Available External Tools
External tools are an easy way to add new features to Canvas. They can be added to individual courses, or to all courses in an account. Once configured, you can link them through course modules and create assignments. Learn more about our external tool request process.
DISCLAIMER
Canvas supports the integration of external tools using 1EdTech's Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) standard. When an external tool is launched, some student information may be passed along to the external tool provider. The standard dictates the types of information passed and how they are passed. When integrating Canvas with external tools, all efforts are made to minimize the student data transferred and to vet the security practices of the tool vendor.
However, with the exception of official Emory IT tools such as Office 365, most 3rd party tools are not governed by Emory University’s Information Technology office. Although it is Emory’s policy to protect student privacy, please understand that Emory does not guarantee the privacy of information shared on external 3rd party applications. Information you provide may be visible to others using this application. You are not required to provide personal information. By signing in and sharing information, you imply your understanding of potential privacy risks.
Available Tools
App Name | Description |
| ALEKS | ALEKS is an artificial intelligent assessment and learning system which uses adaptive questioning to quickly and accurately determine exactly what a student knows and doesn’t know in a course. ALEKS’s includes external assignments that pass grades back into Canvas. |
| Alexander Street Press | Alexander Street Press is a library database that allows instructors to easily embed licensed audio and video into course pages. |
| Ares (Library Course Reserves) | Copyrighted content can only be shared using the Library Course Reserves system. This is a University requirement -- additional details can be found here. Course Reserves is a fast and effective tool for faculty and students which automates library reserve services and provides around-the-clock access to reserves collections. |
| Apporto | Apporto is a modern, cloud-native virtual desktop and application streaming platform that empowers users to access their desktops and applications from anywhere, using any device. |
| AV Course Reserves | Avalon Media System is the open source tool Emory Libraries uses for managing and providing access to digital audio and video collections. |
| Barnes & Noble | Barnes & Noble College operates the official bookstore of Emory University—online and with brick and mortar locations on both Atlanta and Oxford campuses. |
| Cengage | The Cengage Learning integration provides you and your students with seamless access to our premier learning solutions using only your LMS credentials. Before linking directly to a publisher on your class site, please be aware Emory is required to follow federal HEOA guidelines as well as our contract with Barnes & Noble with regards to such links. Faculty are not allowed to place links on Canvas for the purpose of direct sales of textbooks and course materials to students. |
| Cidiscape | Cidiscape is like having a panoramic view of your Canvas courses, but instead of scenic landscapes, it reveals insights about the tools you’ve invested in. |
| Course Evaluations | Watermark's Course Evaluations & Surveys (formerly EvaluationKIT or EKit) has been implemented by several Emory schools to provide online course evaluations and reporting. |
| Digication | Digication is an ePortfolio tool for students to share their work online with their friends, teachers, and potential employers. |
| DesignPLUS | DesignPLUS is a series of tools for instructors and course builders to create more robust and flexible Canvas pages. The tools are activated through a key combination while using the Rich Content Editor, and can be customized per user preference. They are designed for intermediate-to-advanced content builders, and the tools allow for a variety of structured pages, boilerplate content and theming for multiple courses. To invoke the tool from any Rich Content Editor within Canvas, whether in pages, assignments, discussions, or the course syllabus, select ALT+SHIFT+D (on PC) or OPTION+SHIFT+D (on Mac). The tools will pop out on the right side of the screen and can be further customized. We recommend reading the documentation thoroughly before using DesignPLUS, as the tools’ flexibility can make them challenging to adopt for those new to Canvas. |
| Echo ALP | The EchoCenter is a content portal used by Echo360 faculty and students to access their rich media recordings and for faculty to view usage statistics for the captured lectures. |
| EdPuzzle | EdPuzzle allows instructors to browse video lessons and embed them in their class content. |
| Examity | Examity is the leading remote proctoring service worldwide. Our end-to-end solution includes authentication, live monitoring, recording and auditing. |
| Flatworld Homework | FlatWorld Homework is an online learning platform designed to streamline homework assignments and assessments. |
| Flatworld Textbook | FlatWorld Textbooks combine affordability, quality, and instructor support to enhance the learning experience for students. |
| Gradescope | Gradescope is a web application that allows instructors and TAs to grade student work online, calculate and view statistics based on the correspondent data, and deliver graded work and feedback to students. |
| Hypothesis | Hypothesis is an easy to use pedagogical tool that enables students and teachers to have conversations in the margins of digital texts. Using social annotation gives you new ways to foster student success by building community, critical thinking, and a deeper understanding of readings. |
| i>Clicker | An iClicker is a radio frequency device that allows a student to anonymously respond to questions your instructor poses in class. This lets you and your instructor quickly know how well you understand the lesson material. |
| i-Human Patients | With i-Human Patients, students experience safe, repeatable, fully-graded clinical patient encounters on their devices anywhere, anytime. |
| Illumidesk | IllumiDesk allow professors, teaching professionals, and learners to quickly access Jupyter Notebooks, directly from Canvas. IllumiDesk also offers features which expedite administrative tasks, such as auto graders, module and assignment definition, among others. |
| Library Research Guide | Library Research Guides ("LibGuides") are created and curated by expert librarians and staff at the Emory Libraries. |
| LinkedIn Learning | LinkedIn Learning, formerly known as Lynda.com, is an online learning platform that offers on-demand, video-based content. With over 16,000 courses, it provides a wealth of learning opportunities. |
| LockDown Browser | Respondus LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within the LMS. When students use LockDown Browser they are unable to print, copy, go to another URL, or access other applications. When an assessment is started, students are locked into it until they submit it for grading. |
| Macmillan Higher Education | Macmillan Higher Education offers deep content integration between its LaunchPad products and Canvas. This robust integration creates direct links from a Canvas course into the Macmillan LaunchPad environment. Before linking directly to a publisher on your class site, please be aware Emory is required to follow federal HEOA guidelines as well as our contract with Barnes & Noble with regards to such links. Faculty are not allowed to place links on Canvas for the purpose of direct sales of textbooks and course materials to students. |
| MATLAB Coding Problem | MATLAB Coding Problems provide a practical way to enhance your MATLAB skills. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced user, these problems help you practice and deepen your understanding. |
| McGraw-Hill Connect | McGraw-Hill Connect is a digital teaching and learning environment that saves students and instructors time while improving performance over a variety of critical outcomes. Before linking directly to a publisher on your class site, please be aware Emory is required to follow federal HEOA guidelines as well as our contract with Barnes & Noble with regards to such links. Faculty are not allowed to place links on Canvas for the purpose of direct sales of textbooks and course materials to students. |
| CidiLabs Multi-Tool | The Cidi Labs Multi-Tool empowers educators to set up course shells quickly and efficiently, enhancing the overall teaching and learning experience. |
| MyBusinessCourse | myBusinessCourse is a complete, secure, web-based training and e-Learning solution. |
| NameCoach | Accurate audio name pronunciations in the tools you use every day, to promote inclusion, belonging, and rapport in every interaction. |
| Narrasys | Narrasys blends together all forms of digital content into engaging narratives that tell more in less time. |
| Office 365 | This integration allows students and instructors to use, create, share, and collaborate on Office 365 files from their Emory accounts within Canvas. |
| OneDrive | This app will enable students to submit homework assignments to Canvas from their Institution Office 365 OneDrive account. |
| OneNote Class Notebook | OneNote Class Notebook lets teachers set up an ideal OneNote environment for their classes in minutes. Teachers will quickly set up a personal workspace for every student, a content library for handouts, and a collaboration space for lessons and creative activities, all within one powerful OneNote notebook. OneNote class notebooks free the teacher to focus on learning, not software or a device. Student work and teacher feedback are exchanged automatically in one place virtually anytime, anywhere. View the instructor tutorials or student tutorials to learn how to use this app's features. |
| Panopto Video | Panopto is the easiest way to capture information in a video, share it securely, and manage a growing library of searchable video-based knowledge assets — in one single platform. |
| Pearson's MyLab & Mastering | Delivers engaging and dynamic learning opportunities, focuses on instructor’s course objectives, and is responsive to each student’s progress that are proven to help students absorb course material and understand difficult concepts. Before linking directly to a publisher on your class site, please be aware Emory is required to follow federal HEOA guidelines as well as our contract with Barnes & Noble with regards to such links. Faculty are not allowed to place links on Canvas for the purpose of direct sales of textbooks and course materials to students. |
| Pearson Revel | Revel improves results by empowering students to actively participate in learning. More than a digital textbook, Revel delivers an engaging blend of author content, media, and assessment. |
| SCORM | Delivers SCORM packages in a standardized way across learning platforms. Robust SCORM engine with built-in grade passback and activity tracking. |
| Teams | Microsoft Teams empowers educators and learners with efficient collaboration tools, seamless content management, and enhanced learning experiences. |
| TidyUP | TidyUP is a simple tool for Canvas that allows instructors to run content reports on their courses to find material which isn’t being used, like extra files, folders, pages or assignments that aren’t linked. Once the course is scanned, redundant or unused content is presented and can be viewed, exported and/or deleted to keep the course structure tidy. To add the tool to a course, go to Settings / Navigation, and move the TidyUP menu option from the hidden tools area to the active navigation elements area and save. Students will not see this navigation element. Then simply click the TidyUP link, choose which areas to scan and follow the prompts. |
| TurningPoint | Turning Technologies’ easy-to-use solutions enable you to ask questions and gather feedback in real-time while providing valuable data to monitor and measure learning progress. |
| Turnitin | Turnitin is an online plagiarism checker that is fully integrated into Canvas. Setting up an assignment that uses Turnitin to test for originality is simple and straightforward. |
| UDOIT Accessibility Checker | UDOIT provides course builders advice and suggestions on how to correct accessibility problems. To add the tool to a course, go to Settings / Navigation, and move the Accessibility Check menu option from the hidden tools area to the active navigation elements area and save. Students will not see this navigation element. Then simply click the Accessibility Check link, choose which areas to scan and follow the prompts. |
| VoiceThread bridges the gap between real-time discussions and standard video lectures or online presentations. | |
WebAssign | The WebAssign integration allows students to access WebAssign assignments through Canvas. |
| W.W. Norton | W. W. Norton, a well-known publisher of educational materials, offers integration options for their digital learning tools within learning management systems (LMS) like Canvas. |
| YouTube | Search publicly available YouTube videos. A new icon will show up in your course rich editor letting you search YouTube and click to embed videos in your course material. |