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Create a Blackboard-Integrated Spark Course

Create your Spark course from your Blackboard® course to connect the two courses.

You will be able to click a link in your Blackboard course that:
  • opens your integrated Spark course
  • signs you in to Spark
Your students will be able to click a link in your Blackboard course that:
  • opens your integrated Spark course
  • signs them in to Spark
  • enrolls them in your Spark course
Important You cannot connect an existing Spark course to Blackboard.

Before you begin:

  • Create your Blackboard course.
  • Get the following information from your Blackboard administrator:
    • The consumer key for your school.
    • The shared secret for your school.
    • The product ISBN for your course.
  1. Sign in to Blackboard and go to your course.
  2. Go to a content area in your course.
  3. Add a course link.

    Blackboard Ultra

    1. Click + > Create.
    2. Click Teaching tools with LTI connection.

    Blackboard Original

    1. Click Build Content > Web Link.
  4. Configure the course link.
    Blackboard Ultra Blackboard Original Value
    Link text (not labeled) Name Spark
    Visibility (not labeled) — Click Hidden from students > Visible to students.
    Configuration URL URL https://learn.eltngl.com/lti/v1/launch
    Note More options are displayed after entering the URL.
    — This link is to a Tool Provider selected
    Key Key The consumer key you were given.
    Security Token Secret The shared secret you were given.
    Custom Parameters Custom Parameters 
    isbn=product ISBN

    Example: isbn=9781658234510
    Open in new window Open in New Window selected or Yes
    — Permit Users to View this Yes
  5. Save your changes.

    Blackboard Ultra

    1. Click Save.

    Blackboard Original

    1. Click Submit.
  6. Click the course link you just created.
    Note Your browser might require you to open the link in a new window.

    Accept the notifications about cookies, terms of use, and privacy policy.

    1. If the Cookie Files prompt displays, click Got it.
    2. Read the linked Terms of use and select the checkbox.
    3. Read the linked Privacy Policy and select the checkbox.
    4. Click Update.

Your new Spark course is created.