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Link to SAM Activities and Resources

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

Note In Moodle versions older than 3.10, each activity link must be added individually. In this case, consider using the SAM gradebook to calculate an overall course score for all SAM activities and syncing that course score to Moodle instead.

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

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

  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. 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.

  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 SAM course and activities.

If needed, you can reorganize the links in Moodle.