A-Z Other Tools

The tools below are used in higher education, but are not necessarily supported by Xavier staff due to being non-licensed tools.  Please refer to the "WHERE TO GET HELP" section on each tool page for information on how to get Xavier staff support and/or vendor support for each tool.

To view a list of Xavier licensed tools, visit the   A-Z Xavier Licensed Tools page.


  1. Articulate Storyline (interactive simulations)
  2. Audacity (audio creation)
  3. Canva (infographics)
  4. ChatGPT (OpenAI GenAI chat)
  5. Claude (Anthropic GenAI chat)
  6. Coggle (mind mapping)
  7. Copilot (Microsoft GenAI chat)
  8. EdPuzzle (video assessments and narration)
  9. Gather.Town (gamification)
  10. Gemini (Google GenAI chat)
  11. Google Docs (online document collaboration)
  12. Google Earth and Arts and Culture (worldwide maps, culture, and art)
  13. Kahoot (online quizzing/polling games)
  14. Miro (whiteboard)
  15. NotebookLM (Google GenAI research tool)
  16. Padlet (virtual bulletin board)
  17. Pear Deck (online discussion and in-person class activities)
  18. Penzu (online journal)
  19. Perplexity (GenAI research engine)
  20. Piktochart (infographics)
  21. Poll Everywhere (polling)
  22. Sketchpad (drawing)
  23. Spotify for Podcasters (podcasting)
  24. Tango (documentation/instructions)
  25. Thinglink (interactive images)
  26. TopHat (online discussion and class engagement)
  27. Trello (whiteboard)
  28. Twine (interactive story telling)
  29. Wakelet (resource organization and sharing)
  30. WordPress (websites)
  31. YouTube (online videos)

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