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PointSolutions: Blackboard Configuration Guide for Admins

Amanda Leibovich
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To configure the integration you must work with Echo360's support team. Email support@echo360.com to let us know you want to configure the LMS integration. Provide the LMS type you would like to integrate with and the URL for your organization.

Creating a Custom User

  1. Log into Blackboard as a System Administrator.
  2. Go to the System Admin tab.
  3. Under User, click Users.
  4. Select Create User.
  5. Enter Echo360 for first name and Integration for last name.
  6. Enter Echo360 for username.
  7. Create a secure password in the field provided.
  8. Select Submit.

Enabling REST API Integration

  1. Log into Blackboard as a System Administrator.
  2. Go to the System Admin tab.
  3. Under Integrations, click Rest API Integrations.
  4. Click Create Integration.
  5. Input the Application ID for your region.
    • North / South America: 615a8251-5b09-4867-b4c1-523fdfaefef6
    • Europe / Africa / Middle East: 0e3958c2-c32a-4990-a65f-30431175e6cb
    • Asia / Pacific: c78c4032-d661-4b97-b4e3-3a17ee4cff94
  6. Use the browse function to locate and select the Echo360 user created in the previous section.
  7. Leave End User Access marked as Yes and change Authorized To Act As User to Yes.
  8. Click Submit.

Configuring the LTI Link

  1. Log into Blackboard as a System Administrator.
  2. Go to the System Admin tab.
  3. Locate the Integrations section and click the LTI Tool Providers link.
  4. Select Register LTI 1.1 Provider.
  5. In the Provider Domain field, enter the provider domain for your region.
    • North / South America: account.turningtechnologies.com
    • Europe / Africa / Middle East: account.turningtechnologies.eu
    • Asia / Pacific: account.turningtechnologiessg.net
  6. Leave the Provider Domain Status as Approved.

    Nothing goes into Secondary Hostnames.

  7. Change Default Configuration to Set Globally.
  8. Enter the Tool Provider Key provided by Echo360.
  9. Enter the Tool Provider Secret provided by Echo360.

    Requests for the Tool Provider Key and Tool Provider Secret should be sent to support@echo360.com. Include your Blackboard URL with the request.

  10. Enter the following in Tool Provider Custom Parameters:
    user_id=@X@user.id@X@
  11. To the right of Send User Data, select Send user data only over SSL.
  12. To the right of User Fields to Send, select Role in course, Name, and Email Address.
  13. Leave Allow Membership Service Access as no.
  14. Click Submit.
  15. Mouse over the Provider Domain configured in Step 5, click the drop-down arrow and select Manage Placements.
  16. Select Create Placement.
  17. In the Label field, enter PointSolutions Registration.
  18. In the Handle field, enter PointSolutions Registration.
  19. Verify Yes is selected under Availability.
  20. For Type, select Course tool and Allow Student Access.
  21. Enable the Launch in New Window option.

    Enable this prevents web browsers from treating LTI links as a pop-up and blocking it.

  22. To add the icon, go to https://cdn.turningtechnologies.com/images/store/SVC-PREMSUPP.png.
  23. Click Browse and navigate to where you saved the icon. Click Open.
  24. Enter the Tool Provider URL in the Tool Provider URL field provided by Echo360.
  25. Click Submit.

Once your Blackboard Integration has been configured, instructors in your organization can link their individual PointSolutions accounts to their Blackboard accounts and connect their courses.