LTI 1.3 Blackboard Learn & Blackboard Learn Ultra

Features Include:

• Single Sign On (Teacher & Student with a Nearpod student account)
• Assignment Linking (Deep Linking)
• Support for LMS Course Copy
• Support of all Nearpod school and district setup configurations
• Support of all Nearpod rostering options

Where to begin

The following information is an administrator and teacher guide for the Nearpod LTI 1.3 integration for Blackboard Learn & Blackboard Learn Ultra. In this article, Blackboard Learn & Blackboard Learn Ultra are just referred to as Blackboard. In this article, you will also find steps to complete the following tasks:

• Removing LTI 1.1 integration for those moving to LTI 1.3
• Adding Nearpod to Blackboard as an Admin
• Adding Nearpod lessons to Blackboard as an Instructor
• Accessing Nearpod as a Student

Adding Nearpod to Blackboard as an Admin

LTI 1.1 Blackboard user moving to LTI 1.3 Blackboard integration

Important Notes:

• Do this first to reduce confusion between the two separate integrations that are available.
• Moving integrations in the middle of a school year or semester term is not advised. Deep links do not transfer between 1.1 and 1.3

These instructions are for setting up LTI 1.3 for schools and districts that have used Nearpod for LTI 1.1 in the past. This step will remove the LTI 1.1 Nearpod app from your LMS and from the courses.

Removing the 1.1 integration

1. Sign into Blackboard as an LMS administrator
2. Select Admin from the left navigation menu
3. Locate “LTI Tool Providers” in the Integration section
4. Locate the Nearpod 1.1 tool from the list
5. Click on the down arrow and click Delete

**This will delete the LTI 1.1 app from being available for all courses. Disabling is also an option. The idea here is to reduce confusion in courses by having two different Nearpod integrations available.

Now, you can follow the instructions for first-time Blackboard integrations.

First-time Blackboard integration with Nearpod

These instructions are for setting up LTI 1.3 for schools and districts that have not used Nearpod for LTI 1.1 in the past. If you previously used Nearpod LTI 1.1 integration, please follow these steps first. 

Register Nearpod LTI 1.3 Tool in Blackboard

1. Sign into Blackboard as an LMS administrator
2. Select Admin from the left navigation menu
3. Locate and click on LTI Tool Providers in the Integrations section
4. Click on the Register LTI 1.3/Advantage Tool tab along the top

5. Add in the Nearpod Client ID: 65e318f9-41b6-4002-aec3-f510bd57f4ab

6. Click Submit

7. The next page will be pre-populated with the Nearpod 1.3 tool configuration, most will not be editable.

8. Down the page, for Tool Status, select Approved

9. Be sure to keep all information in the “Tool Provider Custom Parameters” box, this ensures features like Course Copy will work correctly.

10. In the Institutions Policies section, check all boxes as shown below.

 

11. Submit when finished.

Managing Placements for the Nearpod 1.3 tool

1. Locate Nearpod LTI 1.3 from the list of tools
2. Click on the drop-down menu and select Manage Placements
3. There will be 2 placements available by default for the Nearpod LTI 1.3 tool.
   • Content tool—Setup to allow teachers and student access to their Nearpod account.
   • Deep Linking content tool—Setup for teachers to access their Nearpod lessons so lessons can be added to the course instructional design.

4. To change availability, click on edit in the down arrow menu. Availability should mark as “Yes” if teachers should use the integration and mark as “No” if teachers shouldn’t see the integration. 

5. It’s not recommended to change any other details of the placement to ensure the placement doesn’t break.

Manage Deployment for Nearpod 1.3 Tool

1. Locate Nearpod LTI 1.3 from the list of tools
2. Click on the drop-down menu and select Manage Deployments.
3. In the top right corner, locate the “Default deployment ID,” copy the ID or leave this window open to complete the last steps of the Nearpod 1.3 tool setup.

Keep going! The setup is not completed yet!

Final Step: Add Integration in Nearpod  

1. In a new window, open nearpod.com and sign into your District or School admin account.
2. In the left navigation, select Manage Nearpod
3. In the left navigation, select LMS Integration Setup
4. In the top right corner, click on + New Integration
5. Select your LMS, in this case Blackboard
6. Provide the information in the form:
   • Environment: Production
   • Domain URL: This is the URL for the Blackboard instance
   • Client ID: 65e318f9-41b6-4002-aec3-f510bd57f4ab
   • Deployment ID: This ID comes from Blackboard in the steps directly above. If you still have Blackboard open in the other window, copy and paste the ID to the form.

7. When the form is completed, click Save

The Nearpod LTI 1.3 tool setup for Blackboard Learn and Blackboard Learn Ultra is complete!! Congratulations!!

Learn Instructions

Adding Nearpod to Blackboard as an Instructor

With LTI 1.3, there are several options for creating assignment links or deep links directly to a Nearpod lesson for your students. Follow the instructions below for the method that best suits your teaching style and Blackboard class structure.

Adding Nearpod Lesson to a Blackboard Course

1. As a teacher, select a Learn course.
2. Click on Content from the left navigation.
3. Click on Build Content tab and select Nearpod LTI 1.3 Lesson Linking from the drop-down menu.
4. On the next page, select the lesson and teaching option. The page will refresh, the lesson will be added to the Blackboard course.

Adding Nearpod Lesson to the description of a Blackboard Assignment

1. As a teacher, select a Learn course.
2. Click on Content from the left navigation.
3. Click on Assessments tab and select Assignment
4. From the instructions box click on the + sign
5. From the list, select Nearpod LTI 1.3 Lesson Linking
6. On the next page, select the lesson and teaching option. The page will refresh, the lesson will be added to the assignment.

Adding Nearpod account access to course

1. As a teacher, select a Learn course.
2. Click on Content from the left navigation.

Click on Tools tab and select Nearpod LTI 1.3 Course Tool

4. On the next page, customize the details as needed.

5. Click Submit

6. Adding this tool will allow teachers and students access to their Nearpod account directly. This is not directly linking to a Nearpod lesson.

Learn Ultra Instructions

Linking Nearpod lessons to Blackboard as an Instructor

With LTI 1.3, there are several options for creating assignment links or deep links directly to a Nearpod lesson for your students. Follow the instructions below for the method that best suits your teaching style and Blackboard class structure.

Adding Nearpod to a Blackboard Course

1. As a teacher, select a Learn Ultra course.
2. Click on Content tab across the top if it is not the default.
3. Click the +, from the drop-down menu select Content Market
4. From the Content Market page, find either Nearpod LTI 1.3 Course Tool or Nearpod LTI 1.3 Lesson Linking tool.
   • • Nearpod LTI 1.3 Course Tool will provide access for teachers and students to their Nearpod account.

• • Nearpod LTI 1.3 Lesson Linking tool will allow the teacher to select a Nearpod lesson for a direct link for the student to enter a lesson without a need for a Nearpod access code.

5. For Lesson Linking, select the lesson and teaching option. The page will refresh, the lesson will be added to the Blackboard course.

Adding Nearpod in the description of a Blackboard Assignment

Assignments will create a Blackboard grade book column, at this time grading is not available in the Nearpod LTI 1.3 tool for Blackboard.

1. As a teacher, select a Learn Ultra course.
2. Click on Content tab across the top if it is not the default.
3. Click the +, from the drop-down menu select Create
4. Select Assignment from the list of options.
5. In the Instructions area, click on the + and select Content Market
6. From the Content Market page, select Nearpod LTI 1.3 Lesson Linking
7. For Lesson Linking, select the lesson and teaching option. The page will refresh, the lesson will be added to the Blackboard course.

Blackboard Course Copy Support

The Nearpod LTI 1.3 tool supports course copy! Course copy helps teachers save time all year long.

When an LMS course is copied, Nearpod will start a new session and the post-session report will only include the new group of students.

To ensure the session is ready for students to use, click on the Nearpod lesson from the Assignment or Modules area of your LMS course. When this message appears, the Nearpod new session has started and is ready for students and co-teachers.

It is recommended that the teachers open the Nearpod sessions after a course or an assignment is copied so this step is not missed. This is most important for Student Paced lessons. Live lessons should be started when it’s time to teach.

• Student Paced expiration is 365 days (12 months).
• Live lesson expiration is 14 days (2 weeks).

If you are in an active course and your students see the message “Uh Oh! Your teacher needs to start the lesson,” complete the following steps.

• From your LMS course, click on the Nearpod lesson from the Assignment or Modules area.
• If the lesson is set to launch in a new window, click the lesson so it launches in the new window and look for the success message.

Accessing Nearpod Lesson as a Student

1. As a student, select a class
2. Click on an assignment, Nearpod will appear inside of Blackboard or open in a new window.
3. Click on the SSO option your school requires, or click on Guest access
4. Nearpod access codes are not needed in the Blackboard integration! 🎉

Accessing Nearpod as a Student

1. As a student, select a class
2. Click on Nearpod from the LMS navigation. (This isn’t always available to student, ask your teacher if you don’t see it.)
3. Click on the SSO option your school requires.