Atomic Author simplifies content creation and integration by allowing users to discover, preview, and embed content directly into any course, assignment, or assessment.
Key Features 
•Embed external content across courses.
•Search multiple content repositories (including OER).
•Create and edit within the LMS.
•Integrate through LTI Advantage (1.3).
Indexed Content Sources
•Canvas Courses: Search for and embed content from your accessible courses.
•Canvas Studio: Record, edit, and add interactive videos
•Canvas Commons: Atomic Author integrates with Canvas Commons, enabling you to search within your courses and insert content directly from Canvas Commons into pages. This allows access to a broad range of educational resources, making it easy to find, import, and utilize various learning objects across different courses. With this integration, you can streamline content discovery and embed valuable resources within your LMS, improving the learning experience.
Enabling Canvas Commons in Atomic Author:
To use Atomic Author with Canvas Commons, you’ll need to grant access by first opening Canvas Commons within a Page in your LMS. When you do this, you’ll be prompted to complete a one-time OAuth authorization, which enables Atomic Author to seamlessly integrate Canvas Commons resources for embedding content directly into your courses.
Figure 1: Shows how to add content you have searched from Canvas Commons, into Pages.