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Adding Blended Teaching to Blackboard

Adding Blended to Blackboard is simple, follow these steps to get set up and enable access via iFrame. These instructions are for LMS administrators.

Updated over a month ago

We're integrated with many universities across the US, and have the process down to a fine art. Just follow the steps below and we'll get you up and running in no time.

Integrating Blended Teaching

Step 1: Register the Tool

  1. Log into Blackboard Learn as an administrator.

  2. Choose Admin in the top-menu (classic) or left-hand menu (Ultra).

  3. Click on Integrations > LTI Tool Providers.

  4. Choose Register LTI 1.3/Advantage Provider.

  5. Enter our Client ID: 66910c7c-049f-44fd-9b9c-7218672d4e6b

  6. Click Submit.

  7. Review the settings on the following pages.

    1. Make sure Tool Status is set to ‘Approved’.

    2. Update User Fields to Send:

      1. Role in Course: Yes

      2. Name: Yes

      3. Email Address: Yes

    3. Update the Institution Policies:

      1. Allow grade service access: Yes

      2. Allow Membership Service Access: Yes

  8. If you’re planning on using SSO, note down the Deployment ID and the URL of your Blackboard Ultra instance.

  9. Click Save to complete the process.

Step 2: Add a Placement

  1. Return to the list of LTI Tool Providers.

  2. Hover over mayflower.blended-teaching.com until the disclosure menu appears.

  3. Click it, and select Manage Placements.

  4. Select Create Placement.

  5. Complete the form that appears:

    1. Label: your preferred label, e.g. Blended Teaching (iFrame)

    2. Handle: your preferred handle, e.g. blended-teaching-iframe

    3. Make sure Availability is set to Yes.

    4. Type: Deep Linking content tool.

    5. Target Link URI: https://mayflower.blended-teaching.com.

    6. Click Submit.

Step 3: Ensure LTIs are Enabled

  1. Return to Admin in the top-menu (classic) or left-hand menu (Ultra).

  2. Click on Tools and Utilities > Tools.

  3. Scroll down to the LTI section.

  4. Make sure the ‘Availability’ for LTI - Course Tool is set to ON.

After completing the SSO setup below, submit all your details using the 'Submit Your Integration Details' button at the end of this article.

Adding SSO for Blended Teaching

Step 1: Register the Application

  1. Log into Blackboard Learn as an administrator.

  2. Choose Admin in the top-menu (classic) or left-hand menu (Ultra).

  3. Click on Integrations > Rest API Integrations.

  4. Choose Create Integration.

  5. Enter our Application ID: 66910c7c-049f-44fd-9b9c-7218672d4e6b

  6. Choose an appropriate Learn User.

    1. As ‘End User Access’ below is set to yes, each user's access is then limited to his or her own permissions rather than the user selected here. See Learn docs for more information.

  7. Set End User Access to ‘Yes’.

  8. Set Authorized To Act As User to ‘Service Default (No)’.

  9. Click Submit.

With both setups complete, proceed to submit your details below.

Submit Your Integration Details

You're almost done! Click on the 'Submit Your Integration Details' button below to submit your integration details through our form.

Please provide the following details in the form:

  1. Deployment ID

  2. Blackboard Instance URL

Submit Your Integration Details

Once we receive your details, we will set you up on our system within 24 hours, and we will be integrated. We will then reach out to the instructors to let them know.

If you have any questions you can reach us any time on [email protected], or ask our bot to set up a Zoom call. We're ready to help.

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