| CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY TOOLS |
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FEATURES & TOOLS | Canvas | WordPress
| | CMS (Content Management System) | | ✓ |
| LMS (Learning Management System) | ✓ | |
| Wiki | ✓ | |
| File Storage | ✓ | ✓ |
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FEATURES & TOOLS | Canvas | WordPress |
| ACCESS/VISIBILITY | |
|
| Private by default | ✓ | ✓ |
| "Part or all can be made public (no student work, unless posted by faculty)" | ✓ | ✓ |
| CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY TOOLS |
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FEATURES & 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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FEATURES & TOOLS | Canvas | WordPress
| | FEEDBACK | |
|
| Post text and/or media comments | ✓ | ✓
|
| CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY TOOLS |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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FEATURES & TOOLS | Canvas | WordPress |
| OTHER | | |
| Mobile App (Android and iOS) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated Tasks | ✓ | |
| RSS Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| External Tool/Plugin Options | ✓ | ✓ |
