To copy another instructor's course, ask the instructor for the course key.
In the Keyboarding in SAM course, the course instructor can click ? › SAM LMS Integration CourseKeys to see the course key.
Open the Cengage integration tool.
If your school uses Google Workspace for Education Plus:
This integration method imports one link at a time. To import multiple links at once, follow the instructions for Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard.
Open the assignment editor.
If your school uses Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard:
Click
› 
Cengage.
First time only: Grant Cengage permission to access your Google Classroom.
Click Sign in with Google.
Select the account you use with Google Classroom.
Click Continue.
The permissions Cengage needs to integrate with your Google Classroom are listed.
Click Allow.
Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard only: Select your Google Classroom class.
Click a class in the Google Classroom Class dropdown list.
Select a Google Classroom topic.
Select whether to import your Keyboarding in SAM assignments as drafts or immediately assign them to students.
Click Continue.
If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your Google Classroom and Cengage accounts.
If you don't have a Cengage instructor account, click Create Account.
On the Integrate with Cengage page, click Select Platform.
On the Select Title page, select the textbook or product to use in your class.
- To search the available content, type a search term.
- To see only Keyboarding in SAM results, click Platform and select SAM.
- To filter the list by license type, click License Type and select Student Purchase Required or Inclusive Access.
Select a product.
Click Continue.
On the License Type page, select the payment method applicable to your class.
Very often, only one license type is available.
Click Continue.
On the Course Option page, select a copy option.
To copy your own course:
Select Copy an existing course.
Your courses for the selected title are listed.
Select the course you want to copy.
Click Continue.
To copy another teacher's course:
Select Copy another instructor's course with a course key.
Enter the course key and click Verify.
Click Continue.
On the Course Details page, specify the course name, dates, and other information for your Keyboarding in SAM course.
Field
Notes
Course Name
Include the academic term in the course name.
Time Zone
Assignment dates and times are based on the time zone you select.
Course start date
Set the start date to the first day of class. It is the first day students can access your course and the beginning of your students' temporary access period. It cannot be changed after students access the course.
Course end date
To allow your students to view their grades and complete late work, consider setting this 1 week after the last day of class.
Click Finish.
Create a course link or select learning activities to link from Google Classroom.
To create direct links to learning activities:
You can also create a course link with this option.
Click Select Content.
Select activities to include in your class.
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.
To create a course link only:
Click Add Course Link.
Click Continue.
Click the link to your Keyboarding in SAM course and verify that it's set up how you want.
If prompted, read and accept the service agreement.