Tech Toolkit
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.
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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!