Add Links in Google Classroom to MindTap Activities and Resources

After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Google Classroom to activities or other content in MindTap.

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.

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

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.

If needed, you can reorganize the links in Google Classroom.

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 Google Classroom 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
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 Google Classroom 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 Google Classroom class.
1. Click a class in the Google Classroom Class dropdown list.
2. Optional: Select a Google Classroom topic.
3. Select whether to import your MindTap assignments as drafts or immediately assign them to students.
4. Click Continue.
Click Select Content and select activities to include in your class.

Note
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 Google Classroom 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.