Add Links in LMS to MindTap 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 MindTap course, create links
from LMS to activities or other content in MindTap. 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 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.
Select your linked MindTap course from the list of
content sources.
A list of assigned activities for your linked MindTap 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.
Due dates set in your MindTap course are synced to LMS. If your school uses a LMS Partner
integration, available dates are also synced to LMS.
Date changes in your MindTap course overwrite dates set in your LMS course. For consistency, make sure your MindTap and LMS courses are set to the same time zone.
Due dates set in your MindTap course do not sync
to your LMS course.
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.
Scores sync automatically when assignment attempts are submitted in MindTap and when you enter or edit scores in your MindTap gradebook.
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 MindTap 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.
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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.
Open your LMS course.
Open the assignment editor.
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.
Due dates set in your MindTap course are synced to LMS. If your school uses a LMS Partner
integration, available dates are also synced to LMS.
Date changes in your MindTap course overwrite dates set in your LMS course. For consistency, make sure your MindTap and LMS courses are set to the same time zone.
Due dates set in your MindTap course do not sync
to your LMS course.
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.
Scores sync automatically when assignment attempts are submitted in MindTap and when you enter or edit scores in your MindTap gradebook.
Click Continue.
Free Google Classroom
To open the Cengage integration tool, click > Cengage.
Select your LMS class.
Click a class in the Google Classroom Class
dropdown list.
Optional: Select a LMS topic.
Select whether to import your MindTap
assignments as drafts or immediately assign them to students.
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.
Due dates set in your MindTap course are synced to LMS. If your school uses a LMS Partner
integration, available dates are also synced to LMS.
Date changes in your MindTap course overwrite dates set in your LMS course. For consistency, make sure your MindTap and LMS courses are set to the same time zone.
Due dates set in your MindTap course do not sync
to your LMS course.
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.
Scores sync automatically when assignment attempts are submitted in MindTap and when you enter or edit scores in your MindTap gradebook.