Canvas message to two or more courses at the same time.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Piazza 1
Ask and answer questions in an asynchronous discussion format.
Yes Yes No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
InScribe 2.0 1
Create a learning support system that connects educators and learners.
No  No  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
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Zoom
Participate in real-time web conferencing sessions.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Notes:

1 This tool must be added to your course by a Canvas administrator.

Content creation, presentation, and management

Tool Student fee eText All courses Campus/school
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Academic Video Online
Access over 70,000 videos in subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, and music.
No  No  No  No  Yes No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No 
Adobe Creative Cloud
Access Adobe Creative Cloud tools to create presentations, graphics, and videos.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ally 1
Learn how to make your course more accessible.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Broadcast
Distribute files to student accounts in Microsoft OneDrive at IU.
No  No  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.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DesignPLUS Sidebar
Advanced editor for any Canvas tool that uses the rich content editor, except New Quizzes. Primarily for instructional designers.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ForClass
Present third-party and instructor-authored content, and track student engagement (primarily for business courses).
Yes No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Google Assignments
Create Google at IU My Drive assignments, and embed Google My Drive content.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Google Course Tools
Create Google Drive folders and Google Groups for your course.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Google Drive
Access, share, and collaborate on content stored in Google at IU accounts.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hypothesis
Collaboratively annotate PDFs and web resources or assign annotation tasks to students.
Yes Yes No  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 Yes Yes
IU Media Collections Online
Access audio and video recordings from IU collections and select scholarly projects.
No  No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 
Kaltura: Media Gallery
Create and manage a media collection for your course.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kaltura: My Media
Create and manage media in your personal collection in Kaltura.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
LinkedIn Learning
Make LinkedIn Learning courses available to students as graded assignments or as part of a module.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
MediaSite
Create and manage media in MediaSite, a video capture and management platform.
No  No  No  No  Limited 2 No  No  No  No  No  No  No  Yes
Multi-Tool
Easily create/edit course templates and module structure and manage availability dates for all dated items.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PlayPosit
Incorporate questions, reflections, web overlays, and other types of interactions into course videos.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pressbooks 3
Create an eBook and share it with your class.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Reading Lists
Create and manage course reading lists of library resources.
No  No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes No  Yes Yes Yes No  No 
TidyUp
Find, download, and remove unused files, folders, and Canvas content (pages, assignments, quizzes, and discussion topics) in your course.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Upload/Embed Image
Find, upload, download, size, crop, and rotate images in the Canvas rich content editor.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
YouTube
Search for, embed, and view publicly accessible YouTube videos.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Notes:

1 Ally has been added to all course sites, past and present, with no way for it to be removed.

2 At IUPUI, MediaSite is limited to courses in IN-DAST, IN-DENT, and IN-DHYG.

3 This tool must be added to your course by a Canvas administrator.

Course management

Tool Student fee eText All courses Campus/school
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Apply Course Template
Apply a custom template developed by UITS, your campus, school, or department to your course.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Blueprint Manager
Create and manage course templates in Canvas.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bulk Remove Users
Remove all or selected users from your Canvas course.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Canvas and Expand Provisioning
Create and/or update non-credit courses, sections, enrollments, and guest accounts for Canvas and IU Expand.
No  No  No  Limited 1 Limited 1 Limited 1 Limited 1 Limited 1 Limited 1 Limited 1 Limited 1 Limited 1 Limited 1
Course Attribute Editor
View and edit course identity attributes, including SIS IDs.
No  No  No  Limited 2 Limited 2 Limited 2 Limited 2 Limited 2 Limited 2 Limited 2 Limited 2 Limited 2 Limited 2
Course Setup Wizard
Help with common first steps in building your courses
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cross-listing Assistant
Cross-list course sections in Canvas.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Edit/Delete Course Apps
Edit or delete web redirects and external tools imported or added to your course.
No  No  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.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Reapply Default Template
Reset your course navigation, settings, and content back to their defaults.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Roster Status Report
Track when students were added to or removed from your Canvas course roster.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
School of Liberal Arts Syllabus Supplement
View a supplement to the course syllabus for courses in the School of Liberal Arts.
No  No  No  No  Limited 3 No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No 
Search, Filter, and Manage Courses
View, filter, search, and group your course enrollments in this alternative to the Canvas "All Courses" page.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Start a New Course
Create a new course site in Canvas.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Syllabus Supplement
Add a syllabus supplement to Canvas for your campus, school, or department.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unlock Course
Unlock or relock course after the term or course end date has passed.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Notes:

1 This tool is available to Canvas administrators upon request.

2 This tool is restricted to Canvas administrators only and is located in the account navigation menu.

3 Limited to courses in the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI.

Digital courseware and learning tools

Tool Student fee eText All courses Campus/school
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ALEKS 1
Access adaptive, interactive online course materials from McGraw-Hill.
Yes Yes No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cengage MindLinks
Access interactive online course materials from Cengage.
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CODIO 1
Access interactive course materials from CODIO.
Yes Yes No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Evolve Link
Incorporate interactive online course materials from Elsevier Education into your course.
Yes No  No  Limited 2 Limited 2 Limited 2 Limited 2 Limited 2 Limited 2 Limited 2 Limited 2 Limited 2 No 
Knewton
Access interactive course materials from Knewton, a Wiley brand.
Yes No  No  Yes No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No 
Knowledge Matters 1
Access interactive case simulations from Knowledge Matters.
Yes Yes No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Macmillan Higher Education
Access interactive online course materials from Macmillan.
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 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 Yes Yes
Pearson MyLab and Mastering
Access interactive online course materials from Pearson.
Yes Yes 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 Yes Yes
SIMnet 1
Access Microsoft 365 training materials from McGraw-Hill.
Yes Yes No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Vocareum 1
Access cloud-based computing labs and resources.
No  No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
WileyPlus
Access interactive online course materials from Wiley.
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Notes:

1 This tool must be added to your course by a Canvas administrator.

2 Limited to courses in BL-NURS, CO-NURS, EA-NURS, FT-DAST, FT-DHYG, FT-NURS, FT-RADX, IN-DAST, IN-DHYG, IN-NURS, IN-OCTH, IN-PTHR, IN-PULM, IN-RADI, KO-NURS, KO-RADI, NW-DAST, NW-DHYG, NW-NURS, NW-RADI, SB-DHYG, SB-NURS, SB-RADI, and SE-NURS.

Library research

Tool Student fee eText All courses Campus/school
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IU Libraries
Access the IU Bloomington main library page.
No  No  No  Yes No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No 
Library Research Guide
Access customized and general research guides with links to online content from the IUPUI Library.
No  No  No  No  Yes 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  No  No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No  No 
ProQuest
Search ProQuest databases.
No  No  No  No  No  Yes No  No  No  No  No  No  No 
Research Help
Access customized and general research guides with links to online content from the IUB Libraries.
No  No  No  Yes No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No 

Miscellaneous

Tool Student fee eText All courses Campus/school
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Campus course policies
Access campus-specific course policy information.
No  No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CORE ELMS
Manage clinical experiences and other types of externships.
No  No  No  No  Limited 1 No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No 
Course Interaction Summaries
Aggregated statistics on instructor interactions and feedback and student submission scores and timing
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IUSM Resources
Access online resources needed by IU School of Medicine students and faculty.
No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No  Yes
NameCoach
Record and listen to name recordings of class members.
No  No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NameCoach Recorder
Record your name.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Reports and Dashboards
View and access all course-level reports and analytics dashboards in Canvas.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Student Profile Report
See demographic and academic information about students in your class and department.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
University and School Policies
Access campus- and school-specific course policy information.
No  No  No  Limited 2 Limited 2 Limited 2 No  Limited 2 No  Limited 2 No  No  No 
WebDB
Access hosted environment for teaching/learning SQL Server database concepts and SQL programming.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Notes:

1 At IUPUI, CORE ELMS is limited to courses in SHRS.

2 This tool is limited to courses in the School of Social Work.

SIS integration

Tool Student fee eText All courses Campus/school
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Export grades to SIS
Export course grades in an SIS-compatible format.
No  No  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  No  No  No  Yes No  No  No  No  No  Yes Yes No 
SIS Faculty Center
Access the SIS Faculty Center.
No  No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 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).
No  No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 

Student success

Tool Student fee eText All courses Campus/school
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ACE Tutoring
Learn about available tutoring services from the South Bend Academic Centers for Excellence.
No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No  Yes No  No  No  No 
Brainfuse
Get live tutoring assistance for courses in specific disciplines.
No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No  Limited 1 No  No  No 
IUPUI Academic and Student Support Services 
Learn about the resources and services available to students at IUPUI.
No  No  No  No  Yes2 No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No 
IU Support Services
Learn about the resources and services available to students at IU Bloomington.
No  No  No  Yes No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No 
Student & Academic Success Hub
Learn about the resources and services available to students at IU East.
No  No  No  No  No  Yes No  No  No  No  No  No  No 
Student Engagement Roster (Faculty)
Provide timely class feedback to students to encourage them to engage in experiences that result in graduation.
No  No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 
Student Engagement Roster (Student)
View engagement feedback from your instructors.
No  No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 
Succeed at IU Southeast
Learn about the resources and services available to students at IU Southeast.
No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No  No  Yes No  No  No 
TimelyCare
Access free virtual mental health support, with 24/7 access to virtual care, self-care, and well-being tools for IU students.
No  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Notes:

1 At IU Southeast, this tool is limited to courses in ANAT, BIOL, BUS, CHEM, and MATH.

2 At IUPUI, this tool is limited to courses in schools with undergraduate programs.

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