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Create an External Tool in Schoology for LTI 1.0 Integration

Instructors at your school can use the external tool to add course links from Schoology® to Spark without needing the shared key and secret. This is easier for instructors and improves security.

Before setting up Spark or MyELT integration with Schoology, contact your National Geographic Learning representative to request configuration details for your institution.

This information is emailed to you and includes the following items:

  • The consumer key for your school.
  • The shared secret for your school.
  • The https://learn.eltngl.com for the learning platform.
  • One or more product ISBN for the products used at your school.
  1. Sign in to Schoology as an administrator.
  2. Click Tools > School Management.
  3. Under School Management, click Integration.
  4. Click External Tools.
  5. Click Add External Tool Provider.
  6. Enter the following information:
    Field Value
    Tool Name NGL Spark
    Consumer Key The consumer key you were given.
    Shared Secret The shared secret you were given.
    Privacy Send the name and email/username of the user who launches the tool
    Match By URL
    Domain/URL https://learn.eltngl.com/lti/v1/launch
    Custom Parameters Leave blank
  7. Click Submit.
  8. Navigate to your course.
  9. Click Add Materials > Add File/Link/External Tool.
  10. Click External Tool.
  11. Select NGL Spark from the Tool Provider dropdown menu.
  12. Enter the following information:
    Field Value
    Title Enter a title that students recognize.

    Example: NGL - Book Title
    URL Set automatically by the tool. Do not change it.
    Consumer Key Set automatically by the tool. Do not change it.
    Shared Secret Set automatically by the tool. Do not change it.
    Custom Parameters Enter the ISBN provided in the LTI connection document sent to you.
    Example: isbn=9781658234510
    Note Enter the text exactly as shown with no spaces.
  13. Click Save Changes.
  14. Click on the newly created LTI link and confirm:
    1. Your course launches in Spark.
    2. Your LMS course name matches the Spark course name.
  15. Give instructors the following information so they can create Spark using the tool:
    • The product ISBN for each product.
    • The tool name, if you set it to anything different from Spark.