External Apps, also known as LTI tools or third-party tools and apps, can be integrated into Canvas courses to enhance the experience for students and instructors. This page includes the External Apps that have been approved for use in Canvas at Georgetown University.
Please note that the Georgetown Service Center and Canvas Support cannot support all External Apps within Canvas. While we are dedicated to providing an effective online space for teaching and learning, the available apps in Canvas are too numerous for us to adequately support.
The sections below show you how to enable External Apps in your course, what apps are available to use, and connect you to specific app user guides.
How do I enable External Apps in Canvas?
Some External Apps are pre-installed and visible by default in your course, while others are hidden. Hidden apps will need to be enabled manually by the instructor. Apps can be enabled and used in different areas of a course. Some apps are only enabled and accessed using the Course Menu, Assignments, Modules, or Rich Content Editor (RCE). Where as, some apps can be enabled and used in all these areas in your course.
We’ve organized the available External Apps into categories, included brief descriptions about each one and listed where they can be enabled in your course. Click the name of the External App to access user guides and get support. Faculty and staff at Georgetown can request a new app at any time, but the review process can take several weeks.
BN Bookstore Enabled in: Course Menu, Assignments, Modules Instructors can link their course with the campus bookstore, where students can search for textbooks selected for your course, and be able to purchase those materials.
Cengage Enabled in: Assignments, Modules Instructors can link their Cengage Learning material to their Canvas course. When enabled on the course menu this item is not visible to students.
FlatWorld Homework Enabled in: Assignments, Modules Instructors can link their FlatWorld Homework material to their Canvas course.
Lingco Enabled in: Course Menu, Assignments, Modules Instructors can link their Lingo language learning material to their Canvas course.
Macmillan Learning Enabled in: Course Menu, Assignments, Modules Instructors can link their Macmillan Learning products and materials to their Canvas course. This includes the polling tool iClicker Cloud.
McGraw-Hill Campus DI / Connect Enabled in: Course Menu, Assignments, Modules Instructors can link their McGraw-Hill Campus product and materials to their Canvas course.
MyLab and Mastering Enabled in: Course Menu, Assignments, Modules Instructors can link their MyLab and Mastering materials to their Canvas course.
Pearson Access Enabled in: Course Menu, Assignments, Modules, RCE Instructors can link their Pearson products and materials to their Canvas course.
W. W. Norton Enabled in: Assignments, Modules Instructors can link their W.W. Norton materials to their Canvas course.
Panopto Enabled in: Course Menu, Assignments, Modules, RCE Record lectures and presentations using your computer. Recordings (and other media) can be uploaded from your computer and shared with students in your Canvas course. Add quizzes and sync results to the Canvas Gradebook.
ShareStream – Media Manager Enabled in: Course Menu, Assignments, Modules Primarily used as an interface for faculty to organize media files and folders, copy media, and upload new media files. Can also be used for media playback.
ShareStream – Pick-n-Play Enabled in: Course Menu Primarily used for media playback and adding engagement activities like student media assignments. It can also be used to copy media from one course to another and upload new media files too.
ShareStream Tools Enabled in: Assignments, Modules, RCE Embed ShareStream media files to Canvas course Pages, Assignments, or anywhere the Rich Content Editor appears in Canvas.
GU Library Enabled in: Course Menu, Assignments, Modules Dynamically redirects users to the appropriate Georgetown library websites based on school: – Law Center directs to Law Library – GUMC directs to Dahlgren Memorial Library – Qatar campus directs to GU-Q Library – Main campus and all other schools direct to Lauinger Library
Library Guide Enabled in: Course Menu, Assignments, Modules Instructors can link to content from LibGuides, E-Reserves, LibCal, and LibAnswers directly into course Modules, Assignments, or on your course menu.
Library Guides Enabled in: Assignments, Modules, RCE Instructors can link to content from LibGuides, E-Reserves, LibCal, and LibAnswers directly into course Pages. Note: The DML Library Guides is recommended for use only as a module item.
You will notice the following course menu items are included in every Canvas course by default, as mandated by various working committees out of the provost’s office: Accessibility Resources, Health Resources, University Policies.
Accessibility Resources Enabled in: Course Menu, Assignments, Modules Redirects instructors and students to the Georgetown accessibility website.
Daily Student COVID-19 Enabled in: Course Menu Redirects instructors to GUFaculty360 and provides a daily course-specific summary of students in isolation or quarantine for reasons related to COVID-19 and; therefore, unable to attend class in person. When enabled on the course menu this item is not visible to students.
Health Resources Enabled in: Course Menu, Assignments, Modules Dynamically redirects instructors and students to the appropriate Georgetown heath resource websites based on school and course role.
Photo Roster Enabled in: Course Menu Shows instructors the name, GoCard photo and Georgetown email address of students who are enrolled in the course. When enabled on the course menu this item is not visible to students.
University Policies Enabled in: Course Menu, Assignments, Modules Redirects instructors and students to the Georgetown policies website.
Request a Tool
Do you have a tool that has an integration to Canvas? We can make that happen!
Since apps in Canvas can send data to third-party or vendor systems, such as student-identifying information and student grade data, it is critical to ensure that data sharing is done securely and in accordance with University policies to preserve ownership of the data, safeguard confidentiality and integrity, and protect students’ rights. Also, any tool or app that is widely used at the university needs to have documented compliance with our accessibility policies.
The UIS Edtech team will configure new External Apps in Canvas only after a review of the tool, including a data security and privacy review have been made. Canvas Sub-account admins, instructors, designers, and TAs do not have permissions to configure new External Apps in courses.
Please plan accordingly and make your request as far in advance as possible. Working with vendors to complete required agreements can take weeks and even months.
Note:Prior to any contracts being signed by any GU department or entity, UIS must be given access to the requested tool in order to complete a thorough review and analysis.
