UAA Core Tools
What are UAA Core tools?
- Technology tools for teaching, learning, and productivity
- Supported by the UAA Technical Support Center (786-4646)
- Can be used by all UAA faculty, staff, and students at no cost
- Use your alaska.edu account to log into the tools below
Blackboard
UAA Blackboard Learn: Learning Management System (log in to Blackboard)
3rd party tools available inside Blackboard Learn*
- Kaltura Media (video sharing/streaming)
- Flickr/Slideshare/YouTube Mashups
- Honorlock (online test proctoring)
- SafeAssign (plagiarism prevention service)
- VoiceThread (multimedia asynchronous discussions)
- Ally (accessibility checker)
- Zoom web/video conferencing
*supported through collaborative efforts of UAA and the vendor
Other UAA Academic Tools
eWolf ePortfolio = Digication: user-friendly online platform to share your work (log in to eWolf)
Qualtrics Research Suite: robust easy-to-use online survey tool (log in to Qualtrics)
Productivity Tools
Google Workspace: Mail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Meet, YouTube, Google Earth, Keep, etc.
Microsoft Office 365: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, OneDrive, Sharepoint, Teams, etc.
UAOnline: business aspects of UA (registration, grades, pay, employment information, benefits, class rosters, etc.)
25Live: room/event scheduling system for UAA
3rd Party Supported Tools
Google Chrome: recommended web browser
Mozilla Firefox: recommended web browser
VLC Media Player: plays most multimedia files and runs on all platforms
Foxit PDF Editor: edit PDF files (check accessibility, combine files, etc.)
Foxit Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader: view, print, and comment on PDF files
Zoom: video conferencing
Accessibility and Privacy Policies for Tech Tools