My institution does not have the Link Selector tool enabled. How can I add my scored SoftChalk Cloud lesson to Canvas?
As long as the Canvas administrator has enabled the LTI/ScoreCenter feature within your LMS, the below steps will add your scored SoftChalk Cloud lesson into Canvas using the LTI link.
1.Save your SoftChalk lesson to your SoftChalk Cloud account. See the section Save a Lesson or Course to the Cloud in the SoftChalk Cloud Guide.
2. Copy the LTI link (NOT the Hyperlink) for your lesson. See the section Copy the LTI Link in the SoftChalk Cloud Guide.
3. After copying the LTI Link for your lesson (see the section Copy the LTI Link in the SoftChalk Cloud Guide.), log into your Canvas account and choose your course (see below).
4. At the left, click Assignments (see below). If Assignments happens to be gray, that is because you have not yet entered an assignment but you can still click on Assignments to enter a new assignment.)
IMPORTANT: If you put the LTI link into another area such as Modules, the scores will NOT integrate with the Canvas gradebook.
5. Click on a + sign to add your LTI link (see below).
6. For the Type, select External Tool from the dropdown menu. Enter a Name. IMPORTANT: In the points area, enter the total number of points for the lesson (see below). Then click More Options.
7. Scroll down your screen to the Submission Type area and at the Enter or find an External Tool URL field, paste in your LTI link. You should choose the option to Load This Tool in a New Tab (i.e. load the lesson in a new tab - see below).
8. 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. At the bottom, click Save & Publish if you are ready for your students to use your lesson (see below). (If you are still working on your lesson, then click Save. Later you can publish the link.
(FYI, in the Assignments area, there are different icons for published and unpublished items – see below)
9. If you chose to load the lesson in a new tab, you’ll see the following screen.