Lab-Aids now offers Deep Linking for LTI 1.3 integrations. Deep Links are available at the product-level and the activity-level for English student books, Spanish student books, and yellow portal simulations. Teachers will create a new student-facing LTI tool using the copied Deep Link. Students click on the tool to be brought to the linked product or activity. 

If you're looking for LTI 1.3 Grade Passback instructions, click here. 

Requirements for Deep Linking: Student licenses must be purchased, and teachers must have already assigned books or simulations to students. Canvas/Schoology Admin must already have added the LTI 1.3 external tool to the LMS, and it should already be available for teachers to select when creating their own tools. 

 

Deep Linking Instructions for Teachers:

1. Teachers must first assign books or simulations to students

If this step is not completed, students will encounter errors when attempting to access Deep Links.

A screenshot of the teacher's "Student Content" >> "Assign Content" screen with those two menus outlined in red.

 

2. Copy the Deep Link: 

A) For a specific book/product, or B) For a specific activity within a student book

Option A) For a specific product in the student library (Student Book or Portal Simulation)

Navigate to the Student Content >> Content library on the left-hand menu. Click the three dots in the top right corner of the desired product and then click the "Copy Deep Link" button that appears. 

A screenshot of the teacher's Student Content >> Content library with those two menus outlined in red. Each book in the library has its circular icon in the top right corner outlined in red, and the appearing "Copy Deep Link" popup is also outlined in red.

 

Option B) For a specific activity within a student book:
  • Portal 2.0:  From the left-hand Table of Contents, click the "copy" icon next to the desired activity ("COPIED").
  • Portal 1.0 (epubs): For best results, first switch to "1-page" view from the "Settings" left-hand menu. Then, navigate to the desired page or activity. Click the blue "Share Link" icon on the top right. On the popup, click the "copy" icon next to the URL ("Book link copied successfully!"). 

A screenshot of Portal 2.0 and Portal 1.0 side by side with red outlines around each step described above.

 

3. Using the copied Deep Link, create an LTI tool in your LMS: 

Instructions below for Canvas and Schoology:

Canvas instructions: Create new LTI tool using Deep Link URL
  • Copy the desired Deep Link URL via above instructions.
  • From a Canvas course, add a new assignment. Select "External Tool" for submission type and click the "Find" button.
    • A screenshot showing the Canvas assignment creation screen. The Submission Type option "External Tool" is outlined in red, the External Tool URL's "Find" button is also outlined in red, and the "Load this tool in new tab" checkbox is selected.
  • From the list that appears, select the Lab-Aids external tool. Then, scroll down to the bottom of the window, remove the existing URL, and paste the Deep Link URL. Click "Load in new tab". Save. Students will now be able to click on this external tool assignment to be brought to the linked product or activity.
    • A gif showing the available external tools to choose from. The cursor clicks on the "Lab-Aids Portal" external tool and then replaces the default URL with the copied deep link URL.

 

Schoology Instructions: Create new LTI tool using Deep Link URL
  • Copy the desired Deep Link URL via above instructions.
  • From a course in Schoology, add a new external tool (Add Materials >> Add File/Link/External Tool >> External Tool).
    • Tool Provider: Select the Lab-Aids tool from the Tool Provider dropdown.
    • URL: Paste the copied Deep Link URL into the URL field.
    • Launch Options Dropdown: For best performance, we recommend launching the Lab-Aids Portal in a new tab as opposed to in an iFrame within Schoology.
    • Enable Grading: Do not select
    • Save
  • Students will now be able to click on the link, and the linked product/activity/page will automatically open. 

A screenshot of a teacher's course in Schoology. Instructional steps for "Add Materials >> Add File/Link/External Tool >> External Tool" are all outlined in orange.

A screenshot of the external tool settings explained above. The selected Tool Provider is "Lab-Aids Science Portal" and an outline is around the "URL" text box with text "Paste copied Deep Link URL here".

 

 

 

4. Students click on the tool to be brought to the linked product or activity. 

A gif showing a student clicking on the assignment titled "Body Systems Activity 4" and the "Load Body Systems Activity 4 in new window" button. The book then opens.

 

 

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