Software
Please look through our recommended software options for instructional content and course delivery, which seamlessly integrate with Canvas.
Respondus Lockdown Browser
Cheat-Prevention Tool
LockDown Browser® is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within Canvas to prevent cheating. This tool prevents students from accessing other websites and applications, messaging systems, and class notes to preserve the integrity of the testing environment. LockDown Browser can be used on Windows, Mac, Chromebook, and iPad devices, which allows students to use their preferred device to take exams.
Perusall
Social Learning Platform
Perusall is a collaborative social learning platform that transforms reading, videos, podcasts, and other course materials into interactive learning experiences. Instead of completing assignments independently, students engage directly with course content by highlighting passages, asking questions, responding to classmates, and participating in threaded discussions within the assigned material. This approach encourages active reading, improves comprehension, and fosters meaningful peer-to-peer learning before class.
McGraw-Hill Connect
Publisher Resources
Connect offers access to e-books, customizable assignments, quizzes, and other publisher-developed course materials. Designed to support student success through personalized learning and immediate feedback, Connect includes features such as SmartBook®, question banks, auto-graded assignments, and interactive learning activities that help students reinforce key concepts outside the classroom.
Stukent
Simulated Experience Platform
Stukent is a digital learning platform that provides interactive courseware and realistic simulation experiences for business, marketing, communications, finance, and other career-focused disciplines. Stukent offers hands-on simulations that allow students to apply concepts in authentic, real-world scenarios, helping them develop practical skills while receiving immediate feedback.
Lucidspark
Virtual Whiteboard
Lucidspark is a collaborative virtual whiteboard that enables students and instructors to brainstorm ideas, organize information, and work together in real time or asynchronously. Using digital sticky notes, freehand drawing, shapes, images, and templates, users can visually map concepts, plan projects, facilitate discussions, and support collaborative problem-solving activities. Lucidspark is a great tool for group work, design thinking, mind mapping, and interactive learning exercises that encourage participation and creativity.
SpringShare
Library Resources
SpringShare allows you to bring library resources and services directly into the course environment, making research support more visible and accessible to students. Through the SpringShare LTI integration, instructors can embed LibGuides as dedicated course navigation links, module items, assignments, or pages, providing students with immediate access to subject guides, course-specific research resources, databases, citation help, and other library content without leaving Canvas. This encourages students to use library services at the point of need, streamlines access to vetted academic resources, and creates a more seamless research experience throughout the course.
