D2L/ Brightspace instructors can integrate the Science Interactive platform by using LTI credentials found in SI Cloud. If you need help locating the LTI credentials, please follow the steps in How do I find the LTI hooks for my course?
This set of instructions helps you add the external learning tool and link it in the content section of your D2L/Brightspace course.
If your D2L/Brightspace interface does not match the images below, you may be using a different version of their LTI tool. Check out the instructions for the Classic Experience here.
1. In the content section of your D2L/Brightspace course, select "Add Existing"
2. Select "External Tool Activity"
3. Select "Manage External Learning Tools"
4. Select "New Link"
5. Add a title (ex: Science Interactive Course), then add the Tool Provider URL from SI Cloud. "Allow users to view this link" check box should be selected
6. Select the "Link key/secret" radio button
7. Find and copy the "Tool Provider Key" and "Tool Provider Secret" in SI Cloud
8. Paste the Tool Provider Key and Tool Provider Secret into the "Key" and "Secret" fields, respectively
9. Select "Add custom parameters." Then, in the "Save Changes" pop-up, select "Save"
10. Copy the course hook information from SI Cloud into "Custom Parameters" in D2L
Note: Hooks are displayed in SI Cloud as one unit, like this: course_hook=hol-mcourse-********
In D2L, the hooks need to be separated into two parts. In order to do this, place "course_hook" into the name section, then place everything after the "=" sign in the value section (ex: hol-mcourse-********). Do not put the "=" sign anywhere.
10.1. Find the Master Course Hook code string in your Cloud course settings page
In the next step, "course_hook" (yellow) and the unique course identifier (blue) will be copied into fields in D2L.
10.2. Copy "course_hook" into the Name field and the unique course identifier into the Value field
11. Select all the check boxes under "Security Settings," then select "Save and Close"
12. Navigate back to the content section of your course. Select "Add Existing Activities," then "External Learning Tool" from the drop down. Select the link you created.
13. Select the three dot dropdown and select "Edit"
14. Select the "Open in a new tab" radio button.
15. In the "In Grade Book" dropdown, select "Reset to Ungraded"
16. Select "Save and Close"
17. Select "Open Link"
Selecting the link takes you to the Course Setup form in Cloud.
18. Complete the Course Setup form in Cloud
For instructions on completing this form, see "Complete the Course Setup page."
