XYZ Homework Help

Blackboard Integration - Using Import

Go to Course Items → Export, select the items you want to export, select your LMS, and Download the Export Cartridge

To import the cartridge in BlackBoard:

• Go to Packages and Utilities, then Import Package
• Click Import Package
• Select the export file from your computer, click Select All to select all course materials, then click Submit.
• If your school has a global key and secret setup, skip ahead. If you need to set up a course-level configuration, follow these steps.
  • To to Packages and Utilities, then Manage LTI Links
  • If the links are listed as Working, then you have an existing configuration, and do not need to continue.
  • For one of the links with status listed as Broken, use the drop-down menu that shows when hovering over the link name and select Edit Credentials.
  • For the Tool Provider Key, enterthe Key listed in the Export screen in your XYZ Homework course.
  • For the Tool Provider Secret enter the secret you set up in your Course Settings
  • Check the box "Apply these credentials to all links"
  • Click Submit
• If importing a Common Cartridge, to enable grade return Blackboard requires some additional steps:
  • Return to the main course page in Blackboard.
  • For each assessment link that was imported, use the drop-down menu and select Edit
  • Set the Enable Evaluation option to Yes, specify the points possible (it does not need to match the points possible in XYZ Homework), and set a Due Date if desired.

Next you will need to establish the connection between your XYZ Homework course and BlackBoard course

• In BlackBoard, click one of the assessment links in your course.
• If this is your first time using this key and secret, XYZ Homework will ask you, the teacher, to sign into your XYZ Homework account. This is necessary to establish a connection between your LMS account and your XYZ Homework account. You will not need to do this step again.
• Follow the prompts to associate the LMS course with your existing XYZ Homework course or create a copy.
• Once complete, all the LTI links in your LMS should work.
• Be aware:
  • Links, files, forums, and and text items were imported into your LMS. Changing them in XYZ Homework will not change them in your LMS
  • If you change assessment settings or the questions in an assessment in XYZ Homework, those changes will show up when the assessment is launched from the LMS
  • If you change due dates in XYZ Homework, they will be enforced by XYZ Homework, but the due dates in the LMS will not automatically be updated.
  • Any new items added in XYZ Homework, including new assessments, will not automatically show up in the LMS; you would need to repeat the export/import process.
  • If configured, grades will be sent from XYZ Homework to the LMS immediately every time the student completes a question, but the LMS may delay updating the grade.