The PointSolutions integration with Blackboard allows instructors to use response devices during Sessions to easily collect student achievement data and export results to Blackboard.

Adding the LTI to a Course

1. Log into Blackboard with an instructor account.
2. Navigate to the desired course.
3. Hover over the Add button in the upper left-hand corner and then select Tool Link.
4. Enter PointSolutions Registration in the Name field and then select PointSolutions Registration as the type.
5. Make sure Available to Users is checked and then click Submit.
6. Verify that PointSolutions Registration now appears in the left-hand menu under your course.

Registering an Instructor Account through Blackboard

To link your Blackboard Instructor account with your PointSolutions account, create your PointSolutions account through the registration link in Blackboard. You must you use your school/organization email address for the registration process.

1. Log into Blackboard and navigate to the course with which you are using PointSolutions.
2. Under your course in the left menu, click PointSolutions Registration.
3. Enter your school or organization email address, if needed, and click Next.

   If you don’t have an account, click Get Started Here from the bottom of the page. Check your email and click the link to verify your account. Enter all required fields as noted by the asterisks. Enter and confirm your password in the fields provided. Select the box labeled I agree to Echo360 End User License Agreement. Click Continue.

4. Once signed into your PointSolutions account, select the Blackboard tab next to the Available Courses tab and click Blackboard Authentication.
5. Sign into Blackboard if prompted.

   The PointSolutions Desktop dashboard opens.

   Only courses in which you are an Instructor or Teaching Assistant will show up in PointSolutions.

Adding a Course from Blackboard

1. Go to https://echo360.com/.
2. Click Login at the top of the page.
3. Click Login to PointSolutions.
4. Click Login under the appropriate region and Sign Into your account.
5. Select the tab for your LMS.

   You may be required to sign in to your LMS to authenticate and see your courses.

6. Under Available Courses, click Connect on each course you want to connect to PointSolutions.

   The courses will move to the Active Courses tab.

Emailing Participants

Through the Blackboard integration with your account, you can email participants to remind them that they need to create an account, register a license, or add a device.

1. Log into your PointSolutions account via https://echo360.com/.
2. Locate the course in which to email students.
3. Click Select.
4. Select the Roster tab and click Email Participants.
5. Select the desired option(s): Create Account, Subscription, and / or Clicker ID.
6. Click Send.
   

   The emails will only go out to those who need the option(s) chosen.

Downloading a Course from PointSolutions Desktop

Courses created/connected in PointSolutions Desktop are automatically downloaded to PointSolutions Classic upon signing in. To refresh courses, click the Refresh button from the Manage tab.

Updating Courses from PointSolutions Desktop

1. Log into your PointSolutions account via https://echo360.com/.
2. Locate the course to update.
3. Click Select and choose the Roster tab.
4. Click Update Course.
5. Launch PointSolutions Classic.
   

   When launched, PointSolutions Classic will automatically download the updated Roster.

Using a Blackboard Synced Course

1. Open PointSolutions Classic and sign into your account.
2. From the Polling tab, select the course and the polling environment.
3. Run and save the session.
4. Close the polling environment to return to the PointSolutions Classic dashboard.

Uploading Grades to Blackboard Sync

Grades can be uploaded to Blackboard directly from the course within the Manage tab.

1. Open PointSolutions Classic and sign into your account.
2. Select the Manage tab.
3. Select a course.
4. Click Upload Grades.
   

   An account license is mandatory. If a participant does not have an account license, their score will show as an asterisk in all PointSolutions participant reports. Furthermore, their score will export as "0" to an Excel workbook and will be exported as an asterisk to an LMS.

5. Select the grade column(s) you want to upload and click Upload.
6. Close the window and visit Blackboard to ensure the grades are uploaded.