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.
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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.
- Respondus LockDown Browser. A secure online testing browser.
- Roll Call Attendance Tracker. A tool to track students' attendance.
- SPOT. End-of-Semester Evaluations.
- Turnitin. A plagiarism detection software, peer review software, and online paper markup software.
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.
- Course Materials+. A Library Course Reserves for physical and electronic resources.
- LibApps Library Content. Add a LibGuide to your course.
- LinkedIn Learning. Training videos.
E-Texts and Homework Platforms
- Follett Discover. A web-based catalogue for materials available through Follett.
- Cengage Learning MindLinks. A web-based supplemental instructional software from Cengage.
- Macmillan Learning. A web-based supplemental instructional software from Macmillan.
- McGraw-Hill Campus. A web-based supplemental instructional software.
- McGraw-Hill Connect. A web-based assignment and assessment platform.
- Pearson MyLab and Mastering. A web-based supplemental instructional software from Pearson.
- Pearson REVEL. An interactive learning environment from Pearson.
- WileyPLUS. Wiley’s research-based online environment for effective teaching and learning, which is available for a number of Wiley’s titles.
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.
- ICON Data Reports
- Elements of Success. A student facing learning analytics platform.