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× CAUTION: Do not create multiple graded assignment links. This will create significant grade passback problems for your Community that could be difficult or impossible to reverse. For more information, see our LTI FAQ.
× CAUTION: Do not add a description to your assignment link to Yellowdig. Due to an issue in Blackboard, descriptions sometimes block users from accessing Yellowdig via the assignment link.
× NOTE: If Yellowdig has already been configured for your entire institution, this guide probably isn't applicable to you. See this guide to learn more about pre-installed course tools like Yellowdig. If you require additional assistance, please reach out to your Yellowdig administrator, or email us at clientsuccess@yellowdig.com.

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Blackboard Ultra

How to LTI-create your Yellowdig Community and connect it to your Blackboard Gradebook

1.Request your LMS Key and Secret from a Network Administrator who belongs to your Network. If you do not know who to contact, please reach out to support@yellowdig.com. Do not accept Keys and Secrets from Administrators who do not belong to your institutional or departmental Network.

2. In your Course page, click on one of the purple crosses in the main tab (represented by the book symbol). In the drop-down menu, click on Create. 

3. On the sidebar which appears on the right-hand of your screen, select Teaching tools with LTI connection. These steps are demonstrated in the GIF below. (You may need to zoom in with your browser to see this demonstration clearly.)  

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4. Assign a new name in the "New LTI Link" field. Then determine whether your link is visible to students. (Note: since the first user to click the link is automatically made the Community Owner, it is important that you click the assignment link and set up your Community before your students have the opportunity to access it.)

5. Enter api.yellowdig.app/launch as the Configuration URL. When you enter the URL, Key and Secret fields will appear. Enter the Key and Secret that you received from your Network Administrator.

6. Determine whether you want Yellowdig to open in a new window (check) or open within Blackboard (uncheck). To accommodate iOS and Safari 13+ users, for whom opening Yellowdig in an iFrame may be impossible, we strongly recommend checking this box.

7. If you are using Yellowdig to grade your students, check "Create gradebook entry for this item." Then set the points for Yellowdig in line with your grade breakdown. For example, if Yellowdig is worth 10% of your final course grade, and there are 1000 possible points for the course, allocate 100 points to Yellowdig. For more on how grade passback works, see the Knowledge Base article.

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8. Before X-ing out, click the Save button.

9. Click the Assignment link that you've just created, which will launch Yellowdig and allow you to start building your Community for the class.

10. If grading is enabled, you and each of your students must launch into Yellowdig through the one graded Assignment link that you created. Be sure to communicate this to your students directly and/or direct them to this help article.

11. Finally, if you are using Yellowdig to assign a grade, make sure Yellowdig points are factored into the overall grade in Blackboard's grading tab.

Blackboard Learn

How to LTI-create your Yellowdig Community and connect it to your Blackboard Gradebook

1.Request your LMS Key and Secret from a Network Administrator who belongs to your Network. If you do not know who to contact, please reach out to support@yellowdig.com. Do not accept Keys and Secrets from Administrators who do not belong to your institutional or departmental Network.

2. Navigate to the Content section of your course page. Then, under Build Content, select "Web Link" in the drop-down menu.

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3. Enter https://api.yellowdig.app/launch as the URL. Check the box next to "This link is to a Tool Provider". This will display fields for the Key and Secret. Enter your Yellowdig Key and Secret in the corresponding fields.

4. If you are using Yellowdig to grade your students, select "Yes" next to "Enable Evaluation". Then set the points for Yellowdig in line with your grade breakdown. For example, if Yellowdig is worth 10% of your final course grade, and there are 1000 possible points for the course, allocate 100 points to Yellowdig. For more on how grade passback works, see the Knowledge Base article.

5. Determine whether the Yellowdig launch link is visible to students next to "Visible to Students". (Note: since the first user to click the link is automatically made the Community Owner, it is important that you click the launch link and set up your Community before your students have the opportunity to access it.)

6. Set the rest of the fields (including "Due Date", "Open in New Window", and "Select Date and Time Restrictions") in accordance with your preferences. To accommodate iOS and Safari 13+ users, for whom opening Yellowdig in an iFrame may be impossible, we strongly recommend checking the "Open in New Window" box.

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7. When you have settled on your settings, click the Submit button at the bottom of the page.

8. On the Content page, click on the Yellowdig link you just created, which will launch Yellowdig and allow you to start building your Community for your course.

9. If grading is enabled, you and each of your students must launch into Yellowdig through the one graded Assignment link that you created. Be sure to communicate this to your students directly and/or direct them to this help article.

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