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Creating an EchoPoll Course with a Moodle, Sakai, or Schoology Integration

Tracy Smith
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Overview

With an EchoPoll LMS/VLE integration, you are able to synchronize courses from the LMS/VLE with EchoPoll, synchronize your course roster from the LMS/VLE, and push results to the LMS/VLE Gradebook.

To import a course from and LMS/VLE, the LMS/VLE must first be linked to EchoPoll.  If you need to configure EchoPoll to your LMS/VLE, an EchoPoll account administrator should contact Echo360 at support@echo360.com

This document assumes your EchoPoll organization is already linked with your LMS/VLE.

This articles is relevant for our LTI enabled integrations:

  • Moodle
  • Sakai
  • Schoology

Creating your course

  1. Log into EchoPoll with your instructor account.
  2. Click on Create+ and select Course.
  3. You will have the options to either Create New or Import from LMS, select Import from LMS: 

EchoPoll new course modal with the Import from LMS option highlighted.

  1. You will see a list of all the LMS/VLEs that have been set up by your administrators. Select the LMS that you would like to use (there may only be one).

EchoPoll new course modal with the Import from LMS option highlighted and pointing to the LMS / VLE course selection.

  1. Click Sign in to LMS/VLE. You will be prompted to sign into the LMS/VLE. Once signed in navigate to a course and click the LTI link to link your EchoPoll and LMS/VLE accounts.

EchoPoll new course modal with the Import from LMS option highlighted and pointing to the sign in to LMS / VLE button.

  1. After clicking on the LTI link and signing in to your EchoPoll account your LMS/VLE and EchoPoll accounts will be connected and you will see a list of your LMS/VLE courses in the Import from LMS tab.

EchoPoll new course modal with the Import from LMS option highlighted showing a list of course from the LMS / VLE.

  1. Select Add on the course(s) you wish to import in to EchoPoll

EchoPoll new course modal with the Import from LMS option highlighted pointing to the add button to add a course from the LMS / VLE.

  1. You can select multiple courses at once. Once you have made all of your selections click Import.

EchoPoll new course modal with the Import from LMS option highlighted pointing to the Import button.

  1. Once the course(s) are successfully imported, you will see the course(s) in your EchoPoll My Courses tab. Click Open Course and go to the Details tab of the course. Click Edit to edit the description of your course if desired.
  2. Once you have completed any edits to the details page, click on Roster. All registered learners will be displayed. The list of learners will be automatically resynced from the LMS/VLE every night to ensure you have a current roster. You can also choose to sync your roster at any time by clicking Sync Roster. Users will be pending until they have created an EchoPoll account.

EchoPoll roster showing one active student and one pending student.

  1. Your students should have received an email to create their account if needed. Once their account is created their EchoPoll and LMS/VLE accounts will be automatically connected based off of email address. You can also use the Resend Invites button to resend the account creation email to any pending students

EchoPoll roster pointing to the resend invites button.

  1. Now that you have imported your LMS/VLE course in to EchoPoll you are ready to run sessions and assignments! After you run a session or assignment you can upload the results to your LMS/VLE. Go to the Results tab, select the Scores tab, select Export, and select the LMS/VLE name. 

EchoPoll results tab pointing to the button to upload grades to your LMS / VLE.

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