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.
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
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Microsoft 365, available to University of Toronto faculty, students, and staff, offers a variety of tools and applications, many of which can be used to support teaching and learning goals.
Canvas notifications is an automatic way to stay on top of activity in your courses as well as contributing to communication with your students.
The Rich Content Editor
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You can view all your quizzes in your course on the Quizzes page. You can also
Examity is a secure live proctoring solution for online exams.
ProctorU is a secure remote exam proctoring solution.