Tool Guides

Welcome to the Academic Toolbox

This is the search page for specific individual tools available in the U of T Academic Toolbox.

Within the search area below, you can select Toggle Filters to sort the Tool Guides based on integrations type or place in the Academic Toolbox category.  Our Tool Finder provides a menu of tools in various pedagogical categories. 

Not sure which tool you need? 
View our Teaching with Technology resources to assist your decision.

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The Rich Content editor Icon Maker allows instructors to create simple icons for their courses.
The Canvas Teacher mobile app allows instructors and course staff to access course content and receive course communications on a mobile device. The Canvas Student mobile app allows instructors and students to conveniently access
The Assignments page in your Quercus course menu will display several forms of assessment in one location
Add your course learning outcomes as Outcomes on Quercus so that they can be included in rubrics when grading student assignments, discussions or quizzes.  This provides an easy way to assess student achievement of th
Instructors can use SpeedGrader to view, comment, and grade student submissions directly within the browser.
A Sandbox course is a space created for an individual instructor to experiment with Quercus, the University of Toronto’s Canvas-based teaching and learning environment.
We recommend alternative hosting solutions for hosting pictures and videos due to Quercus size limitations.
The Redirect tool allows instructors and course staff to add custom links to the course navigation menu. The custom links can be created for external web resources or other Quercus pages.
There are a variety of reports and data available in Quercus to make it easy to see what is happening in your course. Access course data from Quercus to better understand student interactions, the effectiveness of quiz questions or assig
Canvas notifications is an automatic way to stay on top of activity in your courses as well as contributing to communication with your students.
You can view all your quizzes in your course on the Quizzes page. You can also
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