Set up a link to a tool provider
- From the Admin Tools menu, click External Learning Tools.
- In the Manage External Learning Tool Links tab, click New Link.
- In the Title field, enter a title for the tool provider that will appear in the Quicklinks tool.
- In the URL field, enter the complete URL supplied by the tool provider that users will follow if they click the Quicklink.
- In the Description field, you can enter a description.
- Check the Allow users to view this link check box so that the link appears as a Quicklink option to users at your organization.
- Indicate whether the link should use the standard key/secret defined for the tool provider or a separate key/secret for the link. If you are using a separate option for the link, enter the key and secret in the appropriate fields.
- Add any custom parameters required by the tool provider by entering a name and the associated value in the available fields.
- To manage security settings at the link level, select the Use link security settings default, and select the tool consumer, context, and user information required by the tool provider.
- To use the security settings you set at the tool provider level, select the Use tool provider security settings default.
- With Use tool provider security settings enabled, you do not need to manage security settings for each individual link. This is useful when importing multiple LTI links from a common cartridge package. When you import LTI links, they automatically default to the Use tool provider security settings option. To override this setting, select the Use link security settings default.
- Click Save.
- From the drop-down list beside the newly created link, select Preview link to launch the link with the current user and context information.
- From the same drop-down list, select Preview Request Details to inspect the information that is sent to the tool provider for troubleshooting.
Create a Quicklink to a tool provider link
You can create new content topics that are Quicklinks to tool provider links, and you can create a Quicklink from any page that uses the Brightspace Editor.
- In Brightspace Editor, click the Insert Quicklink icon.
- From the Type drop-down list, select External Learning Tools.
- From the External Learning Tools drop-down list, select the name of the link.
- Enter a link caption.
- Select whether you want the link to open in a whole window, the same frame, or a new window.
- Click Insert.
Set up a custom navbar link for a tool provider link
Before you begin: You must set up a custom Quicklink option for the tool provider before setting up a custom navbar and use the Quicklink URL in the navbar link.
- On the navbar, click Course Admin.
- Select the navbar you want to edit by clicking its name.
- In the section of the navbar you want to add the link to, click Create Custom Link.
- Enter the name that you want to appear on the navbar.
- Enter the URL that was generated when you created your content topic Quicklink. You can find the generated URL in the URL field of the content topic properties. The URL is in the following form:
d2l/common/dialogs/Quicklink/quicklink.d2l?ou= {orgunitid}&type=lti&rCode=InstallationCode-4686
- If you want to add an image for the navbar link, click Add File.
- Select whether you want the link to open in a whole window, the same frame, or a new window.
- Click Create.
Set up a custom widget for a tool provider link
Embedding external learning tools in a custom widget on My Home or a Course Home works well for simple interfaces that do not require a lot of space, such as polling or commenting tools.
Before you begin: You must set up a content topic Quicklink for the tool provider link before setting up a custom widget and embed the Quicklink URL in a simple iFframe tag.
- On the navbar, click Course Admin > Widgets > Create Widget.
- Enter a name and description for the widget.
- To share your widget, click Add an Org Unit. Select an org unit. Click Insert > Save.
- Click the Release Conditions tab and add conditions as desired.
- Click the Content tab.
- Using the Brightspace Editor, embed the Quicklink to the tool provider within simple iFrame tags. For example:
<iframe src=“d2l/common/dialogs/Quicklink/quicklink.d2l?ou={orgunitid}&amp;type=lti&amp;rCode=InstallationCode-4686” width=“100%” frameborder=“0” height=“400”> </iframe>
- To change widget style settings, click Customize Widget Style.
- Click Save.