Instructional Technology Tools

External instructional technology tools can be added to course sites in various ways.  Click the links below each tool for the steps of the specific method(s) to add the tool.

Akindi

• Course Menu

Echo Video

• Assignment
• Module Item
• RCE (HTML) Editor

Harmonize

• Assignment
• Course Menu
• Module Item
• RCE (HTML) Editor

Honorlock (OCE Courses only)

• Course Menu

Kahoot

Note: The Kahoot integration is created as a module item, but adds a matching assignment automatically (Kahoots can’t be added as assignments directly)

• Module Item

Kaltura

• Assignment (video quiz only)
• Module Item
• RCE (HTML) Editor

Lucid

• Assignment
• Course Menu
• RCE (HTML) Editor

Microsoft OneDrive

• Assignment
• Course Menu
• Module Item
• RCE (HTML) Editor

Qwickly

• Course Menu

Voicethread

• Assignment
• Module Item
• RCE (HTML) Editor

Zoom

• Course Menu
• Module Item

Publisher Integrations

These integrations have been added to Canvas, but are not supported by CITS – please contact the publisher directly if you require support.

Access Pearson

• Assignment
• Course Menu
• Module Item
• RCE (HTML) Editor

Cengage

• Assignment
• Module Item

Macmillian

• Assignment
• Module Item

McGraw Hill

• Course Menu

Perusall

• Assignment
• Module Item
• Course Menu

W. W. Norton

• Module Item

Steps

Course Navigation:

• To make items available/unavailable in the menu, go to Settings > Navigation
• Locate, then click and drag the item to the appropriate section.
  

Note that making standard Canvas course tools (e.g. Quizzes or Rubrics) unavailable in this way removes them from student view but they remain visible to instructors.  This is not the case for external tools which are completely hidden if marked unavailable.

Adding an Assignment:

These tools are available to be added as graded External Tool Assignments.  Many can also be added to a module as ungraded items (assignment links. should only be created for graded activities):

• Go to assignments and click the +Assignment button
• Specify assignment details (Name, points etc)
• Select “External Tool” as the Submission type (or for Lucid, select Lucid as the type instead)
• Click find
  
• Select the appropriate tool
• In some cases you will be prompted for details immediately after selecting a tool, in other cases you will need to save the assignment first and specify details afterwards.
• Click Save to create an unpublished assignment or Save and Publish to make it immediately available.

Note: Some other tools are available in the assignment list which don’t have any built-in assessment functions – those are better added as module items not assignments as they can not be graded.

Adding a Module item:

• Go to Modules and click the + button in the header of the module where you want to add the item.
• Next to “Add”, select “External Tool”.
  
• Select the appropriate tool from the list.
• You may be prompted to specify options from the specific tool you selected.
• Click Add Item to complete the process and save the new item in Canvas.

Linking/Embedding in the Rich Content Editor

These tools can be linked or embedded in any Canvas text box that uses the Rich Content Editor (e.g. Pages, Quiz questions, Assignment feedback, etc.)

• Click the plug (“Apps”) button in the RCE toolbar
• Recently used tools may be available in the menu directly
• To access other tools, click View All
  
• Click a tool from the list to select and link or embed it – specific options vary by tool.