Add Links in LMS to CNOWv2 Activities and Resources

If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS.If your LTI 1.0 LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI 1.0 compliant LMS. After setting up your CNOWv2 course, create links from LMS to activities or other content in CNOWv2. Linked graded activities are included in the LMS gradebook unless you choose to exclude them. Linked graded activities are included in the LMS gradebook.

Note Category scores can not be synced to LMS.

Note In Moodle™ versions older than 3.10, each activity link must be added individually. In this case, consider using the CNOWv2 gradebook to calculate an overall course score for all CNOWv2 activities and syncing that course score to Moodle instead.

Before adding links to CNOWv2 activities, make sure your CNOWv2 course is set up the way you want it.

Add and organize the assigned activities and course materials for your CNOWv2 course.
Configure assignment settings such as grading, attempts, feedback, time limits, due dates, point values, and grade categories.

Best Practice Use consistent assignment settings and a consistent schedule for due dates and times.

Prerequisites: Integrate CNOWv2 With Your LMS Course; Other LTI Advantage Compliant LMS

The following steps for an LTI 1.0 integration. For LTI Advantage instructions, see Brightspace LTI Advantage.

Prerequisites: Integrate CNOWv2 With Your LMS Course; Other LTI Advantage Compliant LMS

Links created in this way are sometimes called deep links because they are not just web links but allow data to be exchanged between LMS and CNOWv2.

Note

This task is different depending on if your school uses the paid or free version of Google Classroom.

To see which version your school uses, open the assignment editor and look for the Add-ons panel.

If your assignment has Add-ons, your school uses the paid version.
If your assignment does not have Add-ons, your school uses the free version.

The paid Google Classroom version adds links to Google Classroom assignments, while the free version adds links directly to the Classwork tab.

Open your LMS course.
Follow the steps for your LMS to access the Cengage tool.
Click Add Content > Add Learning App.
Click the Cengage tool.
If the tool is not available, contact your administrator.
On the Materials tab, click Add Materials > Cengage LMS Integration.
Go to a content area in your course and open the Content Market.
- Blackboard Original: Click Content > Build Content.
- Blackboard Ultra: Click + > Content Market.
Click the Cengage tool.

A list of assigned activities for your linked CNOWv2 course is shown.
Open the Course Builder tool.

In the Content tab, click Related Tools > Course Builder.
Drag from Add Content to your module.

Alternatively, click and select your module.
Select a location to add your new links.
Click > Turn editing on.
Click Add an activity or resource.
Select the Cengage tool and click Add.

The Cengage tool is created and named by your Moodle administrator.
From the course navigation, click Cengage.
If you get an error message when you click Cengage, see the following:
- Create a New Canvas-Integrated CNOWv2 Course
- Copy a CNOWv2 Course to a New Canvas Course
- Add Links in Canvas LTI Advantage to CNOWv2 Activities
Select your linked CNOWv2 course from the list of content sources.

A list of assigned activities for your linked CNOWv2 course is shown.
Click the Cengage tool.
If the tool is not available, contact your administrator.
Click Select Content and select activities to include in your class.

Note
Selecting a group of activities does not select all activities in the group. You must select each activity individually.

Expand or collapse the course outline if needed.

If you're using the free Google Classroom workflow, you can select multiple activities.

Graded activities that have already been added are marked . To avoid duplicate activity links and gradebook columns, do not import the same activity twice.

If needed, change gradebook syncing for specific activities.

By default, when you include a graded activity it is added to the LMS gradebook.

To remove an activity from the gradebook, clear Add to Gradebook.

To sync an activity to the gradebook without creating an activity link, first select Add to Gradebook and then clear the Add to Course checkbox on the left.
Click Continue.
Blackboard Original: Review the settings, select where to put your course links, and click Submit.
Save your changes at the bottom of the page.

Click either Save and return to course or Save and display.
Optional: Repeat these steps to add another link.

The content page displays all the links you have added to your CNOWv2 course and activities.

The selected links are added to the module.

Your link is added to the Sakai® Lessons area.

If needed, you can reorganize the links in LMS.

Video: Blackboard Ultra

Video: Blackboard

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Paid Google Classroom with add-ons

This integration method imports one link at a time. To import multiple links at once, follow the instructions for the free version of Google Classroom.

Open the Cengage integration tool.
1. Open your LMS course.
2. Open the assignment editor.
3. In Add-ons, click Cengage Classroom.
Click Select Content and select activities to include in your class.

Note
Selecting a group of activities does not select all activities in the group. You must select each activity individually.

Expand or collapse the course outline if needed.

If you're using the free Google Classroom workflow, you can select multiple activities.

Graded activities that have already been added are marked . To avoid duplicate activity links and gradebook columns, do not import the same activity twice.

If needed, change gradebook syncing for specific activities.

By default, when you include a graded activity it is added to the LMS gradebook.

To remove an activity from the gradebook, clear Add to Gradebook.

To sync an activity to the gradebook without creating an activity link, first select Add to Gradebook and then clear the Add to Course checkbox on the left.
Click Continue.

Free Google Classroom

To open the Cengage integration tool, click > Cengage.
Select your LMS class.
1. Click a class in the Google Classroom Class dropdown list.
2. Optional: Select a LMS topic.
3. Select whether to import your CNOWv2 assignments as drafts or immediately assign them to students.
4. Click Continue.
Click Select Content and select activities to include in your class.

Note
Selecting a group of activities does not select all activities in the group. You must select each activity individually.

Expand or collapse the course outline if needed.

If you're using the free Google Classroom workflow, you can select multiple activities.

Graded activities that have already been added are marked . To avoid duplicate activity links and gradebook columns, do not import the same activity twice.

If needed, change gradebook syncing for specific activities.

By default, when you include a graded activity it is added to the LMS gradebook.

To remove an activity from the gradebook, clear Add to Gradebook.

To sync an activity to the gradebook without creating an activity link, first select Add to Gradebook and then clear the Add to Course checkbox on the left.
Click Continue.