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Access an Expired Course
In an expired course, you can access: Gradebook and student takes Old tests and assignments The Classroom Presentation Tool Teacher resources You cannot create or schedule new assignments. Students can view expired courses, but they cannot submit work after the end date.
Add a New or Existing Student
Add a student to your course.
Add Administrators
Add an institutional administrator to your course.
Add an Instructor
Add an individual instructor to your course.
Add the Cengage Tool
To enable instructors to integrate their Canvas and Spark courses, add the Cengage tool to your account.
Add the National Geographic Learning Spark App to Your Blackboard Site
Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Blackboard learning management system, using LTI 1.3.
Add the National Geographic Learning Spark App to Your Moodle Site
Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Moodle learning management system, using LTI 1.3.
Add the National Geographic Learning Spark App to Your Schoology Site
Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Schoology learning management system, using LTI 1.3.
Assign a Test
When you assign a test to your course, you decide its start and end dates, how many times students can attempt the test, if students are shown correctness marks and correct answers, and if students can review test questions after the due date.
Blackboard
Integrate Blackboard with Spark to let instructors and students access Spark content directly from Blackboard. Related information Add the App to Your Site
Blackboard Integration
Features available with Blackboard integrations: LTI Advantage with Partner Cloud Single sign on to Spark Sync due dates from Spark to Blackboard Copying a Blackboard course also copies the linked Spark course Related information Request Site Configuration Info Register the Tool Create an External Tool in for LTI 1.0 Integration Migration Migrate to Partner Cloud Remove the Old Tool
Blackboard Migration
Migrate all courses from Mindlink Building Block to LTI Advantage with Partner Cloud. The best time to migrate is between terms or when usage is low. Be sure to inform instructors that existing links will not work during the migration and students' scores might be out of sync after the migration.
Blackboard Migration
Migrate all courses from Mindlink Building Block to LTI Advantage with Partner Cloud. The best time to migrate is between terms or when usage is low. Be sure to inform instructors that existing links will not work during the migration and students' scores might be out of sync after the migration.
Brightspace
Intergrate Spark resources within your institution's Brightspace Learning Management System.
Brightspace Integration
For WebAssign, many schools now use an integration method in the following instructions. These integration methods are only available for courses using Cengage products. If your school uses the old integration method, this process is not needed. WebAssign provides instructors with all the information they need to integrate their classes with Brightspace. For more information, see Instructor Help . Features available with Brightspace integrations: LTI Advantage API App Single sign on to Spark...
Canvas
Integrate Canvas with Spark to let instructors and students access Spark content directly from Canvas. Related information Canvas LTI 1.0 Canvas LTI 1.3
Canvas Integration
For WebAssign, many schools now use an integration method in the following instructions. These integration methods are only available for courses using Cengage products. If your school uses the old integration method, this process is not needed. WebAssign provides instructors with all the information they need to integrate their classes with Canvas. For more information, see Instructor Help . You can use either integration, but LTI 1.0 with APIs is no longer actively supported. Consider using...
Change Platform Language
Set your preferred language for buttons and labels in Spark.
Co-Instructors
Your institution administrator can turn off user management by instructors. Each course can have no more than four instructors. Related information Add an Instructor Import Multiple Instructors Remove an Instructor Reset Co-Instructor Password
Contact Support
Contact customer support with additional questions.
Contact Support
Find out how to get personal support for Spark.
Contact Your Spark Representative
Your Spark representative can support you in implementing your course or learning tools.
Copy a Course
If you are teaching multiple sections of a course or teaching a course you have previously taught, you can simplify course setup by copying an existing course. Your assignments, tests, and their settings will be copied from your original course to your new course and assigned to all students who enroll in the new course.
Course Management
Create and manage your courses for Spark.
Create a Blackboard-Integrated Spark Course
Create your Spark course from your Blackboard course to connect the two courses.
Create a Brightspace-Integrated Spark Course
Create your Spark course from your Brightspace course to connect the two courses.
Create a Canvas-Integrated Spark Course
Create your Spark course from your Canvas course to connect the two courses.
Create a Cengage Deep Linking Quicklink
Instructors can use the Cengage Deep Linking Quicklink to adopt products and add content to courses.
Create a Course
Create a Moodle LTI 1.3 integrated course in Spark.
Create a LMS-Integrated Spark Course
Create your Spark course from your LMS course to connect the two courses.
Create a Moodle-Integrated Spark Course
Create your Spark course from your Moodle course to connect the two courses.
Create a Schoology-Integrated Spark Course
Create your Spark course from your Schoology course to connect the two courses.
Create a Spark Course
Create your course in Spark.
Create a Test
Create your own test using questions from a National Geographic Learning question bank.
Create Account
Create an account to access the Spark platform.
Create Account
If this is your first time using Spark, create an account and join your course.
Create an Assignment
Create an assignment using activities from your Spark course. You can set due dates, assign the assignment to specific students, preview the assignment, and allow multiple attempts.
Create an External Tool in Blackboard for LTI 1.0 Integration
Instructors at your school can use the external tool to add course links from Blackboard to Spark without needing the shared key and secret. This is easier for instructors and improves security.
Create an External Tool in Canvas for LTI 1.0 Integration
Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Canvas Learning Management System, using LTI 1.0.
Create an External Tool in Canvas for LTI 1.3 Integration
Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Canvas learning management system, using LTI 1.3.
Create an External Tool in LMS for LTI 1.0 Integration
Instructors at your school can use the external tool to add course links from LMS to Spark without needing the shared key and secret. This is easier for instructors and improves security.
Create an External Tool in Moodle for LTI 1.0 Integration
Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Moodle Learning Management System, using LTI 1.0.
Create an External Tool in Schoology for LTI 1.0 Integration
Instructors at your school can use the external tool to add course links from Schoology to Spark without needing the shared key and secret. This is easier for instructors and improves security.
Create Self-Registration Guide for Students
Give your students a customized self-registration PDF guide so they can add themselves to your course. The guide includes a registration link specific to your course that lets students enroll without a course key.
Create the Cengage Tool
To enable instructors to integrate their Brightspace and Spark courses, create and register the Cengage tool.
Create the Cengage Tool
To enable instructors to integrate their Moodle and Cengage courses, create and register the Cengage tool.
Customize and Share Dynamic Lessons
Depending on how your institution is set up, you may be able to customize and share Dynamic Lessons with instructors at your institution.
Delete a Course
If needed, delete your Spark course.
Deploy the Cengage Tool
Institutions should use only one deployment of the Cengage tool and share it as necessary to the respective organizational units. The same registration key cannot be used for multiple deployments. If separate deployments are necessary, contact your account representative or Spark support to request unique configuration parameters for each deployment.
Dynamic Registration (Sakai 21.x and later)
If you are using Sakai 21.x or later, register the Cengage tool with dynamic registration.
Edit a Course
If needed, change your Spark course information, dates, and instructors.
Edit Institutional Settings
Institutional administrators for Spark control their school's settings, including if teachers can create their own courses or manage student accounts.
Edit Instructor Information
If needed, you can change an instructor's name, username, and email address.
Edit Student Information
If needed, you can change a student's name, username, and email address.
Enable Enhanced Course Copy
After integrating Canvas with Spark, you can allow instructors at your institution to use enhanced course copy.
Enable Enhanced Course Copy
After integrating Canvas with Spark, you can allow instructors at your institution to use enhanced course copy.
Export Course Gradebook Data
Course Gradebook data reports include: The average grade in the course The percent of the course each student has completed The average score for each student When each student last signed in to Spark The total amount of time each student has spent using Spark Click Course Management in the top navigation bar. The list of courses at your institution will display. Hover over the course whose grades you want to download and click . Click Generate Report . The following message displays. A message...
Export Courses
Download your school's course information as a CSV file.
Export Gradebook Data
You can export gradebook summaries by: Course All grades for all students in a course Student All grades for one student in a course Video Tutorial: Export the Gradebook Related information Export Course Gradebook Data Export Student Gradebook Data
Export Instructors
Download your school's instructor information as a CSV file.