Your instructor may offer Open Educational Resources as a free alternative to traditional textbooks for their course.

Padlet is an online bulletin board where you can post content and interact with your instructor and classmates.

Pear Deck allows you to interact with the lesson your instructor is presenting through Google Slides with live quizzes and discussions.

Mobile app for accessing D2L online courses and materials.

Purplemath offers free math lessons and resources to assist you with math skills.

Read & Write can assist you with your assignments by reading text out loud, helping you understand and pronounce unfamiliar words, checking your written content, and more.

Readspeaker enables text to voice within D2L so you can listen to audio versions of your course materials.

Respondus is a test creation software

Respondus Monitor & Lockdown Browser uses your webcam to make a recording during online, non-proctored quizzes to detect cheating.

Aims students may checkout laptops, tablets and hotspots from the library. Availability is limited and is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

TED-Ed provides a library of videos and interactive lessons on a variety of subjects from teachers around the world.

Checks assignments for originality and plagiarism.

Professional tutors provide support to help you succeed in your courses. Tutors are available in a variety of subject areas. Online and in-person tutoring session options.

The Veteran's Center provides access to resources and support for military-affiliated students at Aims. Military affiliated students can connect with a Military Affiliated Engagement Coordinator. Financial aid options for veterans are also available at Aims.

WebAIM can provide web, document, Zoom, and strategic accessibility training to fit your needs.

The Writers Community brings faculty and students together to become better writers. The Writers Community offers seminars, writing workshops, learning materials and more.

The Aims Writing Center is staffed by tutors who want to help you develop your writing skills and write clear and organized papers. Tutors can assist with all phases of writing, including brainstorming, research, outlining, drafting and revision.

Yellowdig provides a discussion forum for your course so that you can participate in discussions with your instructor and classmates. You may earn points for your participation in discussions.

Instructors may use Yuja to upload recordings of lectures to your courses. You can download transcripts of lectures from Yuja.

Zoom is a web conferencing tool designed for collaboration. It offers high quality video, audio, and tools such as polling, screen sharing, whiteboards, and breakout rooms from virtually any device. Zoom is available to all Aims employees and students.