Canvas integrates with several 3rd party tools, like Zoom and Gradescope, that complement their built-in features and allow users to access them via their UML username and password. Most of these tools are administered by UML's Information Technology unit. The list below provides a summary of the tools available to you via Canvas, and links to support and contact information. Echo360 Personal Capture Echo360 is used to record and stream live classes on campus, but it can also be used by UML instructors to create do-it-yourself recordings on your local computer and for storing and streaming MP4 files. In terms of creating content for online courses, Echo360 Universal Capture is a great tool for recording audio, video and anything on your screen. You can also embed questions into your videos and track student engagement. Recordings are automatically close captioned, captions can be edited, and instructors can integrate their Echo videos right into Canvas. Login to Echo360 GPS - Tools for Recording Video for Your Course UML Teaching Resources on Echo360 Universal Capture QuickStart Guide (.pdf) Educause article - Putting Your Best Self Forward: 6 Keys For Filming Quality Videos Zoom No explanation needed about Zoom! All active UML faculty, staff and enrolled students are provisioned Zoom accounts. Faculty can integrate Zoom into their Canvas course sites, allowing them to schedule meetings, launch classes and office hours, and give students access to recorded sessions - all from within Canvas. UML Zoom Information Login to https://uml.zoom.us with your UML credentials Add Zoom to Canvas and Schedule Recurring Meetings UML Faculty Resources for Zoom Tools for Recording Video for Your Course Gradescope Gradescope offers some additional functionality with assignments, and efficiencies with grading them, that Canvas' Assignments tool does not currently have. Highlights include workflows for TA grading, paper-based exam submissions, and programming assignments where students submit code. Learn more about Gradescope assignment options UML Gradescope information and resources page TurnItIn TurnItIn is a plagiarism detection tool that integrates with Canvas and allows faculty to create assignments that check student submissions for plagiarism. An "originality report" is created for each student submission that faculty can review. Faculty can also opt to allow students to run their assignments through TurnItIn before submitting. Learn more about TurnItIn at UMass Lowell Yellowdig Yellowdig is a 3rd party tool that integrates with Canvas and can be used an an alternative to Canvas' Discussions tool. A Yellowdig community has several features that help to enhance student engagement in online courses, creating a more modern interaction experience between classmates and the instructor. Features include accolades, a points-based system for topics, auto-scoring, analytics, and interactive tools for posts and comments. Please contact onlinelearning@uml.edu if you'd like to learn more about Yellowdig and use it in an online course Canvas Studio Canvas Studio is a video platform that is baked right into Canvas. Respondus Monitor and Lockdown Browser Respondus Monitor is a remote proctoring solution that GPS adopted for faculty to use if they require a more secure testing environment for online courses. It integrates with Canvas so an exam can be set to require virtual proctoring. While taking a proctored exam, students cannot navigate to other websites or apps, and their activity is recorded for later review by the instructor. If you'd like to learn more about Respondus Monitor and options for remote proctoring, please contact onlinelearning@uml.edu Learn more about Respondus Monitor Educause article - 7 Things You Should Know About Remote Proctoring (.pdf) Faculty Focus article - 14 Simple Strategies to Reduce Cheating in Online Exams Poll Everywhere Poll Everywhere is a student response system that can be used during class time - in-person or virtual - to engage your students. Faculty can create basic polls and show results, but there are many other features and options, including live Q&A, word clouds, clickable images, etc... UML has a site license for Poll everywhere, and it does integrate with Canvas. For more information, contact CanHelp@uml.edu and request an account. Learn more about Poll Everywhere UML's Academic Technology Knowledgebase Article About Poll Everywhere LinkedIn Learning LinkedIn Learning provides faculty and students access to a wide range of online courses. LinkedIn Learning courses can help users get the most out of standard applications (Excel Essential Training) , acquire in-demand skills (SQL Essential Training), and explore soft skills (Unconscious Bias) . Through UML's license, faculty and students can take LinkedIn Learning courses and complete certification programs that can be added to their LinkedIn Learning profile. For more information on LinkedIn Learning at UML, visit the IT Services page. Blackboard & CanvasCanvas Start of Term Setup Canvas How-To Guides Canvas Training Other Tools