External Apps are web-based applications that add functionality to a Canvas course. They can be added at the institution level (all Canvas courses) or to individual courses. External Apps can appear in a course site in the left-hand navigation menu, in Modules, Assignments, or Pages.

How to Request or Install an App

If you would like to request an app be evaluated for use at WPI at the institutional level, please reach out to us at atc-ttl@wpi.edu and we will review it.

If you would like an app installed in your individual course site, reach out directly to the software publisher and they will have instructions for installation and offer technical support as well. The ATC can only offer limited support for these apps. *Only Instructors of Record may install apps in a Canvas site.

About Publishers and Textbook Materials

Textbook app installations must be requested directly from the Publisher/Vendor by the instructor on record. Then, the publisher can coordinate with the ATC to have the app installed in Canvas. Most publishers will not talk to an ATC member until the instructor has initiated a request. Many publisher apps are already installed in Canvas and will only need to be activated by the instructor. See list below:

What apps are currently available in Canvas?

Cengage Learning Mindlinks

Class Climate

Echo360

Gradescope

LabArchives

Library Research Guides

Macmillan Higher Education

MATLAB Coding Problem

McGraw Hill Campus

McGraw Hill Connect

Microsoft Teams Classes

Microsoft Teams Meetings

Office 365

Pearson

Pearson MyLab and Mastering

Perusall

Piazza Discussions

Portfolium

Purchase Course Materials

Research and Adopt Course Materials

Roll Call attendance

SCORM

SimCheck (plagiarism detection tool)

Studio (Canvas Studio)

UDOIT (AccessChecker - tool that inspects a course site for meeting basic accessibility standards)

WebWork

YouTube

Zoom