Design Tools version 3 was rebuilt from the ground up to improve the tool's accessibility, usability, integration with Canvas, feature packaging, and to add a variety of new features.
The chart below illustrates some of the differences between the SaaS version and version 2 (aka Kennethware).
Feature | Hosted Version (Version 3) |
Open Source (Version 2) |
---|---|---|
New Canvas UI compatible | Yes | Yes |
Under Active Development | Yes | No |
Hosted | Yes | No |
Works with Canvas Mobile Apps | Yes | No |
Institutional Customizations Managed By | Canvas Course | JavaScript/HTML |
Customizations by Sub-Account | Yes | No |
Accessibility Features Built In | Yes (see details below) | No |
Tools Themselves are Accessible | Yes | No |
Content Themes | ||
Selectable Themes | Yes | Yes |
Banner Text Update Controls | Yes | No |
Select Banner image from course files | Yes | No |
Institutional banner image support | Yes | No |
Boilerplate Content | ||
Boilerplate Content Blocks | Canvas Course | JavaScript/HTML |
Navigation Block | 1-8 links | 1-4 links |
Module List | Yes | Yes |
Teacher and TA user details | Yes | No |
Social Media Link Section | No | Yes |
Dynamic Elements | ||
Quick Checks | Unlimited | 2 per page |
Accordions | Unlimited | 1 per page |
Tabs | Unlimited | 1 per page |
Expander | Yes | No |
Modal Dialogs | Yes | Yes |
HTML Snippets | Yes | No |
Tooltips | Pending | Yes |
Popovers | Pending | Yes |
Read More | Pending | Yes |
Progress Bar | Pending | Yes |
Styles | ||
Advanced List styles | Yes | Yes |
Definition Lists | Yes | Yes |
Add/Change Border Styles | Yes | Yes |
Add/Change Padding | Yes | Yes |
Add/Change Margins | Yes | Yes |
Canvas Button Styles | Yes | Yes |
Canvas Legacy Table Styles | Yes | Yes |
Canvas New UI Table Styles | Yes | No |
Add custom CSS to a course | Yes | No |
Color | ||
Color Picker | Yes | Yes |
Canvas Highlights and Emphasis Classes | Pending | Yes |
User customizable color palette | Yes | No |
Pull color palette from image | Yes | No |
WCAG 2.0 Color contrast ratings | Yes | No |
Icons | ||
Canvas Icons | Yes | Yes |
Font Awesome Icons | Version 4.5 | Version 4.2 |
Objectives/Outcomes | ||
Bloom's Revised TaxoNomy | Yes | Yes |
Institutional configured objectives/outcomes | Unlimited (Canvas content page) | Limited (JavaScript/HTML) |
Rich Content Editor Views | ||
Labels | Yes | Yes |
Sections | Yes | Yes |
Browser | Yes | Yes |
App | Yes | No |
No Style | Yes | No |
Copy Existing Content | ||
From current course | Yes | Yes |
By URL | Yes | Yes |
Institutional Templates | Yes | No |
In context help sections | Yes | No |
Images | ||
Fill content width | Yes | Yes |
Alt text input | Yes | No |
Float image left | Yes | Yes |
Float image right | Yes | Yes |
Center image | Yes | No |
Crop and upload image to Canvas | Yes | Yes |
Directly embed uploaded image in editor | Yes | No |
Image Captions | Yes | No |
Links | ||
Add icon | Yes | Yes |
Canvas Button Styles | Yes | Yes |
Update Text and URL controls | Yes | No |
Accessibility Features | ||
WCAG 2.0 Color contrast ratings | Yes | No |
Heading structure check | Yes | No |
Image alt text | Yes | No |
Link check | Yes | No |
Grayscale Color Check | No | Yes |
Syllabus | ||
Institutional Policies | Unlimited (Canvas content page) | 1 (JavaScript/HTML) |
Institutional configured objectives/outcomes | Unlimited (Canvas content page) | Limited (JavaScript/HTML) |
Pull grade scheme from Canvas | Yes | Yes |
Customizable boilerplate blocks | Yes | No |
Theme Support | Yes | No |
Support | ||
Integrated User Guide | Yes | No |
User feedback form | Yes | No |
Institutional support information | Yes | No |
Advanced HTML editor | Yes | No |
Template Pages | Unlimited | 2 Pages |
Module Builder | ||
Assignment, Discussion and Quiz Shells | Yes | Yes |
Name Assignment, Discussion and Quiz Shells | Yes | No |
Set Assignment point value and submission types | Yes | No |
Update all assignment dates in one place | Yes | No |