How do I make an LTI 1.1 tool available to site owners?
Note: Configuration of an external tool requires information unique to the external solution being integrated. In addition, integration with a solution from a third-party vendor may require an account with that vendor. Be sure to confirm all necessary information for an external solution before configuration.
Go to External Tools.
Select External Tools from the Tool Menu in the Administration Workspace.
Access Available Tools.
Configure LTI tool
On the External Tool page, select settings and provide information as appropriate.
Site ID
Name/description
- Enter text in the Tool Title* field. When users access the tool in a site, this text displays at the top of the frame.
- Enter text in the Button Text* field. When users access the tool in a site, they'll see this text in the Tool Menu.
- Enter text in the Description field. This description will display to site owners when they select the tool via Site Info.
*Click Allow to let site owners edit this information.
Status/visibility
Launch settings
Note: The following settings are unique to each external solution. If the solution being integrated is from a third-party vendor, the vendor typically provides this information.
- Enter the URL in the Launch URL* field.
- Enter the LTI key in the Launch Key* field.
- Enter the LTI secret in the Launch Secret* field.
*Click Allow to let site owners edit this information.
Frame height
Privacy settings/services
Popup/debug
Choose how the external solution displays when it launches.
- Click Never launch in Popup if you want it to display in a frame within the site.
- Click Always launch in Popup if you want it to display in a separate popup window or new browser tab/window.
Click Allow popup to be changed to let site owners edit this setting.
Choose whether debug data will display to site owners when the external solution launches. Click Allow debug mode to be changed to let site owners edit this setting.