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Blackboard - LTI External Tool

(for LMS Admin)

1. Logon to Blackboard as an Administrator.

2. Navigate to System Admin > LTI Tool Providers (under Integrations).

   

3. Click the Register Provider Domain button.

   

4. In the Create/Edit Provider Screen:
   • Set the Provider Domain to be “app.willolabs.com”.
   • Set the Provider Domain Status to be “Approved”.
   • Leave the Secondary Hostnames blank.
   • Set the Default Configuration to be “Set globally”.
   • Set th Tool Provider Key to be the “Tool Provider Key” from Aktiv.
   • Set ths Tool Provider Secret to be the “Tool Provider Secret” from Aktiv.
   • Leave the Tool Provider Custom Parameters blank.
   • Set the Send User Data to be “Send user data only over SSL”.
   • Set the User Fields to Send to be ALL “Role in Course”, “Name” and “Email Address”.
   • Set the Allow Membership Service Access to be “No”.
   • Set the Show User Acknowledgement Message to be “No”.
   • Hit the “Submit” button at the bottom right.

5. Then hit the Manage Placements for the created provider domain above:

   

   

6. In the Create Placement screen:
   • Set the Label to be “Aktiv”.
   • Set the Handle to be “Aktiv”.
   • Set the Availability to be “Yes”.
   • Set the Type to be “Course Content Tool” with “Allow Grading” checked.
   • Set the Launch in New Window to be checked.
   • Set the Icon to be Download Logo 50x50.
   • Set the Tool Provider URL to be the “Tool Provider URL” from Aktiv.
   • The Tool Provider Key and Tool Provider Secret should be grayed out as they use the global credentials we set for the Provider Domain above.
   • Leave the Tool Provider Custom Parameters blank.
   • Hit the “Submit” button at the bottom right.

   

   

   

7. Next step is to add a Blackboard REST API Integration (this is required for multi-column syncing).