#  Supported Technologies 

 



HUIT Academic Technology provides a variety of technologies and consultative services to support teaching and learning in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. We work with Faculty, Teaching Staff, and Students to find tools that meet teaching and learning goals, and to identify, integrate, or develop new technological options. In a case where a certain tool or technology is not supported, we will work with you to find the best available tool to meet your needs.

Below are several supported tools and platforms that may meet your needs based on the activity you are conducting within your course.

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## Platforms



## Tools



**Administer online exams**

- Create exams with [**Canvas**](https://atg.fas.harvard.edu/canvas) Quizzes
- Use [**Gradescope**](https://atg.fas.harvard.edu/gradescope) to grade paper exams in a digital interface.



- Use [**Respondus LockDown Browser**](/respondus "Respondus LockDown Browser") to prevent students from accessing external resources during in-class exams using Canvas.



**Share digital course materials​**

**Engage with (digitized) objects​**



- Organize materials with [**Canvas**](/canvas "Canvas Course Websites for Harvard") Modules and/or Calendar​
- Integrate library resources with **Leganto**​
- Organize media collections in [**Panopto**](/panopto "Panopto Video Recording and Lecture Capture")



- Use [**Perusall**](/annotation "Annotation tools available for FAS courses") for collaborative reading of digital materials​
- Collaboratively annotate text, images, and video with [**AnnotationsX**](/annotation#annoX)



**Hold synchronous meetings​​**

- Hold class and section meetings in [**Zoom**](/zoom "Zoom for Remote Teaching")​



- Use [**Poll Everywhere**](/poll-everywhere "Poll Everywhere") for more polling functionality than basic Zoom polls​



[**Track Attendance**](/attendance-tracking)

- **Qwickly,** Teachly



- [Poll Everywhere](/poll-everywhere "Poll Everywhere")**,** Roll Call in Canvas Cape



[**Use Generative AI**](/ai-at-fas)

- Experiment with multiple LLMs in a secure environment with the **AI Sandbox**
- Create and share custom course-specific bots with [**PingPong**](https://atg.fas.harvard.edu/pingpong-ai-course-assistant)



- Use Google Gemini or ChatGPT Edu to generate text, code, and more
- Generate images with Adobe Firefly



**Record lectures​​**

- Pre-record lectures, including video and slides, in [**Panopto**](/panopto "Panopto Video Recording and Lecture Capture") ​​



- Learn more about how to refine your audio and video presentation from [Teach Remotely's Video and Audio guide](https://teachremotely.harvard.edu/video-and-audio)



**Facilitate group work​​**

- Use **Google Apps** for collaborative editing​
- Communicate and coordinate using [**Slack**](/slack "Using Slack for your FAS Course") channels and messages



- Curate digital collections and exhibits with [**Omeka**](/omeka "Omeka as a Service")​​
- Author media-rich writing assignments with [**Scalar**](/scalar "Media-Rich Authoring with Scalar")



**Make & perform student work​**

- [Panopto](/panopto "Panopto Video Recording and Lecture Capture")​
- [Zoom](/zoom "Zoom for Remote Teaching") ​



- Curate digital collections and exhibits with [**Omeka**](/omeka "Omeka as a Service")​​
- Author media-rich writing assignments with [**Scalar**](/scalar "Media-Rich Authoring with Scalar")



**Collaborate with handwriting**

- [**Zoom**](/zoom "Zoom for Remote Teaching") whiteboard and annotation



- Share collaborative whiteboards with [**Microsoft Whiteboard**](/whiteboard "Whiteboard")



**Provide frequent assessment and feedback​**

- Use [**Canvas**](/canvas "Canvas Course Websites for Harvard") to collect assignments and use rubrics to provide consistent feedback​
- **Canvas Quizzes** can provide instant feedback​
- **Canvas Gradebook** makes student progress transparent



- Courses with problem sets and/or exams can use [**Gradescope**](/gradescope "Gradescope") to streamline grading workflows and provide more consistent feedback​



**Support language practice​​**

- Schedule [**Zoom**](/zoom "Zoom for Remote Teaching") student practice sessions​
- [**Canvas**](/canvas "Canvas Course Websites for Harvard") Assignments​



 

**Offer simulation and experimentation​​**

 

- Use **JupyterHub**, **RStudio**, and other [**Academic Computing**](/academic-computing "Academic Computing Services for FAS Courses ") applications



**Build and sustain course community**​

- Foster online discussions in [**Canvas**](/canvas "Canvas Course Websites for Harvard")​



- Invite student Q&A in [**Ed Discussions**](/ed-discussion "Ed Discussion")
- Enable student-to-student communication and collaboration in [**Slack**](/slack "Using Slack for your FAS Course")​​









 



 

 See also:- [ Technology ](/page-type/technology)
- [ Platforms ](/technologies/platforms)