There are many tech tools that educators can integrate within their Canvas course. Here are some tools that can help you create engaging remote instruction. Most of these are CU-supported technologies.
On this page:
Hardware
- Document camera
- Headphones and microphone
- Mobile camera to take pictures of homework to share
- Available for checkout from CU Libraries:
Video Conferencing and Collaboration
- Zoom
- Google Hangouts (good for small breakout groups)
- Microsoft Teams
Interactive Video Lessons and Activities
Engagement Tools and Games
- Flippity - Easily turn a Google spreadsheet into a set of online flashcards and other cool activities.
- H5P - Free tool with loads of ways to make your content interactive; check out H5P examples for inspiration!
- Kahoot - Check out the starter guide to distance learning with Kahoot. Note that they’re providing free access to Kahoot! Premium to any educational institution impacted by the coronavirus.
- Padlet - Discussion board.
- Quizlet (Note that Quizlet integration has been disabled in Canvas. While you can no longer embed Quizlet quizzes into Canvas--students can’t use Quizlet within Canvas--you can instead add Quizlet links to pages, assignments and modules. Simply add the Quizlet quiz link to a page/ assignment/ module, and then the students can navigate--leave Canvas--to Quizlet’s website to access the quiz. If you had intended on using Quizlet for assessment or grading, we recommend using the Canvas Quizzes feature, which has similar functionality to Quizlet.)
- Quizizz - Motivate your students with games!
- Wizer - Create interactive worksheets and hyperdocs with a variety of activities- embed videos and more, record and capture audio. Formative and Classkick are similar tools.
- Guide to virtual museum resources, e-learning, and online collections. Consider sending your students on a virtual field trip to famous museums, outdoor adventures, and more!