Featured Services


These are some newer and common integrations in ICON are supported by the ITS Help Desk and the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology:

  • Anthology Ally. Instructors can see and fix accessibility concerns in course content, and students can access course materials in multiple formats. 
  • Gradescope. A feedback and assessment tool that reduces the time and stress associated with grading exams, homework, and other assignments.
  • ICON Direct. The university's affordable content initiative for ordering and delivering digital content. 
  • MAUI in ICON. A simplified view of MAUI, the student information system, inside an ICON course.
  • Top Hat. Use Top Hat for in-class polling to assess student learning. 
  • UICapture (Panopto). A tool to record, edit, and post lectures online. 

Don't see the tool you're searching for? You can request an integration to the ICON system.

Other Services Integrated into Canvas

Class Tools

These tools are integrated into ICON to facilitate learning, assessment and activities.

ITS Help Desk and OTLT Support

These integrations in ICON are supported by the ITS Help Desk and the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology.

Supported by Campus Partners 

These integrations in ICON are supported by specialized units at the university.

  • Office 365. A tool for online document collaboration. 
  • Proctored Exams Portal. A scheduling tool for managing and delivering proctored exams. 
  • Zoom. A platform for online web conferencing. 

Vendor Supported

These integrations are in ICON, but if you use them you will need to contact the vendor for support:

  • Google Docs. A tool for collaborative online document editing. Contact vendor for support.
  • Microsoft OneNote Class Notebook. A tool for collaborative online document creation, editing, and dispersing. Contact vendor for support.
  • Perusall. A web-based annotation tool. Contact vendor for support.

Course Resources

These tools help faculty include UI library and other free resources into their courses. These integrations in ICON are supported by specialized units at the university.

E-Texts and Homework Platforms

Learning Analytics

These tools, developed at the University of Iowa, help use data to inform teaching and learning decisions. Help is available through the ITS Help Desk. 

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