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Using Top Hat with Canvas

Top Hat is an interactive tool that allows faculty to engage students any time, any where. The integration with Canvas allows the tool to pull class roster information and push grades and attendance information to the Gradebook.

Using Zoom Outside of a Canvas Course

Zoom meetings can be scheduled, started, recorded, and shared without any integration with a Canvas classroom. This resource will show you how.

Zoom Use Cases

This article covers a few different popular uses of Zoom for remote instruction, and answers frequently-asked-questions about using Zoom in these scenarios.

Zoom Security

It is a best practice to configure your settings in Zoom to prevent unwanted guests, unrestricted access, and “Zoombombing.” Settings can be changed for individual meetings as well as at your account level.

Using Gradescope with Canvas

Jul. 29, 2021
Teaching Center Staff
Canvas, General Pedagogy, Remote Learning, Technology & Equipment

Gradescope streamlines parts of grading paper-based, digital, and code assignments while providing insights into how your students are doing. With Gradescope, students receive faster and more detailed feedback on their work, and instructors can see detailed assignment and question analytics.

Using Flip with Canvas

Flip (formerly Flipgrid) is a free video discussion platform that helps educators see and hear from every student in class and foster fun and supportive social learning.

Using NameCoach with Canvas

NameCoach allows you to accurately create audio name pronunciations in the tools you use to promote respect, inclusion, and belonging in every interaction.

Other Integrated Tech Tools

Canvas integrates with more than a dozen educational technologies at Pitt.

University of Pittsburgh SensusAccess Page

SensusAccess is a free file converter tool available to all Pitt faculty, staff, students, and alumni that makes inaccessible documents (such as Word or PDF files) into more accessible media (such as searchable PDFs, audio MP3 files, Braille, or e-text). Please note that the quality of the converted document depends on the quality of the original document, and all conversion files will be delivered via email.

Zoom Meeting Recordings Stored in Panopto

If you've recorded your Zoom meeting, the recording will automatically be transferred to My Pitt Video/Panopto for storage, and then deleted out of the Zoom Cloud. You can then edit, use, and share these recordings in a number of ways, both in and outside of your Canvas courses.