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Create an External Tool in Canvas for LTI 1.0 Integration

Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Canvas™ Learning Management System, using LTI 1.0.

Create a New Course Template

  1. Sign in to Canvas as an administrator.
  2. Navigate to All Courses.
  3. Click + Course.
    Field Value
    Course Name Create a name for your course.

    Recommended format: NGL - [program and level] Course Template.

    Example: NGL Lift Level 3 Course Template.
    Short Name Create a short version of the course name.

    Example: NGL_Lift_L3.
    Content License Select Private (Copyrighted).
  4. Click Create course.
  5. Click Settings.
  6. Under Course Details, select either Enable course as a Blueprint Course, or Enable course as a Course Template.
    1. Select Content.
    2. Deselect Points.
    3. Deselect Due Dates.
    4. Deselect Availability Dates.

Configure LTI Tool

  1. Open the Apps tab and click View App Configurations.
  2. Click +App.
  3. Enter the following information:
    Field Value
    Configuration Type Manual Entry
    Name Title of the program and level.

    Example: NGL Lift Level 3
    Consumer Key The consumer key you were given.
    Shared Secret The shared secret you were given.
    Launch URL https://learn.eltngl.com/lti/v1/launch
    Domain https://learn.eltngl.com
    Privacy Public
    Custom Fields The ISBN you were given for the program and level.

    Example: isbn=9781658234510
  4. Click Submit.
  5. Navigate back to Home.
  6. Click + Module.
    1. Create a name for the module, using the title of the program and level.
  7. Click Add Module.
  8. Click Add Item and specify the item details.
    1. Select External Tool from the dropdown menu.
    2. Select the tool you just created.
    3. Select Load in a new tab.
    4. Click Add Item.
  9. To make the link available to your students, click Publish for both the tool and the module you created.

    The icon is now Published.

Create a Course From a Blueprint Course

After configuring the LTI tool, create a Spark course from a Blueprint course for instructors to import.

  1. Navigate to All Courses.
  2. Click + Course, and complete the following:
    Field Value
    Course Name Create a course name using your institution's naming standards.
    Note All course names created in Spark must be unique.
    Content License Private (Copyrighted)
  3. Click Create Course.
  4. Click Import Existing Content.
    1. Select Copy a Canvas Course from the dropdown menu.
    2. In the Search for a course field, enter the National Geographic Learning Template course name that matches the program and level you are teaching, then select it from the menu.
    3. In the Content field, select All Content from the dropdown menu.
  5. Click Import, and wait for the course copy to complete.
  6. Click the link you created in the module, confirm the course launches, and the course name matches the name in Spark.