Apps and Tools

CEHD uses a variety of applications (apps) and tools to make our websites.  This keeps our sites flexible and adaptable to changing needs.  However, it can become difficult to keep track of them all.  This is a list of quick links for all of the applications and tools we use.

Analytics and Quality Assurance

Google Analytics

Talk to your communication lead about accessing analytics for your area. There is an art to working with this powerful tool and the data it gathers.
Google Analytics overview page
Google Analytics login page

Google Search Console (GSC)

Talk to your communication lead about accessing search console data. There is an art to working with the search data and access is restricted.
GSC overview page

Siteimprove

Crawls live college websites and provides reports on suspected misspellings, broken links, accessibility issues, and other useful quality checks.
Siteimprove overview page
Siteimprove login page

Forms and Surveys

Cognito Form Service

Easy to make forms, easy to embed on websites!
Cognito overview page
Tips for making forms
Cognito login page

Google Forms

Easy to use, not so easy to embed these on a webpage, unless it is a Google site. Check the Brand Resources site for the latest on U approved themes for this tool.
Google forms overview, University page

Qualtrics

Forms and survey that meet HIPPA compliance. Embedding in a college webpage not as easy as using Cognito, which is not HIPPA compliant.
Qualtrics overview, University page

Video Hosting – Embedding

Kaltura

University solution for academic use only.

Vimeo

Host and embed videos on college web sites with better controls than YouTube.
Vimeo overview page

YouTube

Video hosting on YouTube through the University contract with Google. Easy to embed YouTube videos on webpages, remember to check your settings for what will play when your video is done!
YouTube overview, University page

Website and COPE Tools

Drupal Lite

University hosted and supported CMS, U branded, learning curve is higher than WordPress or Google Sites.
Drupal Lite overview, University page

Events Tool (calendar)

Where college events can be entered for displaying on sites.
College calendar overview
Events tool login page
(LiveWhale events tool is coming Fall 2020. Hopefully will replace the college events tool. )

Google Sites

University hosted and supported, Google sites are super simple to use. Check the Brand Resources site for the latest on U approved themes for this tool.
Google Sites overview, University page

News Blog

Where news stories are entered to be fed into sites
News blog overview page
News Blog Site
News Blog Dashboard

People Tool

Where all of the people profiles are stored.
People tool overview page
People tool login page

WordPress

Lightweight CMS, simple to use, college hosted and supported.
WordPress overview page
(Login depends on the site you are editing)