Integrations | Information Technology (2024)

Acrobatiq is a platform that combines courseware authoring, content, and analytics tools for educators and instructional design teams to develop interactive courses.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Free with textbook purchase
Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedinteractive elements, content, student engagementAdobe Express (formerly Adobe Spark) provides easy access to Spark projects within Canvas, allowing users to create and complete assignments.Penn State Knowledge Base Article

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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedcontent, video, student engagementALEKS is a research-based, online learning program that offers course products for Math, Chemistry, Statistics, and more.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Free with textbook purchase
Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedpersonalized/adaptive learningAnthology Ally is a revolutionary product that integrates seamlessly into the learning management system and focuses on making digital course content more accessible.Penn State Knowledge Base Article

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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedassessment, student interaction, personalized/adaptive learningBongo (YouSeeU) provides a platform for students and instructors to create and share videos in a secure, classroom-based environment.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: World Campus
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedvideo, assessment, interactive elementsCengage LTI allows Cengage products – MindTap, WebAssign, Infuse, CNOW, OWL and eBooks to be integrated into CanvasPenn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Free with textbook purchase
Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedebooks, content, interactive elementsCredo is a library tool that provides reference tools to perform research at any level of study.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedresearch contentEd Disussion helps scale class communication in a beautiful and intuitive interface.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Yes
Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedstudent interactionEdfinity provides ready-to-go homework mapped to dozens of courses and textbooks.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? Yes- contact courseware@psu.eduIntegratedinteractive elements, personalized/adaptive learning, subject-specific: life sciences & mathematics Evolve is a one-stop online portal for healthcare educators and students to access and purchase all of their Elsevier digital teaching & learning materials.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Free with textbook purchase
Action Needed for Authorization? Yes- contact courseware@psu.eduIntegratedcontent, ebooks, subject-specific: nursing and health professionalsExamity is a proctoring tool used for proctoring exams. Examity provides a flexible test integrity solution including live, recorded and fully automated solutions.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedassessment, softwareGoogle Assignments allows you to easily distribute, analyze, and grade student work with AssignmentsPenn State Knowledge Base Article

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Action Needed for Authorization? Yes- see courseware@psu.eduIntegratedassessmentGradescope is a tool that helps administer and grade assessments, allowing students to receive faster and more detailed feedback on their work, and allows instructors to see detailed assignment and question analytics.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: Brandywine, New Kensington, University Park, Worthington Scranton
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedassessment, critiqueGreat River Learning GRL Content) is a textbook platform and assessment tool that works one-on-one with instructors to develop engaging and relevant educational products for students.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Free with textbook purchase
Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedebook, assessment, contentH5P allows users to create, share, and reuse interactive HTML5 content in your browser such as interactive videos, presentations quizzes, and more.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Yes
Action Needed for Authorization? Yes- see courseware@psu.eduIntegratedcloud hosting, interactive elements, student engagementHawkes Learning is an innovative, educational courseware platform providing instructional content and mastery-based learning to enhance student success in college courses.In Reviewcontent, ebooksIllumiDesk provides full-featured Jupyter Notebook images with multiple kernels and frameworks.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedresearch, stem, collaborationInquizitive is a formative, adaptive quizzing tool with gaming elements that supports select Norton textbooks.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Free with textbook purchase
Action Needed for Authorization? Yes- contact courseware@psu.eduIntegratedassessment, personalized/adaptive learning, game-based learningiSeek allows users to orchestrate a networked ecosystem of bots, agents, and advisers that ingest, comprehend, interpret, and transform your data into insights and action.Integratedresearch, subject-specific: health sciencesKaltura enables teachers, students, and administrators to easily record, upload, manage, edit, clip, transcode, publish, and deliver high-quality video content.Penn State Knowledge Base Article

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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedvideo, student engagement, cloud hostingKritik is a peer-grading platform that distributes fair and accurate assessments by harnessing collective intelligence to simplify workflows and reduce turnaround time on feedback.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedassessment, collaboration, critiqueLabflow prepares students for in-lab success in chemistry and biology courses with pre-lab preparation and post-lab coaching.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedcollaboration, research, stem

LingroHub is an all-digital language platform that uniquely integrates personalized, social, game-based learning.In Reviewstudent engagement, subject-specific: spanishListening Exams allow users to Create their own rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic dictations or choose from a large database.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedassessment, subject-specific: musicLoudCloud courseware platform lowers the cost of learning materials, is easy to personalize, and ensures your students have the course materials they need for academic success.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Yes
Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedebooksMacmillan Learning is a publisher of textbooks and learning resources, including LaunchPad and Achieve, for university-level students.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Free with textbook purchase
Action Needed for Authorization? Yes-contact courseware.psu.eduIntegratedebooks, interactive elements

MATLAB Grader™ lets you scale assessments and automatically grade MATLAB® coding assignments in any learning environment.Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedMicrosoft OneDrive is the Microsoft cloud service that connects you to all your files.Penn State Knowledge Base Article

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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedMicrosoft Teams Classes helps educators and students easily navigate between their LMS and Teams. Users can access their class teams associated with their course directly from within their LMSUse Microsoft Teams Classes in your LMSAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedstudent interactionConnect is the homework and learning management platform for educators and students.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-Wide
Cost: Free with textbook purchase
Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedebooks, content, interactive elementsMöbius Assessment is a powerful online testing and assessment system designed especially for courses involving mathematicsPenn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-Wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedContent, Assessment, student engagementMyBusinessCourse.com is an educational content, technology, and services company.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Free with textbook purchase
Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedebooks, subject-specific: businessMyOpenMath is an online course management and assessment system for mathematics and other quantitative fields.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedassessment, stem, interactive elementsNameCoach provides accurate audio name pronunciations in the tools you use every day, to promote inclusion, belonging, and rapport in every interactionIn Reviewcourse managementNearpod provides real-time insights into student understanding through interactive lessons, interactive videos, gamification, and activities.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? Yes, contact courseware@psu.eduIntegratedstudent engagement, student interaction, interactive elementsOASIS is the powerful web application designed to facilitate medical school scheduling, record keeping, and curriculum tracking.Integratedcommunication, customer relationship management, subject-specific: health sciencesOffice365 is an integrated experience of apps and services such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedcollaboration

Oxford Insight delivers high-quality content within a student-centered course delivery platform that optimizes the teaching and learning experience.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedcontent, assessment, personalized/adaptive learningPackback is an A.I. supported online discussion platform that improves student curiosity, communication skills, and critical thinking.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedstudent engagement, student interaction, collaborationPearson MyLab offers a collection of online homework, tutorial, and assessment products.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Free with textbook purchase
Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedebooks, content, interactive elementsPearson Revel is an interactive learning environment that seamlessly blends authors’ narrative, media, and assessment, enabling students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Free with textbook purchase
Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedebooks, content, interactive elementsPerusall is a social reading platform available to students as an integration into the LMS. Perusall allows students (and teaching staff) to digitally annotate readings (with text, links, and embedded content).Penn State Knowledge Base Article

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Action Needed for Authorization? Yes, contact courseware@psu.eduIntegratedstudent engagement, interactive elements, ebooksPiazza is a robust discussion board. Anonymity options to encourage everyone to ask and answer questions. Instructor endorsem*nts of good questions and answers let instructors push the class in the right direction.Penn State Knowledge Base Article

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Cost: None for basic features
Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedstudent interactionPivot Interactives uses interactive video for lab instruction. Their library of ready-to-go lab activities let students learn from real-life events, without the limitations of the lab.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Yes
Action Needed for Authorization? Yes, contact courseware@psu.eduIntegratedInteractive elements, STEM, Student engagementPractice Labs is a browser-accessible hosting solution for labs that features built-in lessons and lab activities.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedtechnology training, subject-specific: Information Sciences and Technology

RATE is a digital self-assessment tool developed by CLA that helps students practice these reflective skills.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedassessment, critiqueSAGE Vantage is an intuitive digital platform that blends trusted SAGE content with auto-graded assignments, all carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Free with textbook purchase
Action Needed for Authorization? Yes- contact courseware@psu.eduIntegratedContent, ebooks, interactive elementsSimple Syllabus is a centralized, template-driven platform that enables instructors to quickly personalize and publish interactive class syllabi—saving your entire campus time, budget, and frustration.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed: YesIntegratedcourse managementSpringshare's LibApps LTI tools allow you to integrate your content into your institution's courses directly, displaying right within the LMS frame to view your guides or E-Reserves. This allows you to give them the resources they need right alongside all of their other course information, links, discussions, etcPenn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedcontentTestout provides online IT training courseware and certification exams that help educators prepare students for certification and real-world skillsPenn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? Yes- contact courseware@psu.eduIntegratedtechnology training, stemTop Hat allows instructors and students to communicate and collaborate, create assignments on the fly, and check for knowledge. Top Hat at Penn State

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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedstudent engagement, interactive elementsTurnitin is a web-based writing assessment toolkit which allows instructors to provide feedback to students through markup tools, rubrics, proofing tools and originality reports to detect plagiarism. Turnitin also provides peer review options.Penn State Knowledge Base Article

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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedassessment, critiqueTutor.com is a service built into select Penn State World Campus courses to assist students in writing, math, and other subjects.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: World Campus
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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedpersonalized/adaptive learningVista Higher Learning (VHL) streamlines the organization of course content, grading, and assessments for instructors while providing students with an innovative vehicle to explore new languages and culturesPenn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Free with textbook purchase
Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedforeign language, content, subject-specificVoicethread is a tool that allows you to place collections of media like images, videos, documents, and presentations at the center of an asynchronous conversation.Penn State Knowledge Base Article

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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedpresentation, student engagement, collaborationWileyPLUS is a textbook tool that includes practice problems and feedback, course content and educational videos, and gives students the flexibility to increase confidence as they learn and prepare outside of class.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
Cost: Free with textbook purchase
Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedassessment, content, interactive elementsYellowdig boards create a private network where learning communities can be established, allowing discussions, and sharing to foster the relationships, skills, and knowledge.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? Yes, contact courseware@psu.eduIntegratedstudent engagement, student interactionZoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, collaboration, chat, and webinars across mobile devices, desktops, telephones, and room systems.Penn State Knowledge Base Article

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Action Needed for Authorization? NoIntegratedvideo, student engagement, cloud hostingZyBooks combine the power of interactive tools, responsive questions, and animations to provide students with a rich learning experience.Penn State Knowledge Base ArticleAvailability: University-Wide
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Action Needed for Authorization? Yes- contact courseware@psu.eduIntegratedpersonalized learning, interactive elements, subject-specific: stem