Educational Technology Tools

Getting Started Toolkit

New to third-party educational technology tools? Try these three tools to facilitate Q&A and communication (Ed Discussion), rubric-based assignment grading (Gradescope), and check for accessible course content (Pope Tech).

Ed Discussion

Q&A and discussion board
Integrated with UCI Canvas

GradeScope

Online rubric-based grading tool
Integrated with UCI Canvas

Pope Tech

Accessibility toolkit
Requires UCI Canvas

Assignments & Assessment

GradeScope

Online rubric-based grading tool
Integrated with UCI Canvas

MyLab & Mastering

Interactive content and assessments
Integrated with UCI Canvas

Respondus

Lockdown browser and assessment monitoring
Integrated with UCI Canvas

Google Drive

Collaboration & assignment collection
Integrated with UCI Canvas

Turnitin

Academic honesty checking tool
Integrated with UCI Canvas

Canvas New Quizzes Pilot

New quizzing tool within UCI Canvas
Integrated with UCI Canvas

Knewton Alta

Adaptive learning assignment tool
Integrated with UCI Canvas

EEE+ RapidReturn

Exam scanning & return
Built by UCI, for UCI
Not integrated with UCI Canvas

Lecture Streaming & Capture

YuJa

Lecture recording software
Integrated with UCI Canvas

Zoom

Virtual meeting and lecture tool
Integrated with UCI Canvas

Student Engagement & Collaboration

CourseNetworking

School of Nursing only
Academic social networking
Integrated with UCI Canvas

Perusall

Collaborative reading & annotation
Integrated with UCI Canvas

EEE+ ClassMail

Communicate with students via email
Built by UCI, for UCI
Not integrated with UCI Canvas

Ed Discussion

Q&A and discussion board
Integrated with UCI Canvas

Poll Everywhere

Live polling
Integrated with UCI Canvas

LabArchives ELN

Electronic Lab Notebook
Integrated with UCI Canvas

iClicker Cloud

Live polling and engagement

Integrated with UCI Canvas

Yellowdig Engage

School of Business only
Discussion and student engagement
Integrated with UCI Canvas

Content Creation & Management

CIDILABS DESIGN PLUS

School of Business only
Content creation toolkit
Requires UCI Canvas

Pearson Revel

Interactive content for active learning
Integrated with UCI Canvas

Pope Tech

Accessibility toolkit
Requires UCI Canvas

Publisher & Textbook Tools

Cengage

Integrated with UCI Canvas

WileyPLUS

Integrated with UCI Canvas

Macmillan Learning

Integrated with UCI Canvas

W.W. Norton

Integrated with UCI Canvas

McGraw-Hill Connect

Integrated with UCI Canvas

Yuzu by B&N

Digital textbooks and note-taking
Integrated with UCI Canvas

Teaching & Learning Tools

UCI COMPASS

Insights into course demographics and grade distributions
Built by UCI, for UCI
Not integrated with UCI Canvas

EEE+ Evaluations

Gather confidential feedback from your students
Built by UCI, for UCI
Not integrated with UCI Canvas

Have a question about a tool on this page, or want to suggest another tool? Contact us and let us know!

About this site

The Office of Information Technology has partnered with the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning to make a wide variety of tools & resources available within UCI Canvas, including apps to promote student engagement, assess learning, and leverage content from textbook publishers.

Each tool is subject to an extensive review process involving staff from OIT’s learning management, security, and business services teams; UCI Procurement; and the campus privacy office.

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If a tool you are interested in seeing integrated with UCI Canvas is not listed on this page, let us know! Or, learn more about the tool review process.

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Additional Resources

Software Resources

OIT Software Licenses website

EEE+ educational technology toolkit

OIT Classroom Technology Support

Other Resources

Division of Teaching Excellence & Innovation

UCI Disability Services Center