Adding Digication as an LTI Tool

Our Integrations team can assist you with adding the Digication integration to your LMS.  

The Digication integration is an LTI application, so we will provide you with a unique consumer key and shared secret so you can add the LTI link to your LMS. If you have a sandbox environment for your LMS, we will test in the sandbox first, and then add the integration to your production environment. 

First, we will need the URLs for your LMS sandbox, if you have one, and your production LMS.  Please contact support@digication.com with this information.

Once we have your URLs, we will generate a unique consumer key and shared secret for your integration.  You can then follow your LMS's instructions for configuring an LTI or external learning tool. In addition to your key and secret, you will need the Tool URL for your LMS (click the LMS name to jump to the section below): 

• Blackboard Learn
• Blackboard Ultra
• Moodle
• Sakai
  
• Canvas
  
• Brightspace
  

If you don’t see your LMS listed here, contact support@digication.com and we will provide you with the tool URL for your integration.

If you need to install Digication via a Building Block in Blackboard, please see the following article: Installing and Configuring Digication as a Blackboard Building Block

Once the Digication link is added, a user with Instructor access to a course in must click through the link to connect the course to Digication. If a student clicks the link before an instructor has made the initial connection, they will receive an error that says "Course Has Not Been Configured."

The following sections show how to access the area where you will configure Digication as an external tool for each LMS:

Blackboard Learn

From your dashboard, select System Admin (1)

You will arrive at the administration panel. Under the Integrations area, select LTI Tool Providers (2).

Select Register LTI 1.1 Provider

You will arrive at the Register Provider Domain screen. You will need the following Tool URL for the Provider Domain: integrations.digication.com

 

After scrolling down to the Default Configuration section, select “Set Globally” for Default Configuration (4). Enter the provided Key and Secret for Tool Provider Key and Secret (5).

Select “Send user data only over SSL” (6) under Institutional Policies.  When finished, click Submit (7).

 

Now, locate the tool on the LTI Tool Providers list. Click the drop-down menu and choose “Manage Placements.” 

Click “Create Placement.”

Add a label and a handle for the LTI tool. Select “Course tool” under type and check “Allow student access.”

Under Tool Provider Information, enter https://integrations.digication.com/blackboard/lti for the tool provider URL. The key and secret will be filled in from when you added it to the the LTI Provider Tool. Scroll down and click Submit.

Now you can add Digication as a Tool to your course navigation menu. To do this, click the plus sign on your left hand course navigation (8) and select “Tool Link” (9).

Give the link a name and select “Digication” from the dropdown menu next to Type. Make sure to check “Available to users” and click Submit to save.

 

Blackboard Ultra

From your Dashboard, select Admin (1).

Under Integrations, select LTI Tool Providers (2).

Under Administrator Tools, select Register 1.1 Tool Provider (3).

You will arrive at the Register Provider Domain screen. You will need the following Tool URL for the Provider Domain: integrations.digication.com

After scrolling down to the Default Configuration section, select “Set Globally” for Default Configuration (4). Enter the provided Key and Secret for Tool Provider Key and Secret (5).

Select “Send user data only over SSL” (6) under Institutional Policies.  When finished, click Submit (7)

Now, locate the tool on the LTI Tool Providers list. Click the drop-down menu and choose “Manage Placements.”

 

Click “Create Placement.” Add a label and a handle for the LTI tool.  Select “Course tool” under type and check “Allow student access." 

 

Under Tool Provider Information, enter https://integrations.digication.com/blackboard/lti for the tool provider URL. The key and secret will be filled in from when you added it to the the LTI Provider Tool. Scroll down and click Submit.

Now you can add Digication as a Tool to your course content area. To do this, navigate to your Ultra view course, and click the Content link in your top navigation menu. 

Under Details & Actions, click Books and Tools.

Click the plus sign next to your Digication LTI tool. 

This will add the Digication link to your Course Content. By default, the tool will be hidden to students. Click the dropdown arrow next to “Hidden to students” to make the tool visible to students.

 

Moodle

From your home page, select Site Administration (1).

From the side navigation menu, select Plugins > Activity modules > External tool, and then Manage tools (2).

On the Manage tools page, select configure a tool manually (3).

You will arrive at the External tool configuration page where you will enter your key and secret, as well as the following Tool URL:  https://integrations.digication.com/moodle/lti

Sakai

Select Worksite Preferences (1) from the side navigation menu, and then select your course (2).

Select Site Info from the side navigation menu (3).

Select the External Tools tab (4).

Select Install LTI 1.X Tool (5)

You will arrive at the following screen where you will add your key and secret, and configure Digication as an LTI Tool.  You will need the following Tool URL: https://integrations.digication.com/sakai/lti

 

Canvas

There are two ways to add Digication as an LTI tool in Canvas: via the Canvas App Listing, or by adding the XML manually. We recommend using the Canvas App listing if it's available in your LMS.

Canvas: Adding Digication via the Canvas App Listing

On the Canvas Dashboard, select Admin (1)from the side navigation menu, and then click the name of your institution’s Canvas account (2).

Select Settings (3) from the side navigation menu, and then select the Apps tab (4).

In the search bar, type Digication (5). You'll see the Digication app thumbnail (6) in the list.

Click the Digication app thumbnail and click the blue +App button (7).

A small window will open. Enter the unique key and secret (8) provided by Digication, and click the blue +Add App button to save.

 

Now, when navigating to any course in Canvas in which you are enrolled as instructor, you can add Digication to the navigation menu by going to Settings > Navigation and dragging the Digication link into your menu.

Canvas: Adding Digication by adding the integration manually

On the Canvas Dashboard, select Admin (1)from the side navigation menu, and then click the name of your institution’s Canvas account (2).

Select Settings (3) from the side navigation menu, and then select the Apps tab (4).  Next, select View App Configurations, then the blue  +App button (5).

The following screen will pop-up where you will enter the following:

• In the Configuration Type menu, select Paste XML
• In the name field, enter Digication
• Enter the consumer key provided by Digication
• Enter the shared secret provided by Digication
• In the XML configuration field copy and paste the XML located here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/g08x0836drwyae3/digicationLTI.xml?dl=0
• Once you click Submit, you will see Digication listed as an External App.

Now, when navigating to any course in Canvas in which you are enrolled as instructor, you can add Digication to the navigation menu by going to Settings > Navigation and dragging the Digication link into your menu.

 

Brightspace/D2L

Log in as an administrator. Click the gear wheel icon on the top right of your dashboard (1), and then select External Learning Tools (2) from the resulting dropdown.

Select New Link (3).

You will arrive at the New Link screen where you will enter your key and secret. The URL is

https://integrations.digication.com/d2l/lti

Schoology

After logging in as an administrator, select Tools (1) from the top navigation menu, and then School Management (2) from the resulting dropdown.

From the side navigation menu, select Integration (3).

Select Add External Tool Provider (4).

You will enter your key and secret in the resulting pop-up window.  For Domain/URL, use the following: https://integrations.digication.com/d2l/lti