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Add the National Geographic Learning Spark App to Your Moodle Site

Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Moodle™ learning management system, using LTI 1.3.

Spark uses LTI 1.3 and LTI Advantage to allow instructors and students to access the platform via their Moodle course, without having to create a separate username and password.

Install the Spark App in Moodle

  1. In Moodle, navigate to Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > External tools > Manage tools > .
  2. Under Add tool, click configure a tool manually.
    Moodle interface showing the Add Tool menu. Includes a field to enter the tool URL, two buttons labled 'Add LTI Advantage and 'Add Legacy LTI,' and a highlighted alternative option labled 'Configure a tool manually.'
  3. Enter the following information:
    Field Value
    Tool name The name of the external tool (Example: National Geographic Learning Spark platform).
    Tool URL https://learn.eltngl.com/
    LTI version LTI 1.3
    Public keyset https://learn.eltngl.com/lti/v13/platform_keys
    Initiate login URL https://learn.eltngl.com/lti/v13/connect
    Redirection URI(s) https://learn.eltngl.com/lti/v13/launch
    Custom parameters
    • context_id_history=$Context.id.history
    • course_start_date=$Context.timeFrame.begin
  4. For Tool configuration usage, select Show inactivity chooser and as a preconfigured tool.
  5. For Default Launch Container, select New Window.
  6. Select Supports Deep Linking (Content-Item Message).
  7. For IMS LTI Assignment and Grade Services, select Use this service for grade sync and column management.
  8. For IMS LTI Names and Role Provisioning, select Use this service to retrieve members' information as per privacy settings.
  9. Click Save changes.
    1. In the Tool configuration details pop-up message, copy the Client ID.
      You will need this number for the next step to complete the registration.

Complete the Registration

  1. Go to the registration email you received from National Geographic Learning.
  2. Click Complete Registration located within the email.
    You will be taken to the National Geographic Learning LTI 1.3 Registration page.
  3. In the Client ID field, paste or enter the Client ID number you copied from step 8a above.
  4. Click Complete Registration.