The moment has arrived -> you've been given your Canvas shell, you've set up the content and quizzing in your textbook, you're now ready to install it in Canvas.

There are two approaches to installing your textbook. Just pick the one that's relevant to you:

Integrated Installation
Unintegrated Installation

1. Integrated Installation

If your class is integrated with Blended Teaching, these instructions are for you.

1.1. Check for the Blended Teaching App in Canvas

Start by ensuring that the Blended Teaching App is available in your LMS.

To do this, start in Canvas:

Click on Settings in the menu bar on the left.
Go to the tab called Apps.
Click on View App Configurations. The page will show you a list of installed Apps in alphabetical order.
Blended Teaching should be in that list.

If Blended Teaching is not in this list, we'll need to install Blended Teaching as an App. Click here for separate instructions on how to do that.

When you see the App, carry on to the next step.

1.2. Download the Common Cartridge File from Blended Teaching

To download the Common Cartridge file from your textbook, start in your Blended Teaching Control Center:

Go to the Settings tab of your Control Center.
Scan down until you see the Export Course box.
Select the blue Export Common Cartridge button to download the... Common Cartridge. Store this somewhere in easy reach (like your desktop).

1.3. Upload The Common Cartridge File into Canvas

To upload the Common Cartridge file into your Canvas instance:

Start in your new, blank, shiny Canvas instance.
Look on the vertical menu on the left, and go to the bottom, click on Settings.
On the right hand side, click on Import Course Content.
In the drop down titled Select Content Type, choose Common Cartridge 1.x Package.
Drop the file you downloaded from Blended Teaching into the Choose File box.
All the pre-selected options are fine (you want All Content if starting with a blank Canvas instance).
Click the blue button + Add to Import Queue.
It will take 1-2 minutes to upload the file.
All done 🙌

From this moment on, students will be able to access your materials.

1.4. Bond Your Canvas with Your Textbook

This is a strange sounding, final step - bond your textbook with your canvas instance. This will allow grades to be synced between Blended Teaching and Canvas.

To bond your textbook with your Canvas instance:

Click on any of the Blended Teaching materials that you have installed in Canvas.
Click on the blue button Log in to Blended Control Center.
If you are already logged in, it will present you with your textbooks. Select the appropriate textbook from the list that matches the Canvas instance. Note, this step is irreversible. It bonds your Blended Teaching textbook to this Canvas Course. Like swans, they stay together forever. So just make sure you choose the right swan. I mean, textbook.

That's done, you can now close this window. Your textbook is now installed. 🙌

Note, once the bonding step is completed, Automatic Grade Syncing will automatically be turned on. If you do not want automatic grade syncing, you can turn it off on the Settings page of your Control Center.

2. Unintegrated Installation

For unintegrated classes, the installation process is split in two stages: firstly download the Common Cartridge file from Blended Teaching, and secondly, upload it into Canvas. Follow the step-by-step guide below.

2.1. Download the Common Cartridge File from Blended Teaching

To download the Common Cartridge file from your textbook:

Start in the Settings tab of your Control Center for your Blended Teaching textbook.
Scan down until you see the Export Course box.
Select the blue Export Common Cartridge button to download the... Common Cartridge. Store this somewhere in easy reach (like your desktop).

2.2. Upload The Common Cartridge File into Canvas