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Add Links in Moodle to MindTap for K–12 Activities and Resources

After setting up your MindTap for K–12 course, create links from Moodle™ to activities or other content in MindTap for K–12. Linked graded activities are included in the Moodle gradebook.

Before adding links to MindTap for K–12 activities, make sure your MindTap for K–12 course is set up the way you want it.

  • Add and organize the assigned activities and course materials for your MindTap for K–12 course.
Best Practice Use consistent assignment settings and a consistent schedule for due dates and times.
Prerequisites
Integrate MindTap for K–12 With Your Moodle Course

Links created in this way are sometimes called deep links because they are not just web links but allow data to be exchanged between Moodle and MindTap for K–12.

  1. Open your Moodle course.
  2. Click actions menu > Turn editing on.
  3. Click Add an activity or resource.
  4. Select the Cengage tool and click Add.

    The Cengage tool is created and named by your Moodle administrator.

  5. 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.

    A selected activity is labeled "This activity is imported in your LMS" and a warning message says "You are about to re-import already existing assignments."

    Graded activities that have already been added are marked This activity is imported in your LMS. 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 Moodle 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.

  6. Click Continue.
  7. Save your changes at the bottom of the page.

    Click either Save and return to course or Save and display.

The content page displays all the links you have added to your MindTap for K–12 course and activities.

If needed, you can reorganize the links in Moodle.