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What does connecting Riipen & Blackboard do?
Access Riipen In Blackboard
Connecting Riipen & Blackboard enables students to use the full Riipen platform directly through a Blackboard assignment.
No student sign-up required (SSO)
Student accounts are automatically created when students view Riipen in Blackboard for the first time. No sign-up required!
How to Connect Riipen & Blackboard
Step 1 - Administrator Setup
Add Riipen as an LTI tool provider in Blackboard
Sign into Blackboard as an administrator
Click on the System Admin tab
Click on LTI Tool Providers
To begin adding Riipen, click the Register LTI 1.1 Provider tab
Fill out the following fields:
Provider Domain | lti.riipen.com |
Send user data | Send user data only over SSL |
User Fields to Send | Email Address |
Public Key | Find your "public key" in the settings tab of your school dashboard in Riipen |
Secret Key | Find your "secret key" in the settings tab of your school dashboard in Riipen |
The new Riipen app will now appear in the LTI providers screen.
Step 2 - Create a Placement
Creating a placement allows educators to easily find and add their Riipen course to their course content page.
Click on the System Admin tab
Click on LTI Tool Providers
In the placements column next to Riipen's tool, click the number (if no placements have been created in the past, this number will be 0).
Click Create Placement, then fill the following fields:
Label | The name of the course being added, e.g. Riipen Marketing Course |
Tool Provider URL | https://lti.riipen.com/courses/[course id] See note below on where to find the course ID |
Type | Select Course Tool, then check Allow Student Access |
Step 3 - Educator Setup
Go to your Course in Blackboard
Click on the Content link
Click Tools in the menu, then click More Tools
Select your Riipen course from the menu
Fill out any remaining as necessary, then click Submit
Troubleshooting
Launch Errors / Tool Provider Disabled
If you're receiving a launch error:
Click System Admin
Under the Tools & Utilities section, click Tools
Find the LTI section, and ensure LTI Course Tools/links are set to ON in in the availability column.
Enable LTI in the Tools screen