Academic Technology Tools

Use Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) for advanced or specialized creative work involving image editing, illustration, video, audio, page layout and other media production. Adobe CC provides access to a broad selection of Adobe applications, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, InDesign and Acrobat Pro, for teaching and learning activities that require capabilities beyond Adobe Express.

Use Adobe Express to create graphics, presentations, webpages, videos and other digital content for teaching and learning. Adobe Express provides browser-based creative tools that can help faculty and students create and communicate ideas without requiring experience with advanced design software. Adobe Express access at ASU also includes supported Adobe Firefly features, Adobe Podcast and Adobe Education Exchange.

Ally is an accessibility tool built into Canvas that helps instructors identify and address accessibility issues in course materials. It automatically checks supported files, provides guidance for improving them, and creates alternative formats that students can download based on their learning needs and preferences.


 

Use ASU Portfolio to help students collect examples of their work, reflect on their learning and showcase their skills and achievements over time. Students can create portfolios for courses, programs or other audiences, while faculty can use portfolios to review student learning and progress toward course or program goals.

Use Canvas to organize course materials and activities, communicate with students, collect assignments, provide feedback and manage grades. Canvas also connects with other ASU-supported teaching technologies you may use in your course.

 

Ed Discussion is an online communication and Q&A platform for courses. It gives students, instructors, and course staff a shared space for threaded questions, answers, announcements, media, math equations, code snippets, and course-specific discussions.

 

Equatio is an equation editor that helps students, faculty and staff create digital math and scientific notation. Type, handwrite or dictate an expression, then insert it into Canvas, Google Workspace or Microsoft Word. Equatio’s flexible input options make math easier to create, edit and share.

Use Google Apps to create and share course materials, collaborate with students, collect responses, create short videos and manage Google-based assignment activities. Several Google Apps also connect with Canvas.

 

Grackle is an accessibility tool that helps you create and check more accessible course content in Google Workspace. It scans Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets for common accessibility barriers and provides guidance for fixing issues directly within your file.
 

Use Harmonize to create course activities where students can discuss ideas, annotate readings, share media, provide peer feedback and respond to one another's work. Harmonize connects with Canvas and offers several options when you need more than a traditional discussion board.



 

Honorlock is an on-demand online proctoring service for exams. It combines automated monitoring with live proctor assistance and provides the instructor and exam reviewers with recordings and flags for review. Use it when a remote assessment needs identity verification and monitoring of the testing environment. Students launch proctoring through their Canvas course without scheduling an appointment.

iClicker is ASU’s student response system for creating interactive learning activities. Instructors can use iClicker to ask questions, check student understanding, collect feedback, facilitate peer discussion, administer low-stakes quizzes and track attendance. iClicker integrates with Canvas so instructors can sync their course roster, attendance and eligible activity scores.

 

InScribe is a discussion and course community tool that empowers students to be self-reliant by providing online communities that facilitate access to student-to-student and student-to-expert Q&A and on-demand resources.



 

Respondus LockDown Browser is a custom browser that restricts access to other applications, websites, copying and printing during a Canvas exam. Use it when an assessment needs a controlled testing environment. LockDown Browser alone does not record webcam video; instructors can enable Respondus Monitor for automated recording and review of remote exam sessions.

Use MediaPlus to upload, manage, stream, caption, organize, and share video or audio for ASU teaching and work. MediaPlus is ASU's interactive media platform, powered by Amazon Web Services, and supports video streaming, file sharing, Canvas embedding, playlists, collections, captions, and transcripts.