Use a Canvas LTI-link in your assignment

To create a LTI-link for an assignment, follow the steps below.

1. Set up the Canvas integration on school level in Ans.
2. Sign in to Canvas.
3. Click Courses in the menu on the left.
4. Click on your course or use the search bar.
5. Click Assignments in the menu on the left.
6. Click + Assignment.

You can add the tool in a module or as an assignment. Grades are only synchronised if it has been added as an assignment. That is why we add it here as an assignment. 

     7. Fill in your preferred title name. 
     8. Click the dropdown menu Submission type and choose External tool.
     9. Select Ans and make sure to check 'Load This Tool In A New Tab'. Click Save. 

     10. Click on the assignment you just created and you will be redirected to Ans.
     11.  Select the Course you want to create the LTI-link for and then click on the Assignment.

The LTI-link will be created. You will automatically be redirected to the assignment you just linked. If students click on the link in Canvas, they will be redirected to the assignment in Ans. There is a possibility to export the grades to your Canvas automatically.

If you need to check and/or uninstall the LTI-link, you can do so by following these steps below.

1. Click your domain School name in the menu on the left.
2. Click label_important Courses in the menu at the top.
3. Select your course or use the search bar.
4. Select your assignment or use the search bar. 
5. Click the settings Settings tab.
6. Scroll down to your integrations (not the tab named Integrations) in the left menu.
7. Click on your Canvas LTI-link. You are now able to remove the LTI-link by uninstalling it. 

Once you have set up the integration for an assignment and received an LTI-link, you can synchronise the results.

To synchronise the results, follow the steps below.

1. Click your domain School name in the menu on the left.
2. Click label_important Courses in the menu at the top.
3. Select your course or use the search bar.
4. Select your assignment or use the search bar. 
5. Click policy Results in the menu at the top.
6. Click Send marks to LMS.