Instructional Tools
The learning and teaching technologies listed on this page have been vetted by the ISU LMS Enterprise Team, comprised of:
- The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT)
- Information Technologies (IT) Security Team
- Office of University Counsel, Procurement Services
- Iowa State University Book Store
The apps below have been proven to meet the university’s security, privacy, accessibility, and purchasing standards. Click the name of a tool to learn more.
View an alphabetical list of available tools.
Are you interested in using a tool not listed?
Did you recently learn about a new technology you would like to see Iowa State implement? Do you already use a technology that recently created a connection app for Canvas? Read the Overview of Steps in the App Review and Approval Process, then submit a request to have the app reviewed for use at Iowa State University.
Canvas is the primary learning management system (LMS) at Iowa State University. It gives you the ability to quickly share course materials and provides easy-to-use tools for communication and collaboration with students, co-instructors, and Teaching Assistants (TAs).
Instructors can get started by looking at the Online Course Essentials (ONCE) process.
Looking for Canvas resources? Check out Canvas@ISU.
Academic Integrity
Assessment
- Canvas Commons
- Canvas Peer Reviews
- Cengage
- Grade Bubble Sheet Forms
- Macmillan Learning
- McGraw-Hill Education
- New Quizzes (Canvas)
- Pearson MyLab & Mastering
- Perusall
- Piazza
- Qualtrics
- Quizlet
- Respondus Exam Authoring Tool
- Respondus LockDown Browser
- Respondus Monitor
- Studio (Canvas)
- Top Hat
- Turnitin Originality
- WeBWorK
Communication
Course Management
- Blueprint Course
- Course Building Basics in Canvas
- Global Course Administration
- ISU Admin Tools
- ISU AdminTools: Additional Course Settings (Canvas)
- ISU Course Template
- Manage Additional People or Add Users
- Manage Sections
- Navigating Canvas
- Plan Your Course Worksheet
- Prepare to Teach in Canvas
- Request a New Course Shell
- Review Your Course in Canvas
- Setting Up Your Profile and Notifications
Course Materials
- ALEKS
- Alexander Street
- Canvas Commons
- Cengage
- CyBox
- Flipgrid
- G Suite (Google for Education)
- Great River Learning
- H5P
- Immediate Access Course Materials
- LinkedIn Learning
- Macmillan Learning
- McGraw-Hill Education
- Microsoft Immersive Reader
- Parks Library Course Reserves
- Pearson MyLab & Mastering
- Perusall
- Safety Training
- Studio (Canvas)
- StudyMate
- Syllabus Statements Feature in Canvas
- Top Hat
Storage
Student Evaluation of Teaching
Study Tools
Universal Design for Learning
Video Streaming
Web Conferencing
Get help quickly with these tools!
We want you to get accurate help as quickly as possible. Each tool has its own support structure which should be used, even if you accessed the tool from within Canvas. See the Support section at the bottom of each technology page for available options.
Are you interested in using a tool not listed?
Did you recently learn about a new technology you would like to see Iowa State implement? Do you already use a technology that recently created a connection app for Canvas? Read the information below, then submit a request to have the app reviewed for use at Iowa State University.
Overview of Steps in the App Review and Approval Process
The ISU LMS Enterprise Team will process all requests for new apps according to these steps:
- The newly requested app is checked for overlap in functionality with existing apps.
- Documentation is requested from the vendor.
- Documentation is simultaneously reviewed by security, accessibility, procurement, and learning technology members of the LMS Enterprise Team.
- Findings are reviewed by the Change Advisory Board and approved or denied.
- The app is installed in a test instance of Canvas and reviewed by the LMS Enterprise Team and the original requestor.
- The fully approved app is installed in the live Canvas instance.
For questions email: celt-help@iastate.edu.
What concerns are there for approving a new app for use at ISU?
- Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) along with the FERPA Sharing Student Information page.
- Level of installation and access at ISU:
- Is access limited to specific departments or courses?
- Who provides IT administrative oversight of the app/LTI?
- Who provides local support for faculty and students?
- Who pays for the annual license?
- Are any costs passed onto students?
- Copyright/ownership of content and data and how content and data may be reused by the vendor
- Terms of Service/License Agreements Is it between the institution and the vendor or between individual users and the vendor?
- Does it meet ISU Digital Access Guidelines? To learn about accessible course content, Universal Design for Learning and Quality Matters, visit CELT’s Accessible Course Design page.