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Supported Teaching and Learning Technology Tools

Teachers College regularly reviews digital tools used for teaching and learning. Products are checked to ensure they meet TC’s standards for security, privacy, accessibility, and other College requirements.

Below are products that support instruction that have been reviewed by TC. There are a wide range of technologies that are licensed and supported by the College. Other products only partially meet TC standards, are not currently funded, or are not supported by the College.

Pilot programs are run for some products while they go through the TC review process. For software that is being piloted, DFI provides faculty with limited technological and financial support. Faculty members interested in piloting any of these tools should contact DFI.

If you are a TC faculty member and do not see software you want to use in class listed on this page, please contact DFI so that we can support your use of innovative technology.

These products have been reviewed by Teachers College and are supported by TC.

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NVivo

Teaching/Learning

Qualitative analysis platform.

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Padlet

Teaching/Learning

Online virtual "bulletin" board, where students and teachers can collaborate, reflect, share links and pictures, etc. Padlet Sandbox is not approved for use because it does not meet TC's accessibility standards.

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Perusall

Teaching/Learning

E-reader software that allows students to interact with text and share those interactions.

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Qualtrics

Productivity

A survey tool.

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Qualtrics Stats iQ

Teaching/Learning

A tool to help students apply basic concepts and theories of research methods in an applied project at a school site.

How to use Qualtrics Stats iQ at TC >>

ScreenPal (formerly Screencast-O-Matic)

Teaching/Learning

Used to create instructional videos. ScreenPal was formerly Screencast-O-Matic.

How to use ScreenPal (formerly Screencast-O-Matic) at TC >>

ScreenPal Video Editor (formerly Screencast-O-Matic)

Teaching/Learning

ScreenPal's video editor integration allows users to edit Zoom meetings and webinar recordings. ScreenPal was formerly Screencast-O-Matic.

How to use ScreenPal Video Editor (formerly Screencast-O-Matic) at TC >>

SPSS

Teaching/Learning

Quantitative analysis software. SPSS Local.

How to use SPSS at TC >>

TC Digital Media (YuJa)

Teaching/Learning

Yuja Media Management includes a suite of tools to organize, store and manage media. This includes the ability to organize content into Media Channels, search and maintain media collections, share media, upload media captions, and use the video editor.

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Turnitin

Teaching/Learning

Plagiarism detection software.

How to use Turnitin at TC >>

Zoom

Productivity

Zoom is a video and web conferencing service.

How to use Zoom at TC >>

Products that are in the Active/Vendor-Supported category have been approved through the TC application assessment process. While these products are approved, please be aware that TC does not provide licenses or technical support for these products. Therefore, acquiring a license for the use of any product from this category will be the responsibility of the individual user or their respective department. You or your department may purchase the product licenses directly from the product vendor/website. You will also need to contact the vendor directly for technical support.

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Adobe Firefly

Teaching/Learning

AI image generator.

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Articulate 360 Storyline

Teaching/Learning

Used to create mobile courses and interactive e-learning courses.

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Bodyswaps

Teaching/Learning

Bodyswaps is a virtual reality (VR) training platform that is designed for soft skills and job interview training.

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Canva

Teaching/Learning

Canva allows users to design visually interesting presentations and flyers and includes many pre-designed templates.

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Codio

Teaching/Learning

An evidence-based platform for high-quality computing education and tech skills development.

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Descript

Teaching/Learning

Descript is a cloud-based platform that allows for transcript-based media editing. It auto-generates a transcript of media, (audio or video), and allows you to then edit the transcript and see those edits reflected in an edited media file.

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Draftback

Teaching/Learning

This Google extension plays back the revision history of any Google Doc you can edit.

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Genially

Teaching/Learning

Make interactive learning and communication materials with Genially's content creation tool. Design click-to-explore experiences that will engage your students.

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Google Gemini

Teaching/Learning

Chat to start writing, planning, learning and more with Google AI

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Kahoot

Teaching/Learning

A gamified quizzing tool to engage students and check their understanding in live class sessions.

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Khanmigo for Teachers

Teaching/Learning

AI-powered teaching assistant that helps with lesson planning, creating test questions, discussion prompts, etc.

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Learnt.ai

Teaching/Learning

Learnt.ai uses artificial intelligence to write lesson plans, set homework tasks, generate icebreakers, create assessment questions, and more.

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Software products currently in the implementation phase; not yet available for campus-wide use.

Software is currently being piloted; not yet available for campus-wide use.

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Echo Lab

Teaching/Learning

Echo Labs offers captioning services for videos and audio descriptions for video.

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Janeway

Administrative

An open source scholarly publishing platform.

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Magic EdTech

Accessibility

Digital accessibility solution service that allows for inaccessible PDFs to be uploaded and remediated. Used by OASID and the Library with content being uploaded to Canvas as files.

How to use Magic EdTech at TC >>

Reviewed, but Not Approved for General Use

The applications listed have been reviewed for accessibility, and significant issues were identified that could impact a user’s ability to interact and use the product effectively. It is strongly recommended that you identify a more accessible application approved for use at TC.

If you would like to discuss alternative options that may meet your needs, contact the Service Desk at servicedesk@tc.columbia.edu. Reach out to OASID at oasid@tc.edu for further information about digital accessibility.

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FigJam

Teaching/Learning

FigJam is an online, collaborative whiteboard that allows users to work simultaneously to add and change content

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Hololink

Teaching/Learning

The product allows you to build and host augmented reality experiences.

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Otter.ai

Accessibility

An app or browser extension that provides automatic real time captions and notes for in-person and virtual lectures, classes or meetings. This is available to individuals with disabilities registered with OASID.

How to use Otter.ai at TC >>

Quirkos

Teaching/Learning

Quirkos is a qualitative data analysis tool that can function locally or in the cloud. It allows for the uploading, coding, and visualization of data.

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Visible Body

Teaching/Learning

A learning platform that provides 3-D models of anatomical structures, animations of physiological processes and course content.

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VoiceThread

Teaching/Learning

Adult learning software to facilitate remote learning with the use of advanced media.

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Zoe Immersive

Teaching/Learning

A platform for faculty and students to build and distribute interactive experiences for Virtual Reality on any topic.

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New Instructional Software Trials

Looking to try a new technology in your class? Pilot programs are run for some products while they go through the TC review process. For software that is being piloted, DFI provides faculty with limited technological and financial support.

Faculty members interested in being part of pilot programs for these tools should contact DFI. DFI will assist instructors to pilot new instructional software, never used at TC before. After reviewing the list of supported software, instructors can suggest new software by submitting a request.

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