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Add Links in Moodle to MindTap Activities and Resources

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

Note Category scores can not be synced to Moodle.
Note In Moodle, each activity link must be added individually. This process can be time-consuming if you have many assignments and courses.

If you do not need to sync individual activity scores to Moodle, consider using the MindTap gradebook to calculate an overall course score for all MindTap activities and syncing that course score to Moodle instead.

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

  • Add and organize the assigned activities and course materials for your MindTap 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 MindTap 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.

  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. Under General, click Select content.
    Note The Activity Name and Tool URL are set automatically after selecting the content.
  6. Select a content link to include in your course.

    Select Select Content for the activity you want to link from Moodle. Expand or collapse the course outline if needed.

    If you sync activity scores, only MindTap graded activities that you link to will be synced to Moodle. Scores are not synced for MindTap activities that are not linked from Moodle.

    Scores sync automatically when assignment attempts are submitted in MindTap and when you enter or edit scores in your MindTap gradebook.

    Due dates set in your MindTap course do not sync to your Moodle course.

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

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

  9. Optional: Repeat these steps to add another link.

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

If needed, you can reorganize the links in Moodle.