R-MC Faculty Teaching Toolkit: Student Project Tools

Many of the tools you use can also be used by students who want to create media, collect data, or collaborate on group projects. Consider incorporating some of these tools into your assignments.

	Assignment Type	Collaborative or Individual?	Integrated into Canvas?
Canvas "Collaborations" feature	Word, PPT & Excel	Collaborative	Yes
Canvas Studio	Media	Primarily individual	Yes
Flipgrid	Discussions, polling student peers	Primarily individual	No
Google Drive & Google Suite	Individual or collaborative documents, sheets, forms, slides, file storage	Either	Only Google Docs is integrated into the Canvas Collaborations feature
Loom	Video production, limited editing	Primarily individual	No
Microsoft Teams	Group projects, group chat, video conferencing, shared documents	Primarily Collaborative	No
OneDrive & Office365	Individual or collaborative Word, Excel, PowerPoint, file storage (Microsoft)	Either	No
Panopto	Video production, editing, presentations	Primarily Individual	No
Piktochart	Templates infographics, posters, pictograms, or images	Primarily Individual	No
Spark	Videos, websites, social media posts, other media & design	Either	No
	Website & poster design	Either	No
YouTube	Video hosting	Primarily individual	No
	Presentations, group meetings	Primarily Collaborative	Yes