Canvas Integration
Canvas integrates with Learning.com content using either the Canvas LMS via "Single Sign On (SSO)" or the use of the Learning.com Library App. Using the Library App teachers and students can seamlessly access Learning.com content inside their Canvas class. The steps below can be completed by an administrator for the district, or alternatively, an individual teachers can also use parts of these steps when creating a class.
*When using Learning.com content in Canvas, the Canvas student accounts will be used. There is no need to create student accounts on Learning.com in that scenario.
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Setting up Single Sign On
If you have opted to include the Course Navigation placement of the Learning.com App, a link will appear in the course navigation sidebar. Clicking this link will automatically sign you in to the Learning.com platform. This provides the full Learning.com experience to teachers and students.
This method works best if you are syncing your school roster data with both Canvas and Learning.com using ClassLink or Clever. Using this method also allows users will access to the Learning.com experience.
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Locating the Key and Secret
To install the Learning.com Library App in Canvas, you will first need to locate the district key and secret. This step can only be completed by district or school coordinators on the Learning.com platform.
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Log in to Learning.com Coordinator Portal
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Select the ‘Licenses’ menu at the top of the page and choose “Learning System Integrations”:
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You will see your key and secret listed under “Integration Registration Credentials”:
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Keep this information handy while completing the next phase of app installation.
Setting up the Learning.com App in Canvas
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Log into Canvas as an account admin and navigate to the account or sub-account where you want to install the Learning.com app
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Choose Admin and then Settings:
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Click to the “Apps” tab and then use the search box to find Learning.com:
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Click on the app tile and then click “+Add App”:
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Enter your district key and secret. Also check the boxes next to the places you want the integration to appear. Editor Button will allow you to browse the Learning.com library and insert links to our content from the rich text editor. Resources Selection will allow you to browse the Learning.com library when creating new assignment or module items. Course Navigation will place a Learning.com link on the course sidebar to provide SSO into the Learning.com platform. All three options are recommended. You can easily change the placements later if you change your mind. Once you have finished filling in the form, click “Add App”:
This will now allow Canvas teachers who fall within the account or sub-account level to have access to Learning.com features.
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Adding Learning.com Items to Canvas Module
You can add Learning.com items directly into a Canvas module. This method does not support passing grades back into Canvas. If you need grade support, see the section on adding assignments.
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Navigate to the Canvas module where you want to add a Learning.com item
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Click the plus icon at the module level where you want your item to appear
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Choose External Tool from the drop down, then find and click the Learning.com tool in your list:
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Your Learning.com Library will open. Navigate through the tiles or use the search function to locate the item you want to link:
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When you find the item you want, click on the Assign button:
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You will be returned to the Canvas dialog with the page URL and name filled in for you. Adjust the load in a new tab and indentation settings to your liking, then click the Add Item button:
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A new item will be added to your module and this will launch the Learning.com content. Don’t forget to publish your new items when you are done building your module:
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Creating Canvas Assignments with Learning.com Items
You can add Learning.com items as Canvas assignments. You must use this method if you need item grade data returned to the Canvas LMS.
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Navigate to the Canvas course where you want to create the item
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Select ‘Assignments’ in the left column
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Click the ‘+ Assignment’ button
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Enter the assignment name (required) and a brief description for the students (optional)
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Set the ‘Points’ to 100 to ensure smooth grade transfer
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Set the ‘Display Grade as’ option to either ‘Points’ or ‘Percentage’
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Under ‘Submission Type’ select ‘External Tool’
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Click ‘Find’
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Find and click the Learning.com’s app. Your Learning.com Library will open. Navigate through the tiles or use the search function to locate the item you want to use for this assignment.
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When you locate the item you want, click Assign to return to the Canvas dialog.
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The URL will be filled in for you. Adjust the load in new tab setting to your preference then click the Select button:
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Make any other desired adjustments to the new Canvas assignment settings, then click either “Save” or “Save and Publish” to complete
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Grading Application Exercises
Application Exercises have a Teacher Dashboard that allows you to review completed work and send scores to the Canvas gradebook.
To access your Dashboard and review student work, click on an Application Exercise listed in your Canvas class.
Notes about EasyCode Foundations (CodeMonkey) items in Canvas:
Student progress in EasyCode Foundations can be viewed only in the Teacher Dashboard on the CodeMonkey platform.
To navigate to your Teacher Dashboard in CodeMonkey, click on a lesson title on your assignment list and then click the brown ‘EasyCode’ button.
This will allow you access to the student interface as well as to gradebook information for your classes.
To grade Application Exercise entries your students have submitted for these levels, click on that item in your assignments list. This will show you the Teacher Dashboard.
While the levels themselves are automatically graded within CodeMonkey, teachers may want to enter grades for the Application Exercises in the Canvas Gradebook.
Notes about EasyCode Pillars (Codesters) items in Canvas:
When assigning EasyCode Pillars items in Canvas, choose the option to open in a new window. This will ensure that your students can see the entire Codesters assignment page.
Student progress in EasyCode Pillars can be viewed only in the Teacher Dashboard on the Codesters platform.
All activities will auto-score except the final project, which must be manually graded.
To navigate to your Teacher Dashboard in Codesters, click on a lesson title in Canvas. This will take you to your Codesters teacher page.
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Viewing Progress for Adaptive Keyboarding
To navigate to your Adaptive Keyboarding Teacher Dashboard, click on either ‘The Great Keyboarding Adventure’ or ‘Urban Keyboarding Explorer’ in your class assignment list.
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