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Integrations - Canvas Setup

Kaitlin Antelmi
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IN THIS ARTICLE

1. Enable Gradient > Canvas Integration

2. Canvas LTI Integration Setup

3. Best Practices for Setup

4. Teacher Integration with Canvas

 

Gradient can be added to and used as an external tool within Canvas. In order for the integration to work for staff, a Canvas Lead from the school or district must work with a Gradient System Admin to get the necessary information (secret, key, etc.) input into Canvas.

 

 

Enable Gradient > Canvas Integration

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  1. Log in to Gradient. Click your initials to reveal the Account Menu in the top right corner.  
  2. Choose Admin Mode.
  3. From Admin Mode, click your initials a second time to reveal the Account Menu.
  4. Choose Settings 

 

 

From the SETTINGS Menu, select Integrations, click the dropdown field to reveal the integration options, and select Canvas LTI 1.3 from the dropdown menu. After choosing the Canvas integration, the Copy ...URL buttons and the Client ID and Deployment ID fields will be visible from the window.

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Note: For users currently on LTI Integration 1.1, we strongly recommend migrating to LTI 1.3 during your new Academic Year setup. LTI 1.3 offers the latest features and ensures the best possible experience across platforms.

 

 

Canvas LTI Integration Setup

To find the Client ID and Deployment ID in Canvas to complete the integration with Gradient, follow the steps below or provide your Canvas Lead the JSON URL and Redirect URIs links so that they may finish the steps below:

1. Log in to Canvas and click the Admin section from the sidebar. Select your account name.

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2. From your Account Navigation, click the Developer Keys link.

 

3. Click the Add Developer Key button. Then click the Add LTI Key option. 

 

4. Choose the Add LTI Key option. 

 

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5. Enter the LTI Settings: 
  • Select the Method - Enter URL 
  • Key Name: Gradient
  • JSON URL: Copy this from Gradient > Admin Mode > Settings > Integrations > Canvas 1.3
  • Redirect URI: Copy this from Gradient > Admin Mode > Settings > Integrations > Canvas 1.3 (Note: if you do not complete this field, the wrong Redirect URI will be populated.)

6. To save the LTI Key, Click Save.

7. View LTI Key and navigate to Gradient > Admin Mode > Settings > Integrations > Canvas 1.3

    • Paste the Client ID (indicated by the pink rectangle) into the Client ID field in Gradient

Ensure you've toggled this key to ON.

 

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8. In Canvas, add the app by navigating to Admin > Settings > Apps. Click View App Configurations. Click +App and select By Client ID from the Configuration Type drop-down. Paste the Client ID from Step 6 in the Client ID field.

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9. In Canvas, navigate to Admin > Settings > Apps. Click View App Configurations. Click the gear icon > Deployment ID.

 

Copy this value and paste it into the Deployment ID field in Gradient Admin Mode > Account Menu > Settings > Integrations.

Once you've entered this into Gradient, you can close the modal, and you're done!

 

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Best Practices for Setup

Staff Login (Canvas > Gradient Integration REQUIREMENT):

In order for staff to benefit from using the Canvas > Gradient integration, their login credentials from both platforms must match. This is easily managed when both Gradient and Canvas are being fed from the same synced rostering source (Clever / ClassLink). Please verify:

  • The Email address in the LTI integration MUST MATCH the email associated with staff in Gradient.
    • If the teacher has not yet logged in to their Gradient for Schools subscription, they will be prompted to “accept invite workflow”. Once accepted, they will be able to access Gradient from within Canvas.
  • If the emails do not match - the staff member will receive an error message - “lti_errormsg”

Student Login (Canvas > Gradient Integration REQUIREMENT):

In order for students to benefit from using the Canvas > Gradient integration, their login credentials from both platforms must match. This is easily managed when both Gradient and Canvas are being fed from the same synced rostering source (Clever / ClassLink). Please verify that the following match:

  • Student ID
  • Student first name, last name, class
  • If none of the information above matches, the student will reach the student portal login screen in Canvas and be prompted to enter their name and student access code (as if they were logging in directly via Gradient Student Portal). Completing this action will link the accounts going forward.

Note: If student accounts are not linked between Gradient and Canvas, the grade passback feature will not function.

 

 

Teacher Integration with Canvas

Prior to using the Canvas integration for a high-stakes exam, mid-term, common assessment, or final we highly recommend training students how to log in and access a Gradient assignment that's just for fun. Review or pass along the resources below:

Note: Staff should be monitoring student online access and verify that students log in to access their assignment via Canvas instead of directly from Gradient's Student Portal (https://app.gradecam.com/studentLogin).

  • If students log in via Gradient's Student Portal to access their assignment, the Canvas + Gradient integration for the assignment will not passback the score into Canvas and teachers will have to use the Grade Transfer feature or manually edit their Canvas gradebook to add the assignment score.
  • With the LTI 1.3 upgrade, staff can link paper-scanned assignment scores to Canvas. 

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