README.md

teaching-tools

Catalog of Teaching Tools

General

Tool	Problem Solved
Assessory	Assessory is an open source tool for smart and social assessment
Assessory GitHub repo	GitHub repo for Assessory
Canvas API	Access and modify data from Canvas (LMS)
Canvas Live API	Access and modify data from Canvas (LMS) in browser
Catch	Framework for unit tests for C++
Code School: Rails for Zombies	Practice code problems
codePost	Providing feedback for code
Colaboratory	Cloud hosted Jupyter notebook server, integrated with Google Drive and Github. Superb for authoring, hosting, and sharing Python 2 or 3 notebooks with built-in support for many popular libs (e.g. numpy, scipy, pandas, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, etc.), GPUs and Google TPUs. Also, it's free, no credit card needed, and no signup required (other than a gmail account) Example training MNIST using TPUs: bit.ly/mco-colab. (Questions? mco@google.com)
Computer-Based Testing Facility	Infrastructure for secure testing on lab computers
CryptoZombies	Practice code problems
Flubaroo	Do you create exams or other assessments using Google Forms? Now you gotta grade that Google Sheet? Flubaroo automates this. You take the test and tell Flubaroo that's the answer key. Now it grades all the other rows in the Sheet. Created by a teacher for teachers.
GFormIt	Don't want to create your exam or assessment using the Google Forms editor? Put your questions & answers in a Google Doc, and use this tool to autogenerate the Form and auto-submit those answers as the answer key for Flubaroo. The author will be updating this tool soon to support multiple choice. Created by another teacher for teachers.
Google Apps Script	Code your favorite G Suite apps (Gmail, Google Drive, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.) using simple JavaScript. Check out the videos at developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/videos to get ideas of what you can do with it. (No need to use REST APIS, HTTP, nor OAuth2... all the authorization code is written for you, so you can access Google APIs as simple objects in JavaScript.) It comes free with consumer Gmail accounts or G Suite for Education accounts.
Google Code Labs	Practice code examples
Google Code Labs (GitHub repo)	Tools for authoring and serving codelabs
Google Course Kit	Can't use Google Classroom because of your university LMS? Course Kit lets you use G Suite in your Classroom and integrates with your LMS as it's LTI-compatible. It supports Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, and Sakai out-of-the-box and can integrate with others.
Hugo	Stylized templates that convert .md files to .html files
Illinois' queing system	Queueing tool for office hours
Kahoot	Interactive multiple choice questioning tool
Learning App	Web application to support learning and teaching processes with small interactive modules.
LTI protocol	establish a standard way to integrate remotely hosted learning applications with platforms like learning management systems (LMS) and similar educational environments.
My digital hand	Queueing tool for office hours
PollEverywhere	Live polling tool with multiple question types. Contact Benedict Brown for how to get data out of that at bjbrown@cs.yale.edu.
PrairieLearn	Course Exam Platform
Project Euler	Practice code problems
Python Tutor	Practice code problems
Quizera	Coming next fall - course exam platform
Repl.it	instant IDE to learn, build, collaborate, and host all in one place
Self Assessment Cards	Checks for real time need for help
slides	Slides is a place for creating, presenting and sharing slide decks. Users can edit the HTML and CSS of the slides directly
sololearn (learn python mobile app)	Practice code problems
SPLICE	Standards, Protocols, and Learning Infrastructure for Computing Education
submit50	Collecting student submissions
Travis	Aumotates builds, tests, and deployment
Trello	Task manager
Uniauth	Minimalist and framework independent package that provides common OAuth (1 & 2) consumers (or the ability to easily add more). For university authentication support
w3resource	Practice code problems
yoteachapp	in-class backchannel

CSS50 Tools

Type	Tool	Problem Solved
Organization	1Password	Password Manager with support for team vaults
Classroom	Adobe Connect	Video conferencing; live online courses
Team Administration	Asana	Task manager; can also be used for assignment deadlines
Assessment	check50	Automated checking of student code
Programming Tools	cli50	Command-line tool via which you can (easily!) mount a directory within a container running cs50/cli, a Docker image based on Ubuntu 18.04
Plagiarism Detection	compare50	Open-source alternative to Moss, work in progress
Classroom	CS50 IDE	Cloud-based IDE providing a web-based standard environment for coding
Programming Environment	CS50 Lab	Programming environment at lab.cs50.io for scaffolded learning
Programming Environment	CS50 Sandbox	Temporary programming environments for students and teachers
Online Learning	CS50 Video Player	Synchronizes instructional videos (e.g., lectures) with screen recordings so that students can toggle between the two
Organization	Dillinger.io	Browser-based notetaking in Markdown; file exports
Q&A	Discourse	StackOverflow-like tool, no longer used by CS50
Team Administration	Dropbox	Cloud storage for teams and individuals
Q&A	Ed	Piazza alternative, currently used by CS50
Course Administration	Etector	Plagiarism detection software
Course Administration	Front	Shared inboxes for teams (such as course head teams)
Classroom	Git	Version control software,especially helpful for collaborative work
Classroom	GitHub Pages	Hosts static sites from a GitHub repo and gives users a public URL to share their work
Course Administration	Google Docs	Collaborative notetaking
Team Administration	Google Drive	Cloud storage for teams and individuals
Assessment	Google Forms	Create surveys and quizzes
Course Administration	Google Groups	Course email list management outside of LMS
Classroom	Google Hangouts	Video conferencing; live online courses
Organization	Google Spreadsheets	Keeping track of grades; cross-referencing data outside of an LMS
Assessment	Gradescope	Grading exams
Programming Tools	help50	Ccommand-line tool that helps students understand error messages
Course Administration	HelpScout	Shared inboxes for teams (such as course head teams)
Classroom	Jekyll	Stylized templates that convert .md files to .html files
Course Administration	Moss	Plagiarism detection software
Team Administration	Notion	Documentation and organization; wiki-like structure for easy maintenance
Graphic Design Tools	OmniGraffle	Software for generating diagrams and other graphics for lecture slides and problem specifications
Classroom	Poll Everywhere	In-class polling tool
Team Administration	Quip	Team collaboration and scrumboarding
Course Administration	render50	Command-line tool with which you can generate syntax-highlighted PDFs of source code
Course Administration	CS50 Render	Web app with which you can generate syntax-highlighted PDFs of source code
Team Administration	Slack	Chat service with support for different channel chats and direct messages
Assessment	Slido	Interactive questioning and polling
Programming Tools	style50	Command-line tool with which you can check your code for consistency with a style guide
Assessment	Wufoo	Create surveys and quizzes
Course Administration	Zapier	Automate work flows between web apps
Classroom	Zoom	Video conferencing; live online courses