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Learning Tools Interoperability 1.3, or LTI Advantage, is the newest standard defined by the IMS Global Learning Consortium for communicating student data between systems. This latest standard creates a consistent, secure, and agile framework that can be used across different LMS tools. Poll Everywhere is encouraging all of our LMS integration users to update to the new LTI Advantage tools before 2021, as they provide the latest practices for protecting student data and personal identifiable information.
In the following sections, you will find the instructions for Blackboard LMS LTI Adv. 1.3, version 2.0.2.
Import Roster
Step 1: In your Blackboard course, click over to the Content section.
Step 2: Expand the Build Content dropdown menu and find and select the Poll Everywhere tool.
Step 3: In the next screen you will be able to name the tool and adjust the settings. Give it a name indicating it is a roster import link, and make it invisible to the students by selecting No next to ‘Permit users to view this content.’ When you are done, click Submit to be redirected back to the Course Content page.
Step 4: From the Course Content page, click on your new roster import link.
Step 5: The New Roster link will open up a new tab to Poll Everywhere. You will first see a page that will direct you to Continue to LMS to log in. Click through to continue. The next page will present you with an ‘Import roster’ button. Click the button to initiate the roster import.
Step 6: Now click the Poll Everywhere tool to open the Poll Everywhere in a new tab. You will first see a screen to confirm you wish to make the LMS connection. Click through that screen, and you will land on the LMS course connection page. Select Sync Roster.
Note: The following screen will inform you that roster sync is happening in the background. You can click the button to continue to the Participants page.
When this is done, a new Poll Everywhere profile will be created for each student who did not already have one. Students will automatically receive a notification email with a link to change their password. You can edit and manage the imported students at https://www.polleverywhere.com/participants.
You can now remove Poll Everywhere as an External Tool from your Blackboard course, or you can continue to use the Poll Everywhere link in Blackboard to perform LTI actions.
Course management
Course management streamlines course administration, simplifying class management for educators and administrators. This update enhances how professors integrate Poll Everywhere with their LMS.
Key Features:
- Scoring Assignments: Assignments can be scored based on correctness, participation, and attendance. These scores seamlessly sync with your LMS using both points-based and percentage-based models.
To learn more, please click here: Getting Started with Course Management
Re-syncing your roster
After the initial connection, you may want to re-sync your participant roster. This may be necessary if students were added or dropped from the LMS course. Re-syncing the roster will create Poll Everywhere participant profiles for new students and add them to your Poll Everywhere participant group, while also removing any students that dropped the course.
When Auto Roster Sync is enabled, your course roster will automatically sync on a nightly basis. You can also sync the roster immediately through your Poll Everywhere Participants page.
Sync Rosters from the Courses page
Step 1: Navigate to your Participants page and select Courses.
Step 2: From the LMS courses screen, you will see all of the courses you have connected with the Poll Everywhere LTI Advantage integration. From here, you can click Sync Roster next to the specific course.
Note: To sync course rosters, Enable Roster Sync must be On. You can click the toggle button to turn on/off. When On, your rosters will automatically sync on a nightly-basis.
Step 3: To sync all of your courses, select Sync Rosters.
Note: Only courses that have Enable Roster Sync on will update.
Sync All Course Rosters from the Participants page
You can sync all of your course rosters by clicking Sync All Rosters. Courses that have enabled roster sync will be updated.
Exporting a Gradebook report
Step 1: Go to the Participants page, then select Courses.
Step 2: Select the name of the course you’d like to create a Gradebook report with.
Step 3: From this page you can create a new Gradebook report, or choose a Gradebook that you have already created for this LMS course.
Note: You cannot edit the activities within a Gradebook report, but choosing a previously created report will allow you to update and re-export the results.
Step 4: Adding a new Gradebook will put you into the report creation flow. In the side panel, select the Gradebook report and then the activities you wish to include in your report.
Step 5: Review the Gradebook report, and click the Export button at the bottom right when you are ready to export the grades to Blackboard.
Note: The name of your report will be the name assumed by the grade column in Blackboard. You can rename your report by clicking on the ‘Rename’ link next to the title at the top of the report.
Note: When you click the export button, you will see a popup that will either ask you to confirm the LMS course, or select the course to export the report to from a dropdown menu. Additionally, you will have the option to export the report as Grades or Participation. Make your selections, then click Next.
Note: The following pop-up will now filter the report by the participants in your LMS Course and start the export. You should then see a message indicating that the export has completed and is processing in the background.
Step 6: Once the export is complete, head back over to Blackboard and click into your Grade button to verify that the new Gradebook column was created.
Step 7: Back in Blackboard, you can now click over to the Grade Center to see the new grade column created by the export. Be aware that the data transfer of the gradebook export is not immediate. It may take up to a couple of minutes for grades to appear for all students.