Third-party EdTech tools are platforms not owned or subscribed to by Canadore. Faculty are strongly encouraged to use College-supported technologies whenever possible. However, many external tools can enhance instruction, including those in the curated list below. If you choose to use third-party EdTech, follow these best practices:
- Adhere to College Protection of Privacy Policy and Accessibility Policy policies
- Use for formative assessment only
- Provide students a link to the third-party EdTech privacy policies
- Provide an alternative means to participate in class activities for students who do not wish to use a third-party EdTech tool not supported by the College
- Reach out to CAELL or complete an Online Request Form in iCAN to determine if use is okay for any third-party EdTech tool not listed
Note: The College does not provide support for the use of third-party EdTech. Reach out to the respective third-party EdTech companies for usage assistance.
Description
FlipGrid is a collaborative multimedia discussion board. Faculty or students can post a question and then students post a recorded video, audio, or text answer to that question.
Use
- Interactive discussion
- Work collaboration
Access and Support
Description
Kahoot is a quiz platform used to create quiz questions and administer them in a trivia-based competitive game show format. Students participate online by inputting a “Game PIN” generated by Kahoot to participate and answer questions.
Use
- Question review
- Recall of content
Access and Support
Description
Mentimeter is a presentation software that can be used to poll students’ understanding of a topic. Students answer polls by inputting a customized code generated by Mentimeter. Answers to polls are displayed as visually appealing word graphics such as word clouds, pie charts and bar graphs.
Use
- Polling
- Sharing of polling results
Access and Support
Description
Miro is a collaboration platform that allows groups to share a canvas or whiteboard and complete work together. The platform includes multiple pre-made templates that can be applied to the canvas or whiteboard to brainstorm, plan, and collaborate.
Use
- Interactive discussion
- Work collaboration
Access and Support
Description
Padlet platform is akin to a virtual bulletin board. It can be used to share information, brainstorm, or to collaborate to create content or complete work together.
Use
- Interactive discussion
- Content sharing
- Work collaboration
Access and Support