D2L/BrightSpace- Creating the External Tool

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Creating the External Tool in D2L/Brightspace, For Use In Assignments

  • Login as the D2L Administrator
  • Navigate to the following page (In the ADMINISTRATION block):
    • Site administration /
    • External Learning Tools

Click Manage Tool Providers.

A Brightspace Manage External Learning Tool Links page showing options for creating and managing external learning tool links, with a highlighted Manage Tool Providers option.

Click New Tool Provider.

A Brightspace Manage Tool Providers page showing options for managing external learning tool providers, with a highlighted New Tool Provider button.

Configure the tool as follows:

  • Launch Point - https://lti.taskstream.com
  • Secret - to be copied and pasted from Outcomes Assessment Projects.
  • Use custom tool consumer information instead of default - CHECK
  • Key - to be copied and pasted from Outcomes Assessment Projects.
  • Allow users to use this tool provider - CHECK
  • Security Settings - CHECK ALL
  • Select org units to make tool provider available to.

Click Save and Close.

A New Tool Provider page showing tool provider settings highlighted, including fields for entering a launch point URL, secret, tool consumer information option, and key, along with additional fields for name, description, and contact email. The page also shows a highlighted visibility option allowing users to use the tool provider.

A Security Settings section showing multiple selectable options for sending user, system, and link information to the tool provider, including settings for sending tool consumer information, context information, user ID, user name, user email, system username, system Org Defined ID, system role, link title, and link description. The page also shows options for selecting organizational units and includes a highlighted Save and Close button.

After creating the external tool, click the link below for instructions on setting up the assignment link.

D2L/Brightspace- Assignment Link Creation

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