Academic Technologies Tool Comparison

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

ACCESS/VISIBILITY     Private by defaultxxx  "Part or all can be made public (no student work, unless posted by faculty)"xx all public or all private       ASSIGNMENT/ACTIVITY TOOLS     Students can submit work onlinexxxx Collaborative Workspaces for Studentsx* x Discussionsxx   Assignmentsx    Quizzes/Surveysx    "Portfolios (see Portfolio Comparison Chart for details)"xx         COMMUNICATION TOOLS     Announcementsxx   Audio/Video Conferencingx    Audio/Video Recordingx    Messaging (similar to eMail)x    Chatx    Notifications (Automated but Customizable by User)x                      ASSESSMENT TOOLS     Ability to post text comments xx   Ability to post audio and/or video commentsx (built-in)x   Built-in Annotation with Optionsx    Analytics (See "Analytics" for details)           Gradebookx    SpeedGraderx    Individual Student Reportsx    Ability to see all of a student's posts on one page x (vertical scroll)   Outcomesx    Rubricsx           CanvasWordPressFileshareMediaWiki       FEEDBACK     Post text and/or media comments                 ANALYTICS     Graphic Analytics Reporting Enginex    Course Analyticsx    Activity Analyticsx    Assignments Analyticsx    Grades Analyticsx    Student Analyticsx    Quiz Statisticsx    Quiz Log Auditingx          FILES     Supports a variety of text and media file formatsxxxx File Storage and Distributionxxx  Protected Filesxxx  Able to use folders for organizing filesx x  Ability to Add Files via Drag-and-Drop capabilityxxx  Able to create Photo Gallery x x       COURSE DESIGN/LAYOUT     Static Front Pagexx   User-Customizable Navigation (for Facultyxx   Variety of text and media may be included in one pagexx         OTHER     Mobile App (Android and iOS) xx   Automated Tasksx    RSS Supportxx   External Tool/Plugin Optionsxx