Software Solutions for Teaching and Interaction
There are many eLearning strategies and tools that you can use to enhance your teaching and learning. Many of these tools are available at no charge. However, it can be difficult to determine what tool is best so we've collected all the tools here so you can decide which tool is best for you. Contact the Faculty Technology Center at听ftc@csun.edu听for any additional questions.
For a comprehensive list of jmcomic漫画N university-supported tool, visit the听Learning Technologies page.
Which Tool is Best?
The following software solutions can be used to interact with students using video. Visit each product page for suggested ways to use each tool in your instruction.
GoReact听- which supports video assessment and feedback, is under consideration for renewal for FY25/26. A final funding decision may not be known until Summer 2025, therefore, we recommend GoReact users also familiarize themselves with Panopto as a comparable solution.
Panopto听-听is jmcomic漫画N鈥檚 online video platform for recording, hosting, and sharing video. With Panopto, you can simultaneously record video from a webcam, capture your screen, and audio from a microphone, or upload your own video files.
Zoom听-听jmcomic漫画N鈥檚 video and web conferencing tool, is available to all students, faculty, and staff. Zoom allows for video, audio, and screen sharing between up to 300 participants.
Camtasia听-听is a powerful software program that can capture any combination of your computer鈥檚 audio, screen, and webcam, and then lets you edit and annotate your recording.听
Panopto听-听is jmcomic漫画N鈥檚 online video platform for recording, hosting, and sharing video. With Panopto, you can simultaneously record video from a webcam, capture your screen, and audio from a microphone, or upload your own video files.
SnagIt听-听is a tool that helps you capture images and videos of your computer screen for the purpose of tutorials, instructions and more.
Zoom听-听jmcomic漫画N鈥檚 video and web conferencing tool, is available to all students, faculty, and staff. Zoom allows for video, audio, and screen sharing between up to 300 participants.听Zoom also offers a recording feature, either locally to your computer or to the cloud.听
Zoom听-听jmcomic漫画N鈥檚 video and web conferencing tool, is available to all students, faculty, and staff. Zoom allows for video, audio, and screen sharing between up to 300 participants.听
Microsoft Teams听-听is a part of the Microsoft Suite that allows everyone at jmcomic漫画N to chat, meet, call and collaborate in one place, no matter where they are.听Microsoft Teams is available to students as well.听
Canvas allows students to annotate files directly as part of an assignment. This feature works well for structured annotation activities tied to specific submission and grading workflows.听
Canvas Discussions enable collaborative dialogue around uploaded files or text, making them a good option for fostering group analysis and debate.
Zoom鈥檚 whiteboard feature can be used for collaborative brainstorming or annotating text and images during synchronous class sessions.听
Zoom also allows users to annotate shared screens, enabling real-time collaboration on documents or web pages.
Google Docs supports real-time collaboration with inline comments and suggestions, making it a strong option for group annotation tasks.听
Use Google Slides for collaborative annotations on visual presentations, such as slides or images.
EquatiO听-听An equation editor that creates and remediates听STEM听content.听
myjmcomic漫画Nbox听-听is jmcomic漫画N's secure cloud-based file storage and collaboration solution that gives students, faculty and staff the ability to access content at any time, from any device. myjmcomic漫画Nbox听stores large files and is the recommended storage solution.听
Canvas听-听has all the features of a modern learning management system including the ability to accept and grade assignments, conduct discussions in forums, administer quizzes and exams, store and organize course resources, communicate with students, etc.听Note:听Canvas has a limited amount of storage and is not meant for large files such as videos.听myjmcomic漫画Nbox听is the recommended storage solution.听
Labster听-听gives students access to a realistic lab experience that will let them perform experiments and practice their skills in a fun and risk-free learning environment.
Respondus LockDown Browser听is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment during an online quiz or exam. Instructors may use this tool for their Canvas quizzes, either as part of a myjmcomic漫画Ntablet course or any other course.听