These problems waste hours every semester and frustrate your students.
LMS announcement from Week 2. Canvas module from Week 5. Email from Week 8. Students can't find last month's resources. You re-send the same links 47 times.
You find a better tutorial video. Update the syllabus PDF? Re-upload to Canvas? Send announcement? Students still use the old broken link from Week 1.
You share 15 supplemental resources. Which ones did students actually use? Which tutorial helped them understand the concept? Zero feedback. Just guessing for next semester.
Teaching 3 sections of the same course? Copy-pasting links into 3 different LMS courses. Another instructor wants your reading list? Email them 30 links individually.
Create organized course collections, readings by unit, tutorials by topic, study resources by exam. Students vote on which resources helped them understand the material. See what works instead of guessing. Keep the best resources for next semester. Remove what students ignore.
Simple tools that save you hours and help students learn better.
Organize resources by unit, topic, week, or learning objective. Students find what they need without scrolling through Canvas announcements from Week 1.
Students vote on which tutorials, articles, and resources helped them understand the material. See what's working. Improve for next semester.
Found a better video tutorial? Update the link. Students who bookmarked your collection automatically get the new resource. No re-uploading to Canvas.
Teaching multiple sections? Use the same collection. Other instructors want your reading list? Share with one link. Collaborate with your department.
Students follow your course collection and get notified when you add new resources. No more "I didn't see the email" excuses.
No ads. No tracking. No login required for students to view. Just organized resources that help them learn. Export to PDF or share the link.
Stop re-sending the same links 47 times.
| Feature | Shelfy | LMS / Email |
|---|---|---|
| One permanent link students bookmark | ||
| Update links without re-uploading | ||
| Students vote on helpful resources | ||
| Organized by topic/unit | ||
| Share across sections & instructors | ||
| Students get notified of new resources | (buried in email) |
Yes. Free forever. Unlimited collections. Unlimited resources. Unlimited students. No credit card required. We believe educators shouldn't pay for tools that help students learn.
No. Students view collections without logging in. If they want to vote on helpful resources or follow for notifications, they can create a free account, but it's optional.
Shelfy is not a replacement for your LMS, it's a complement. Use it for curated resource lists that students bookmark and return to all semester. Your LMS handles assignments, grades, and course structure. Shelfy handles organized, votable, updateable resource collections.
Yes. Share collection editing access with teaching assistants or co-instructors. Or make your collection public and let any educator duplicate it for their own course (like open educational resources).
Keep using the same collection. Students from Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 both access the same link. Update resources once, helps students across semesters. Or duplicate the collection if you want separate versions.
Yes. You see the total vote count and which resources students found helpful. You don't see who voted. Privacy-first design encourages honest feedback.
Yes. Export to PDF, CSV, or JSON. You own your data. If you want to move to another platform someday, you can take your carefully curated resource lists with you.
Create your first course collection in 2 minutes. Students bookmark one link. You update resources all semester. They vote on what helps. Free forever.
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