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Link to SAM Activities and Resources

After setting up your SAM course, create links from LMS to activities or other content in SAM. 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 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 LMS 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 LMS and SAM.

  1. Open your LMS course.
  2. Select Lessons from your navigation.
  3. Click Add Content > Add Learning App.
  4. Click the Cengage tool.
    If the tool is not available, contact your administrator.
  5. Click the Content tab.
  6. On the Materials tab, click Add Materials > Cengage LMS Integration.
  7. Add SAM content to your course.
    Blackboard Original
    1. Click Content > Build Content > Cengage Content.
      If the Cengage tool is not shown under Build Content, see Can't Find Cengage Content in Blackboard.
    Blackboard Ultra
    1. Click + > Content Market.
    2. Click Cengage Content under Institution Tools.
      Important If you see a Cengage tool shown under Content Market, do not select it. This is an outdated version of the integration that will be removed soon. Only add the Cengage tool under Institution Tools.

      If the Cengage tool is not shown under Institution Tools, see Can't Find Cengage Content in Blackboard.

  8. In your module, click Add Existing Activities > Cengage.

    The Cengage tool may be named differently for your school. Ask your LMS Admin if you are unsure.

    If you do not see the Cengage tool, try this instead.

    1. Click Related Tools > Course Builder.
    2. Drag New Cengage Learning from Add Content to your module.
  9. Click actions menu > Turn editing on.
  10. Click Add an activity or resource.
  11. Select the Cengage tool and click Add.

    The Cengage tool is created and named by your Moodle administrator.

  12. From the course navigation, click Cengage.

    If you get an error message when you click Cengage, see the following:

  13. Select your linked SAM course from the list of content sources.

    A list of assigned activities for your linked SAM course is shown.

  14. 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.

    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 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.

  15. Click Continue.
  16. Blackboard Original: Review the settings, select where to put your course links, and click Submit.
  17. Save your changes at the bottom of the page.

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

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

The content page displays all the links you have added to your SAM 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.