CCAD provides and supports a variety of tools for teaching and learning in in-person, online, and hybrid settings. These pages offer guidance and tutorials on how to use these tools, and what they are used for.

The Big 3

Most online and hybrid instruction and collaboration happen in these three tools.

Adobe Creative Cloud

used for: collaboration and shared file options
As of Fall 2020 students can access this for free using their CCAD email address.

Google Workspace for Education

used for: Gmail, Drive (unlimited storage), Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Sites, Meet, YouTube

Office 365

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
used for: document creation in Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Please choose analogous Google Workplace tools first.

The Learning Management System and Supporting Resources

Moodle

CCAD's Learning Management System (LMS)
used for: course files, gradebook, forums, lessons, assignments, journals, wikis, and VoiceThread. All degree-seeking courses use Moodle.

Substance Suite Student & Faculty Licenses

used for: Create, capture, and paint 3D materials + stage and render 3D scenes.

As of Fall 2022, the Substance suite is now available to install directly from the Creative Cloud app.

Microsoft Teams

used for: course/group/individual audio and video calls, chats, shared files and lecture recording
Learn more about upcoming changes and exciting new Teams features here.

Google Meet

used for: videoconferencing and recording. This can serve as a back-up choice for Teams. Useful for scheduling one-to-one meetings between faculty and students. Access Google Meet through your CCAD Google Calendar.

Microsoft Stream

used for: private video streaming

Loom

used for: short, 10-15 minute screen recordings
loom.com

Miro

used for: collaborative whiteboard
miro.com

Library Resources

used for: instruction and research