Key Contacts (in addition to canvashelp@providence.edu

If you (or a student) are having an issue with a third-party tool, we encourage you to contact their support desks directly:

TopHat support@tophatmonocle.com
Perusall Perusall Support
Gradescope help@gradescope.com

The following tools are installed system-wide:

Cengage Learning Mindlinks- Cengage MindLinks is a cloud-based, interactive tool designed to increase student participation and understanding. Instructors can integrate this content with their Canvas courses via the MindLinks tool.
First Day Complete - Barnes & Noble College’s equitable and inclusive access programs, remove barriers from higher education by improving access, affordability, and convenience.
Google Drive - Note: We do not have licensing with Google, but faculty can connect personal accounts to Canvas.
- For FERPA protected materials – ex. student lists, grading information -- we stress that you use college provided Microsoft or LMS accounts like OneDrive.
- We also recommend you create a Google account for academic use (ex. TLT205@gmail.com)
Gradescope - Gradescope helps you seamlessly administer and grade all of your assessments, whether online or in-class. Save time grading and get a clear picture of how your students are doing. – This is available via Settings and will be added to the course tools menu in Canvas (left-hand navigation menu)
Libguides - Libguides are subject specific guides created by Librarians to search for books, eBooks, articles, streaming media, and primary sources. This is available via Settings and will be added to the course tools menu in Canvas (left-hand navigation menu) as Library Resources.
Linkedin Learning - LinkedIn Learning is an online educational platform that helps you discover and develop business, technology-related, and creative skills through expert-led course videos.
- Can now be added to your course via Settings>Navigation> and enabling the tool
McGraw Hill Connect - Connect is the homework and learning management platform for educators and students.
Microsoft OneDrive - OneDrive for education connects teachers, students, and administrators to all their work in the cloud.
- Available as an external tool in Assignments. - Also, create shared OneDrive documents and folders in Collaborations.
Microsoft Teams Classes - Microsoft Teams classes is an LTI app that helps educators and students easily navigate between their LMS and Teams. - Populated by enrollment data from Banner
- This is available via Settings and will be added to the course tools menu in Canvas (left hand navigation menu)
Microsoft Teams Meetings- Microsoft Teams for education brings everyone and everything together in one powerful communication app for schools–and it’s free for students and teachers of all grade levels with a valid email address. - Video conferencing.
- This is available via Settings and will be added to the course tools menu in Canvas (left-hand navigation menu)
MyOpenMath - MyOpenMath is an online course management and assessment system for mathematics and other quantitative fields.
- Go to Course Items → Export, select the items you want to export, select your LMS, and Download the Export Cartridge. - Go to the following link for more installation help; https://www.myopenmath.com/help.php?section=lti
Pearson MyLab & Mastering - MyLab and Mastering have been designed to give students the tools they need to learn, and to get a better grade.
Perusall - Perusall is an e-reader and social annotation platform used to motivate and engage students with reading course materials.
- To add Perusall to your course, go to Settings>Navigation>and drag and drop Perusall into your Course Navigation Tools. - Perusall is also available as an Assignment submission option (select External Tool in Canvas Assignments, then Find, and select Perusall from the menu).

Respondus Lockdown Browser - Prevent students from accessing outside websites and materials while taking tests and quizzes inside Canvas - works with Canvas quizzes ONLY.
SensusAccess - SensusAccess allows students, faculty, and staff to convert documents into a range of alternative formats including Braille, mp3, Daisy, and e-books for the visually and reading impaired. Users can upload files through either the Web interface or Canvas and select from a variety of output options.
- To add SensusAccess to Settings>Navigation>and drag and drop SensusAccess into your Course Navigation Tools.
TopHat - Top Hat empowers educators to engage students and unleash their potential through meaningful learning experiences.
- This is available via Settings and will be added to the course tools menu in Canvas (left-hand navigation menu). Deep linking in Modules and Assignments via External Tools is available. (We recommend using Modules to organize your TopHat links)
Turnitin- Turnitin solutions promote academic integrity, streamline grading and feedback, deter plagiarism, and improve student outcomes.
- See this guide for instructions about using TurnItIn 1.3 in Canvas Assignments. https://canvas.providence.edu/courses/258/pages/using-turnitin-in-canvas-assignments
- Rubrics can still be used with TII Assignments. More about TurnItIn/Canvas Assignments settings can be found here https://help.turnitin.com/feedback-studio/canvas/lti13/instructor/creating-and-managing-assignments/turnitin-assignment-settings.htm.
Wiley Course Resources - Wiley Course Resources seamlessly connects with all major learning management software systems see.
YellowDig - Yellowdig is a discussion platform that connects learners and empowers .
YouTube - YouTube is a free video-sharing website that makes it easy to watch online videos. You can even create and upload your own videos to share with others. - (personal account only)
Zoom- Zoom is a communications platform that allows users to connect with video, audio, phone, and chat.
- This is available from Settings and will be added to the course tools menu in Canvas (left-hand navigation menu). Canvas also has a built-in video conferencing tool called BigBlueButton (Conferences).
ZyBooks - zyBooks are interactive textbook replacements with questions, animations, homework, and an embedded coding tool, premised on the idea that STEM students will respond to more interactivity and animation and fewer texts.