What is this service?
Middlebury accounts have access to two different Lucid tools: Lucidchart and Lucidspark. Lucidchart is a visual workspace that offers a wide variety of templates for solo or collaborative diagramming and data visualization. Lucidspark is a flexible whiteboard space where teams can synchronously brainstorm, annotate, and share ideas with text, graphics and freehand drawing. As an external tool in Canvas instructors can generate and/or embed both Lucidchart and Lucidspark assignments.
Who is eligible for this service?
All active Middlebury student, faculty and staff accounts with Canvas access can access Lucidchart and Lucidspark.
How do I learn about this service?
The Lucid website provides comprehensive documentation for Lucidchart and Lucidspark:
Separate documentation is also available for instructors and students using the Lucidchart and Lucidspark integration in Canvas.
How do I access Lucidchart and Lucidspark?
Middlebury instructors, students, and staff must initially register their Lucid account via Canvas. After registering Lucidchart and Lucidspark may be used either via Canvas or directly via the web. Instructions for how to register your Lucid account can be found online at Integrate Lucid with Canvas.
Note: If you have an existing Lucid account and now want to claim free access to Lucid via Canvas,
follow these instructions.
How do I get help?
To request technical support, use the "Request Help" button on the upper right portion of this page. For pedagogical support for designing Lucid learning activities, schedule a consultation with a DLINQ team member.
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