I am an instructor. How do I add my SoftChalk lesson to Canvas?
This article describes how to add scored SoftChalk lesson links into your Canvas course. It is assumed that you have already created your SoftChalk lesson and saved it into your SoftChalk Cloud account.
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2. At the left, click Assignments. If you put the SoftChalk content into another area such as Modules, the scores will NOT integrate with the Canvas gradebook. | |
3. Click on a + sign to add your SoftChalk content |
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4. For the Type, select External Tool from the drop-down menu. Enter a Name. 5. In the points area, enter the total number of points for the lesson. 6. Click More Options. | |
7. Scroll down your screen to the Submission Type area and confirm the External Tool is selected. 8. In the Enter or find and External Tool URL field, click Find. |
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9. Select the SoftChalk Link Selector. |
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10. Expand the lesson folders of your SoftChalk Cloud account and select your lesson. |
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If this is the first time you are accessing the SoftChalk Link Selector from Canvas, you will be prompted to enter your SoftChalk Cloud user name and password. After successfully entering this information, a secure connection is established between your Canvas account and your SoftChalk Cloud account. Thereafter, when you use the SoftChalk Link elector tool in Canvas, you will be automatically logged into your SoftChalk account and will not be prompted for this information again. | |
11. Click Select for LTI Link. | |
12. The SoftChalk lesson LTI Link will automatically insert into the Configure External Tool URL field. Click Select. |
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13. Scroll down and double-check your settings. (You can put in dates if you like.) Make sure the points match up with the number of points in the lesson. 14. At the bottom, click Save & Publish if you are ready for your students to use your |
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