Difference between revisions of "Academic Technologies Tool Comparison"

Revision as of 14:22, 7 December 2018

CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY TOOLS
FEATURES & TOOLS	Canvas	WordPress
CMS (Content Management System)		✓
LMS (Learning Management System)	✓
Wiki	✓
File Storage	✓	✓

CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY TOOLS
FEATURES & TOOLS	Canvas	WordPress
ACCESS/VISIBILITY
Private by default	✓	✓
"Part or all can be made public (no student work, unless posted by faculty)"	✓	✓

FEATURES & TOOLS	CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY TOOLS
	Canvas	WordPress
ASSIGNMENT/ACTIVITY TOOLS
Students can submit work online	✓	✓
Collaborative Workspaces for Students	✓
Discussions	✓	✓
Assignments	✓
Quizzes/Surveys	✓
"Portfolios (see Portfolio Comparison Chart for details)"	✓	✓

CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY TOOLS
FEATURES & TOOLS	Canvas	WordPress
COMMUNICATION TOOLS
Announcements	✓	✓
Audio/Video Conferencing	✓
Audio/Video Recording	✓
Messaging (similar to eMail)	✓
Chat	✓
Notifications (Automated but Customizable by User)	✓

CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY TOOLS
FEATURES & TOOLS	Canvas	WordPress
ASSESSMENT TOOLS
Ability to post text comments	✓	✓
Ability to post audio and/or video comments	✓ (built-in)	✓
Built-in Annotation with Options	✓
Analytics (See "Analytics" for details)
Gradebook	✓
SpeedGrader	✓
Individual Student Reports	✓
Ability to see all of a student's posts on one page		✓ (vertical scroll)
Outcomes	✓
Rubrics	✓

CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY TOOLS
FEATURES & TOOLS	Canvas	WordPress
FEEDBACK
Post text and/or media comments

	CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY TOOLS
FEATURES & TOOLS	Canvas	WordPress
ANALYTICS
Graphic Analytics Reporting Engine	✓
Course Analytics	✓
Activity Analytics	✓
Assignments Analytics	✓
Grades Analytics	✓
Student Analytics	✓
Quiz Statistics	✓
Quiz Log Auditing	✓

CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY TOOLS
FEATURES & TOOLS	Canvas	WordPress
FILES
Supports a variety of text and media file formats	✓	✓	✓
File Storage and Distribution	✓	✓	✓
Protected Files	✓	✓	✓
Able to use folders for organizing files	✓		✓
Ability to Add Files via Drag-and-Drop capability	✓	✓	✓
Able to create Photo Gallery		✓

CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY TOOLS
FEATURES & TOOLS	Canvas	WordPress
COURSE DESIGN/LAYOUT
Static Front Page		✓
User-Customizable Navigation (for Faculty	✓	✓
Variety of text and media may be included in one page	✓	✓

CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY TOOLS
FEATURES & TOOLS	Canvas	WordPress
OTHER
Mobile App (Android and iOS)	✓	✓
Automated Tasks	✓
RSS Support	✓	✓
External Tool/Plugin Options	✓	✓

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 <tr class="tableizer-firstrow"><th colspan="4">CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY TOOLS</th></tr>
-  <td><strong>FEATURES & TOOLS</strong></td><td><strong>Canvas</strong></td><td><strong>WordPress</strong></td><td>
+  <td><strong>FEATURES & TOOLS</strong></td><td><strong>Canvas</strong></td><td><strong>WordPress</strong>
-  <tr><td><strong>COMMUNICATION TOOLS</strong></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;
+  <tr><td><strong>COMMUNICATION TOOLS</strong></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;
-  <tr><td>Announcements</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;
+  <tr><td>Announcements</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>
-  <tr><td>Audio/Video Conferencing</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;
+  <tr><td>Audio/Video Conferencing</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
-  <tr><td>Audio/Video Recording</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;
+  <tr><td>Audio/Video Recording</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
-  <tr><td>Messaging (similar to eMail)</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;
+  <tr><td>Messaging (similar to eMail)</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
-  <tr><td>Chat</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;
+  <tr><td>Chat</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
-  <tr><td>Notifications (Automated but Customizable by User)</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;
+  <tr><td>Notifications (Automated but Customizable by User)</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;
 </table>
 <table class="wikitable">