Additional academic technology tools for faculty, including collaboration, annotation, survey, and discussion tools to support course delivery and student engagement.
A reference overview of the technology available to support learning and teaching at Bowdoin. Describes Canvas as the central learning management system in a hub-and-spoke model and lists the most widely used tools organized by common purpose, such as assessment, discussion, collaboration, video creation, and web conferencing. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, students, and staff.
Overview of Flipgrid, a free video discussion app that faculty access as an Educator through Bowdoin single sign-on and that students join with faculty-created codes. Covers how faculty sign in, how students participate, and how Flipgrid accounts relate to Bowdoin accounts. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and students.
A reference overview of the technology available to support learning and teaching at Bowdoin. Describes Canvas as the central learning management system in a hub-and-spoke model and lists the most widely used tools organized by common purpose, such as assessment, discussion, collaboration, video creation, and web conferencing. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, students, and staff.
Explains how to record the pronunciation of your name with NameCoach and add the recording, called a NameBadge, to your Outlook email signature. Recipients can click the NameBadge in your signature to hear how your name is pronounced. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students.
Explains how to record the pronunciation of your name with NameCoach from within your Canvas account settings. Once recorded, the pronunciation populates the Bowdoin directory pages and any Canvas courses you are enrolled in. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students.
Introduces Microsoft Whiteboard, a shared infinite canvas for real-time collaboration using pen, touch, and keyboard on an iPad or in a computer web browser. Links to a short video that demonstrates setting up a shared whiteboard. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, students, and staff.
Step-by-step instructions for faculty on enabling the Microsoft Teams integration in a Canvas course, including activating Microsoft Sync and adding the Teams link to the course navigation menu so students can access their class team directly from Canvas.
Instructions for signing in to Poll Everywhere using a Bowdoin username and password. Covers logging in through the web at pollev.bowdoin.edu and notes that Poll Everywhere is also available as a mobile app. Applies to all Bowdoin campus members.
Instructions for installing the Padlet app from Self Service on a Bowdoin-issued iPad and signing in with a Bowdoin account through single sign-on. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and students using Padlet on an iPad.
Explains how instructors enable and use NameCoach in a Canvas course so name pronunciations are available on the course roster. Covers turning on the NameCoach navigation link, authorizing the connection between Canvas and NameCoach, and reviewing student recordings. Applies to Bowdoin faculty teaching in Canvas.
An overview of Padlet, an online collaborative platform for creating and sharing digital bulletin boards called padlets. Describes how padlets hold text, images, videos, links, and documents, how people can collaborate in real time, and how Padlet can be used from a web browser, mobile apps, or within a Canvas course. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and students.
An overview of Poll Everywhere, a web-based audience response system used to add live polls, Q&A, quizzes, and word clouds to presentations and classes. Describes key features, common uses, and how it integrates with PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, and Canvas. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and staff.
Introduces Microsoft Whiteboard, a shared infinite canvas for real-time collaboration using pen, touch, and keyboard on an iPad or in a computer web browser. Links to a short video that demonstrates setting up a shared whiteboard. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, students, and staff.
Overview of Padlet for instructors at Bowdoin, covering how to access Padlet using Bowdoin SSO, how students access Padlets through Canvas, and where to find Padlet training resources for classroom use.