I am an instructor. How do I add my SoftChalk lesson to Buzz?

This article describes how to add scored SoftChalk lesson links into your Buzz course. It is assumed that you have already created your SoftChalk lesson and saved it into your SoftChalk Cloud account.

  1. In your SoftChalk Cloud Account, navigate to My Content>Lessons.

2. Click on the name of a lesson.

3. Scroll down. At the bottom right, right-click within the LTI Link field and choose Copy.

Be sure to copy the LTI Link and NOT the Hyperlink for the lesson.

(You will NOT see the LTI Link if the privacy option for your lesson is public or no access.)

  1. After copying the LTI Link for your lesson, log into your Buzz account as the instructor and select your course.

2. Click the Menu triple bar icon at the top-left of the page.

3. Select the Editor

4. Click on Add Activity.

5. Select Assignment.

6. Enter a Title for the activity.

7. Select Website and paste the LTI link on the Website URL line.

8. Select Digitally sign the request for LTI

9. Click on the Settings tab.

10. Click the check box to select This activity is gradable and assign points under Weight in category

 

Also distinguish if the lesson should be graded by Points, Percentage or Letter Grade under Score entry

11. Click Save in the upper right corner to complete set up

Congratulations! You have successfully linked your SoftChalk content to your Buzz course.

 

For more details on adding SoftChalk content to Buzz, please see FAQs: Buzz LTI Tool Provider Setup, and I am an instructor. How can I test my LTI linked SoftChalk Cloud content as a student to confirm the grade will pass to the Buzz grade book?