Campus Technology 2019 Readers' Choice Awards
What are the best technologies in use at higher education institutions this year? Here's what you told us.
Most Valuable in the Institution This Year
Platinum: Terra Dotta
What readers said:
"Crisis management and ensuring the safety and well-being of our students abroad is more important than ever. I need to be confident that we are doing all we can, and AlertTraveler was a game changer in my confidence level. I no longer stay awake at night worried that I will miss something going on in the world that could impact our students, because I know AlertTraveler is there and provides valuable, time-sensitive response and resources to me and to my students while they are abroad. I would be lost without this service!"
"Terra Dotta helps us manage our study abroad and international student and scholar services data; their staff is very responsive to requested changes and upgrades, allowing us to continuously improve our advising, compliance and reporting services."
Gold: Zoom
What readers said:
"We have developed a pressing need for videoconferencing and had no previous solution, so Zoom gave us a multifunction room with videoconferencing. Integration plus ease of setup make it ideal for a quick deployment."
"Zoom, [for its] ease of use and the increased communication and productivity of meetings not requiring being in the same physical location."
Silver: Panopto
What readers said:
"Panopto allowed us to capture educational video at scale without expensive hardware overheads."
"Panopto allows for instructors/students to record and share information — another level of interaction."
Learning Management System
Platinum: Blackboard Learn and Instructure Canvas (tie)
Gold: Moodle
Silver: Google Classroom
E-Portfolios
Platinum: Instructure Canvas
Gold: Blackboard Learn
Silver: Moodle
Other Instructional Tools
Platinum: Grammarly
Gold: ArcGIS Online and Discovery Education (tie)
Silver: Learning.com
Student Information System
Platinum: Ellucian
Gold: Oracle
Silver: Campus Management
Enterprise Resource Planning
Platinum: Ellucian
Gold: Campus Management
Silver: Oracle
Constituent Relationship Management
Platinum: Ellucian and Salesforce (tie)
Gold: Oracle
Silver: Campus Management
Student Success/Retention
Platinum: Hobsons/Starfish Retention Solutions
Gold: Ellucian
Silver: Campus Labs
Content & Website Management
Platinum: WordPress
Gold: Drupal
Silver: Oracle
Student Response Systems & Classroom Engagement
Platinum: Kahoot!
Gold: iClicker
Silver: Poll Everywhere and Turning Technologies (tie)
Lecture Capture
Platinum: Panopto
Gold: Google Hangouts
Silver: Kaltura
Document Cameras
Platinum: Elmo USA
Gold: Epson
Silver: WolfVision
Projectors
Platinum: Epson
Gold: Panasonic
Silver: InFocus
Interactive Whiteboards, Displays, Flat Panels & Kiosks
Platinum: Smart Technologies
Gold: Epson
Silver: Samsung
Videoconferencing & Web Conferencing
Platinum: Zoom
Gold: Cisco
Silver: Skype
Virtual Classroom/Meeting Software
Platinum: Zoom
Gold: Google Hangouts
Silver: Blackboard Collaborate
Classroom Audio Distribution/Sound Enhancement
Platinum: Lightspeed
Gold: Smart Technologies
Silver: AtlasIED
Captioning Tools
Platinum: YouTube
Gold: Techsmith Camtasia
Silver: Adobe Premiere Pro
Classroom Presentation Software
Platinum: Microsoft PowerPoint
Gold: Google G Suite
Silver: Prezi
Office/Productivity Suite
Platinum: Microsoft Office/Office 365
Gold: Google G Suite
Silver: Adobe Creative Cloud
Multimedia Authoring Suites & Creative Software
Platinum: Adobe Creative Cloud
Gold: Apple Creativity Apps
Silver: Ubuntu Studio
E-Learning Authoring
Platinum: Adobe Creative Cloud
Gold: TechSmith Camtasia
Silver: H5P
Favorite Virtual/Augmented Reality Headset or Hardware System
Platinum: Oculus Rift/Quest
Gold: Samsung Gear VR
Silver: Google Cardboard
Favorite Gaming Console
Platinum: Xbox
Gold: PlayStation
Silver: Nintendo Switch
Favorite Gaming PC
Platinum: Dell
Gold: Alienware
Silver: Apple
Favorite Gaming Laptop
Platinum: Dell
Gold: Alienware
Silver: Apple
Media Tablets
Platinum: Apple
Gold: Samsung
Silver: Amazon and Dell (tie)
Chromebooks
Platinum: Google
Gold: Dell
Silver: Acer
Windows Tablets
Platinum: Microsoft
Gold: Lenovo
Silver: Dell
Convertible Notebooks/2-in-1 Notebooks
Platinum: Lenovo
Gold: Dell
Silver: HP
Notebooks
Platinum: Dell
Gold: Apple
Silver: HP and Lenovo (tie)
Virtual Desktops and Thin Clients
Platinum: VMware
Gold: Citrix
Silver: HP
Wireless Access Points & Hotspots
Platinum: Cisco
Gold: Aruba Networks/HP
Silver: Netgear
3D Printers
Platinum: HP
Gold: MakerBot
Silver: FlashForge
Network Management, Monitoring and Analysis
Platinum: Cisco
Gold: Microsoft
Silver: VMware
Mobile Device Management
Platinum: Google
Gold: JAMF
Silver: VMware AirWatch
Emergency Notification Services
Platinum: Campus Alerts
Gold: Alertus
Silver: Rave Mobile Safety
Firewall Software
Platinum: Microsoft Windows Firewall
Gold: Kaspersky
Silver: Norton 360
Firewall Hardware/Appliance
Platinum: Cisco
Gold: Barracuda
Silver: McAfee and Palo Alto Networks (tie)
Antivirus Tools
Platinum: Norton
Gold: Microsoft
Silver: McAfee