Establishing a Forage LMS Integration for Canvas

Below are step-by-step instructions for Canvas administrators to integrate with Forage after the account has been activated by Forage Admins.

Step 1: Generate Registration URL

1. Log into Forage for Educators as an Admin: https://educator.theforage.com/
2. Go to LMS Integrations ⇒ Add Integration
3. Copy the Registration URL

Step 2: Register LTI (Canvas Admin)

1. Log into Canvas as an Admin.
2. Go to Admin → Apps → Manage ⇒ Install a New App
   • Select LTI Version “1.3”
   • Select Install Method “Dynamic Registration”
   • Input the Registration URL from Forage for Educators app
   • Click Next until the end
3. Copy the Client ID from the App details page

 

Go to Admin → Apps → Manage ⇒ Install a New App

 

Select LTI Version = 1.3, Select Install Method = Dynamic Registration

Copy the Client ID from the App details page

Step 3: Enable the tool in a Course

1. Go to a Course → Settings → Apps ⇒ View App Configurations ⇒ Click “+ App”
   • Select Configuration Type: By Client ID
   • Enter the Client ID generated in the last Step
   • Click Submit
2. Reload the page and you should see Forage LTI shows up in the app list and also the left hand page navigation panel.

Go to a Course → Settings → Apps ⇒ View App Configurations ⇒ Click “+ App”

Enter the Client ID generated in the last Step and click Submit, before reloading

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Install the “Forage LTI” tool.

Step 4: Add Forage to a Course (Instructor)

1. Navigate to the desired Canvas course
2. Click Assignments or Pages or Modules
3. Click + to add a new item
   • In Assignments, click on the vertical ellipsis to bulk add
4. Select External Tool in Submission Type ⇒ Find ⇒ Forage LTI
5. Select the content to embed
6. Configure:
   • Points: 100
   • Display Grade as Points
7. Click Save
8. Publish the module