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  <td><strong>FEATURES & TOOLS</strong></td><td><strong>Canvas</strong></td><td><strong>WordPress</strong>

  <tr><td>CMS (Content Management System)</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>✓</td>

  <tr><td>LMS (Learning Management System)</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Wiki </td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

<tr><td>File Storage</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>

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  <td><strong>FEATURES & TOOLS</strong></td><td><strong>Canvas</strong></td><td><strong>WordPress</strong></td>

  <tr><td><strong>ACCESS/VISIBILITY</strong></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;

  <tr><td>Private by default</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>

  <tr><td>"Part or all can be made public (no student work, unless posted by faculty)"</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>

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<td><strong>FEATURES & TOOLS</strong></td><td><strong>Canvas</strong></td><td><strong>WordPress</strong>

  <tr><td><strong>ASSIGNMENT/ACTIVITY TOOLS</strong></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;

  <tr><td>Students can submit work online</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>

  <tr><td>Collaborative Workspaces for Students</td><td>✓</td><td></td>

  <tr><td>Discussions</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>

  <tr><td>Assignments</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;

  <tr><td>Quizzes/Surveys</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;

  <tr><td>"Portfolios (see Portfolio Comparison Chart for details)"</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>

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  <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;

  <tr><td>Announcements</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>

  <tr><td>Audio/Video Conferencing</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Audio/Video Recording</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Messaging (similar to eMail)</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Chat</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Notifications (Automated but Customizable by User)</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;

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  <td><strong>FEATURES & TOOLS</strong></td><td><strong>Canvas</strong></td><td><strong>WordPress</strong>

  <tr><td><strong>ASSESSMENT TOOLS</strong></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;

  <tr><td>Ability to post text comments </td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>

  <tr><td>Ability to post audio and/or video comments</td><td>✓ (built-in)</td><td>✓</td>

  <tr><td>Built-in Annotation with Options</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Analytics (See "Analytics" for details)</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Gradebook</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>SpeedGrader</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Individual Student Reports</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Ability to see all of a student's posts on one page</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>✓ (vertical scroll)</td>

  <tr><td>Outcomes</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Rubrics</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

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<td><strong>FEATURES & TOOLS</strong></td><td><strong>Canvas</strong></td><td><strong>WordPress</strong>

  <tr><td><strong>FEEDBACK</strong></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;

  <tr><td>Post text and/or media comments</td><td>&nbsp;✓</td><td>&nbsp;✓

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  <td><strong>FEATURES & TOOLS</strong></td><td><strong>Canvas</strong></td><td><strong>WordPress</strong></td>

  <tr><td><strong>ANALYTICS</strong></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Graphic Analytics Reporting Engine</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Course Analytics</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Activity Analytics</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Assignments Analytics</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Grades Analytics</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Student Analytics</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Quiz Statistics</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Quiz Log Auditing</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

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  <td><strong>FEATURES & TOOLS</strong></td><td><strong>Canvas</strong></td><td><strong>WordPress</strong></td>

  <tr><td><strong>FILES</strong></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Supports a variety of text and media file formats</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>

  <tr><td>File Storage and Distribution</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>

  <tr><td>Protected Files</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>

  <tr><td>Able to use folders for organizing files</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Ability to Add Files via Drag-and-Drop capability</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>

  <tr><td>Able to create Photo Gallery</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>✓</td>

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  <td><strong>FEATURES & TOOLS</strong></td><td><strong>Canvas</strong></td><td><strong>WordPress</strong></td>

  <tr><td><strong>COURSE DESIGN/LAYOUT</strong></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Static Front Page</td><td></td><td>✓</td>

  <tr><td>User-Customizable Navigation (for Faculty</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>

  <tr><td>Variety of text and media may be included in one page</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>

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<td><strong>FEATURES & TOOLS</strong></td><td><strong>Canvas</strong></td><td><strong>WordPress</strong></td>

<tr><td><strong>OTHER</strong></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>Mobile App (Android and iOS) </td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>

  <tr><td>Automated Tasks</td><td>✓</td><td>&nbsp;</td>

  <tr><td>RSS Support</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>

  <tr><td>External Tool/Plugin Options</td><td>✓</td><td>✓</td>