Educational tools

This filter helps you find tools based on the educational activities and tasks they support. This filter categorizes tools according to their primary purpose and the ways they can be used in teaching and learning. Use this filter to identify tools that best match your teaching or learning objectives.

Available filter options:

Brainstorm

The tool supports open idea generation and visual thinking (e.g. whiteboards, sticky notes, live polling that collects ideas). 

• Tag this when: It is realistic for teachers to use the tool in workshops or classes to collect ideas, sticky notes, or free-form input. 

• Do not tag when: The tool is mainly a structured assessment or content-delivery platform with little room for free-form contributions. 

Collect student work

The tool is used for students to hand in work or activity results in a structured way (submissions, completed tasks, attempts). 

• Tag this when: The tool is the primary place where students “submit” something (text, files, quiz attempts, recordings, reports). 

• Do not tag when: The tool only displays information to students, but they do not hand in anything there. 

Create materials

The tool is mainly used to author learning resources or activities specifically for your course (e.g. slides, interactive modules, exercises, experimental tasks). 

• Tag this when: Teachers actively produce new content or activities in the tool for students to use. 

• Do not tag when: The tool is mainly used to upload, host, or display existing files without much authoring (that is the job of Canvas itself). 

Data analysis

The tool is primarily used to analyse data (quantitative or qualitative) beyond simple descriptive statistics. 

• Tag this when: The tool supports statistical modelling, coding qualitative data, complex reports, or research-level analysis. 

• Do not tag when: The tool only shows very simple result summaries (basic quiz score overview); that kind of analytics does not qualify as data analysis here. 

Typical examples: Atlas.ti, BrainVisionAnalyzer, E-prime, EvaSys, R, SPSS, Stata, Qualtrics

Group collaboration

The tool provides a shared space for student groups (or teachers & students) to work together over time. 

• Tag this when: The tool is used for file sharing, chat, co-authoring, or managing group tasks for projects. 

• Do not tag when: The tool is only used for one-off submissions or comments; that is more "Collect student work" or "Peer review". 

Peer review

The tool supports structured peer feedback where students review each other’s work using criteria or prompts. 

• Tag this when: Teachers can set up workflows where students comment on or grade each other’s work. 

• Do not tag when: Only teachers give feedback; use "Teacher feedback" instead. 

Quiz / quick check

The tool supports short checks of understanding or practice, usually with automatically scored questions. 

• Tag this when: Teachers use the tool to create quizzes, short tests, or in-video questions to check understanding. 

• Do not tag when: The tool only runs long formal exams or surveys without a clear “learning check” purpose. 

Research & writing support

The tool supports literature organisation, source use, citation and academic writing in teaching, supervision or research-based assignments. 

• Tag this when: The tool helps teachers or students manage references, organise sources, annotate literature, support literature reviews, or produce properly cited academic writing. 

• Do not tag when: The tool is mainly used for analysing data, collecting survey responses, or general communication and coordination without a clear focus on literature or writing support. 

Survey / data collection

The tool is used to collect feedback, opinions, or research data from students or participants. The focus is on data, not on grading. 

• Tag this when: The main use is course evaluations, research questionnaires, or experience surveys. 

• Do not tag when: The main purpose is to grade students or give them practice; in that case use "Quiz / quick check" or "Collect student work".

Teacher feedback

The tool helps teachers give structured feedback on student work (comments, annotations, rubrics, scores). 

• Tag this when: Teachers can review student outputs and respond with comments, grades, or structured feedback in the tool. 

• Do not tag when: The tool only shows students automated scores or generic messages without teacher involvement. 

Teaching coordination

The tool supports teaching-related communication, scheduling, follow-up or academic administration around a course. 

• Tag this when: The tool is mainly used to organise meetings, appointments, course-related communication, reminders, follow-up actions, or formal administrative processes connected to teaching. 

• Do not tag when: The tool is mainly used for direct learning activities, classroom interaction, content creation, or student submissions. 

Video / audio 

The tool is mainly used to record, edit, host, or enhance video/audio for teaching. 

• Tag this when: Teachers use the tool to record lectures, cut videos, add captions, or host media for students. 

• Do not tag when: The tool only incidentally contains embedded video (e.g. a platform that can host one video as part of its broader functions).