Brightspace EdTech Tools
Brightspace Resources
Vanderbilt’s Brightspace platform offers many different tools for education integrated within it. This page will be updated as new tools become available, so check back often for information and resources as they go live.
Inquiries regarding new integrations should be directed to the Brightspace team at brightspace@vanderbilt.edu.
Campus Wide Enterprise Licenses
| Platform or Tool | Description | Category | Brightspace Integration? | Related Resources | |
 | Brightspace | Vanderbilt’s learning management system for delivering course content, assignments, quizzes, and grades. Provides tools for communication, analytics, and integration with many external learning tools. | Learning Management Systems (LMS) | Yes | Brightspace Resources |
 | FeedbackFruits | Tool suite that adds interactive learning activities such as peer review, discussions, and engagement checks. Integrates with Brightspace to embed activities and sync grades. | Peer review & engagement tools | Yes | FeedbackFruits Instructor Guide FeedbackFruits Guide for Students |
 | Follett Discover | Course materials and bookstore partner that manages access to textbooks and digital resources. Often supports inclusive access programs and integrations with Brightspace. | Bookstore & course materials | Yes | Follett Support Set Up Follett in your Course |
 | Gradescope | Online grading platform that streamlines submission, grading, and feedback for paper-based and digital assignments. Supports rubrics, detailed annotations, and consistency across large courses. | Grading Tools | Yes | Gradescope Resources Setting Up Gradescope in you Course |
 | Kaltura | Video platform for hosting, recording, and sharing course videos securely. Integrates with Brightspace for embedding videos, tracking engagement, and managing captions. | Video creation & hosting | Yes | What is Kaltura Get Started with Kaltura Getting Started with Kaltura Capture |
 | Leganto | Course reading list management tool that connects library resources to your course. Helps organize articles, books, and media in a single, student-friendly list. | Library & course readings | Yes | Leganto Introduction |
 | Namecoach | Name pronunciation and identity tool that lets students and instructors record and share how to say their names. Supports building more inclusive and respectful classroom interactions. | Inclusion & classroom community | Yes | Enable Namecoach in your Course |
 | Perusall | Social annotation platform where students collaboratively highlight and comment on readings. Helps make reading more active and supports discussion around course texts. | Social annotation | Yes | Perusall Support Setting Up Perusall Perusall Grade Sync |
 | Respondus | Assessment security toolset that includes LockDown Browser for online tests. Helps restrict student device activity. | Assessment security | Yes | Setting Up Lockdown Browser Respondus Introduction |
 | Top Hat | Classroom response and polling system for live and asynchronous interactions. Supports quizzes, polls, and interactive questions integrated with presentations and Brightspace. | Polling & classroom response | Yes | TopHat Homepage Top Hat Support |
 | Turnitin | Written similarity detection and writing feedback service used for written assignments. Compares student work against a large database and supports originality reports and grading tools. | Academic integrity & plagiarism | Yes | Turnitin Resources |
 | Zoom | Video conferencing and webinar platform used for synchronous online meetings and classes. Supports screen sharing, breakout rooms, recordings, and integration with Brightspace. | Communication & video conferencing | Yes | Zoom - Get Started Guide Zoom - How to Host |
Tools that are currently integrated with Brightspace but not supported internally
| Website | Description | Category | Related Resources | |
 | Cengage | Publisher platform providing digital textbooks, interactive learning activities, and homework systems. Frequently integrates with Brightspace for single sign-on and grade passback. | Publisher courseware platforms | Cengage Help Center |
 | Hawkes Learning | Math courseware system with instructional content, practice, and auto-graded assignments for college math courses. | Publisher courseware platforms | Hawkes Learning Support Center Hawkes Setup Guide |
 | Macmillan Learning | Publisher platform that offers digital textbooks, interactive courseware, and assessment tools that can connect to LMS environments. | Publisher courseware platforms | Macmillan Learning Higher Ed Support |
 | McGraw Hill | Publisher platform offering digital textbooks, homework systems, and courseware. Often integrates with Brightspace for content access, assignments, and grade sync. | Publisher courseware platforms | McGraw Hill Higher Ed Online Support Adding McGraw Hill to your Course |
 | myBusinessCourse | Publisher courseware platform focused on business and accounting that provides e-texts, homework, and instructor resources. | Publisher courseware platforms | myBusinessCourse Support |
 | MyEducator | Online course platform offering business and accounting courses with interactive content and auto-graded assignments. | Publisher courseware platforms | MyEducator Student Help Center |
 | Pearson My Lab & Mastery | Publisher ecosystem offering digital textbooks, MyLab and Mastering courseware, and assessment tools. Often connects to Brightspace for content access and automated grade transfer. | Publisher courseware platforms | Pearson Login Setting Up Pearson in your Course |
 | Peerceptiv | Peer assessment platform where students evaluate one another’s work using instructor-defined rubrics. Supports calibration, feedback, and grading workflows for group and individual assignments. | Publisher courseware platforms | Peerceptive Knowledge Base |
 | SAGE | Publisher platform providing social sciences and research methods textbooks, courseware, and instructor teaching materials. | Publisher courseware platforms | SAGE College Publishing Support |
 | Vista Higher Learning | Language-learning platform that delivers interactive digital textbooks and practice activities for Spanish and other world languages. | Publisher courseware platforms | Vista Higher Learning Support Center |
 | WileyPlus | Wiley’s digital learning platform that delivers e-texts, assignments, and interactive practice. Can integrate with Brightspace to provide seamless access for students and instructors. | Publisher courseware platforms | |
 | MATLAB | Technical computing platform for numerical analysis, data visualization, and algorithm development. Commonly used in engineering, science, and mathematics courses for modeling, simulation, and working with complex data. | Technical computing & data analysis | MATLAB Grader Setup |
 | zyBooks | Interactive STEM platform that replaces traditional textbooks with short, animated sections, practice problems, and auto-graded labs. | Publisher courseware platforms | zyBooks Help Center |