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      How to Set up LTI Integration with Moodle LMS

      This article shows you how to install EXAMIND using LTI in Moodle.

      Preface:

      It should take no more than 15 minutes of work to get EXAMIND LTI set up, but the total elapsed time may span a couple of days due to a couple of back and forth communication that are required. To minimize this time, please complete Step 1 (Send Moodle Instance URL to and Email Addresses to EXAMIND) below. Although not required, it would also streamline the process to have an EXAMIND support staff on standby when you launch LTI Connect for the very first time. 

       Steps:

      1. Send Moodle Instance URL to EXAMIND 
      2. Add External Tool
      3. Configure LTI Tool
      4. Link Assessment

      Step 1: Send Moodle Instance URL to EXAMIND 

      In order for EXAMIND's iframe to load within your Moodle instance, EXAMIND must white-list your Moodle domain by adding it to its content-security-policy HTTP header. Please send us your production and test Moodle Instance URLs (examples: https://moodle.hillman.edu and https://hillmanedu.test.moodle.com).

      Information can be emailed to support@examind.io. 

      Step 2: Add External Tool

      From the Moodle Site administration / Plugins page, click the External Tool / Manage tools link:
      In the Tool URL..., enter the following:

      For US data center users: https://lti.examind.io/register
      For Canadian data center users: https://lti-ca.examind.io/register
      Click Add LTI Advantage

      You will see a new tool with the name EXAMIND appear in your list. Click Activate:

      Step 3: Configure LTI Tool

      Click the gear icon next to the EXAMIND tool:
      Set the Default launch container to New Window, otherwise your students may encounter a 3rd party cookie error:

      In Privacy, ensure Share launcher's name with tool, Share launcher's email with tool, and Accept grades from the tool are all Always.
      Click Save changes:

      Step 4: Link Assessment

      Go to a course in Moodle, then click the Turn editing on button:
       
      Click + Add an activity or resource on any topic (Topic 5 in the example below):
       Select External Tool:
       Leave Activity name blank for now; it will auto-populate. Choose EXAMIND from the Preconfigured tool dropdown, then click the Select Content button:
       If this is the first time you launch LTI Connect for EXAMIND, you may encounter this error message. An automatic notification will have already been sent to EXAMIND's support team to take action. If this happens during regular business hours, we will resolve this issue within a couple of hours and notify you by email when this is done. You may also wish to contact us at support@examind.io at this time.
       Once your platform is activated, try again:
      Create a new linked course in EXAMIND or select an existing course that you'd like to link:
      Select the assessment that you'd like to link:
       Click the Save and return to course button:
       EXAMIND's LTI is now available as an assignment in Moodle. 

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