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

The Big 3

Most teaching, learning and collaboration happens in these three tools.

Adobe Creative Cloud

used for: collaboration and shared file options. Includes the Substance 3D Collection.
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 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 recordings

Google Meet

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

Loom

used for: short, 5-10 minute screen recordings
loom.com

Miro

used for: collaborative whiteboard
miro.com

Library Resources

used for: instruction and research

Other available software

You can access software from other sites for free with your CCAD faculty email address.

Toon Boom Student and Faculty License

used for: Animation and Film classes

Autodesk Educational License

used for: Animation, Interior and Product Design classes