Integrations Documentation

Set up Google LTI Integrations

Ensure you have setup and validated your G Suite domain, and generated LTI credentials from Google's Assignments Admin Console prior to following these steps.

Determine your G Suite account credentials and log in to Brightspace as an administrator.
Open the Admin Tools menu and select External Learning Tools.
Select Manage Tool Providers (Legacy).
Click New Tool Provider.
On the new tool provider screen, enter the following details:

Launch Point: assignments.google.com
Version: 1.1
Oauth Signature Method: HMAC-SHA1
Secret: your secret code
Tool consumer information: enable Use custom tool consumer information instead of default
Key: your LTI key
Name: the name you want to use for your organization
Description: any description you want
Contact Email: the email from your organization you want to use
Visibility: enable Allow users to use this tool provider.
Security Settings: enable as needed

Send tool consumer information to tool provider
Send context information to tool provider
Send course information to tool provider
Send course section information to tool provider
Send LTI user ID and LTI role list to tool provider
Send user name to tool provider
Send user email to tool provider
Send system Org Defined ID to tool provider
Send link title to tool provider
Send link description to tool provider

Make tool provider available to: select any courses you want to have access to the integration.
Click Save and Close.

Set up Google Assignments

Use the following steps to create the necessary remote plugins:

Log in to Brightspace as an Administrator.
From the Admin Tools menu, select Remote Plugins.
Select New Remote Plugin.
On the following new remote plugin screen, provide the following details:

Plugin Type: Quicklink (CIM).
Name: Google Assignments.
Launch Point URL: https://assignments.google.com/lti/a
LTI Key: leave field empty.
LTI Secret: leave field empty.
Small Icon URL (18x18): https://www.gstatic.com/prof/logo_assignments_16dp.png
Large Icon URL (60x60): https://www.gstatic.com/prof/logo_assignments_64dp.png
Sharing: Use the same sharing rules as previously used in your tool provider.

Note: If you are missing the plugin type option in your instance ensure the d2l.Tools.Lti.ContentItemMessaging.IsEnabled configuration variable is set to ON.

Set up File Embed

Instructors can use the Google File embed integration to embed files from their Google Drive into course content. Use the following steps to create a new remote plugin for the file embed service Google offers. D2L recommends setting up Insert Stuff if you intend on enabling learners to submit Google Drive documents as their assignment submissions.

Log in to Brightspace as an Administrator.
From the Admin Tools menu select Remote Plugins.
Click New Remote Plugin and provide the following details:

Plugin Type: Quicklink (CIM) and/or Insert Stuff (CIM).
Name: Google File Embed.
Launch Point URL: https://assignments.google.com/embed/lti
LTI Key: leave field empty.
LTI Secret: leave field empty.
Small Icon URL (18x18): https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/product/1x/drive_16dp.png
Large Icon URL (60x60): https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/product/1x/drive_64dp.png
Sharing: Use the same sharing rules as previously used in your tool provider.