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[education] add documentation for configuring Blackboard LMS #35028

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Expand Up @@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ To configure an LMS to connect to {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %

{% data reusables.classroom.supported-lmses %}

## Linking a Blackboard course with a classroom

You can link your Blackboard course with a classroom in {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}. For more information about Blackboard, see the [Blackboard website](https://www.anthology.com/products/teaching-and-learning/learning-effectiveness/blackboard).

An administrator needs to register your LMS instance with classroom before you can link an LMS course. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/register-a-learning-management-system-with-github-classroom#configuring-blackboard-for-github-classroom)."

1. Sign into your **Blackboard** instance.
1. Select the Blackboard course or organization to integrate with {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}.
1. In the rigth sidebar on the course page, click **Books & Tools**, then click **GitHub Classroom**. Note that the name may be different if your LMS admin named it something else when registering your LMS.
1. Clicking the **GitHub Classroom** button will launch you into {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}, where you can select a classroom to link with your LMS course.

Once your course is linked, you can import your roster from your LMS course to your classroom. For more information, see "[Importing a roster from your LMS](#importing-a-roster-from-your-lms)."

## Linking a Canvas course with a classroom

You can link your Canvas course with a classroom in {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}. For more information about Canvas, see the [Canvas website](https://www.instructure.com/canvas/).
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{% data reusables.classroom.supported-lmses %}

## Configuring Blackboard for {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}

You can register your Blackboard installation with {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} to enable teachers to import roster data into their classrooms. For more information about Blackboard, see the [Blackboard website](https://www.anthology.com/products/teaching-and-learning/learning-effectiveness/blackboard).

### 1. Register {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} Developer Keys in the Anthology Developer Portal

1. Sign into the [Anthology Developer Portal](https://developer.anthology.com/).
1. Click on the **plus sign** in the [My Application](https://developer.anthology.com/portal/applications) page.
1. Click **Manual Registration** in the dropdown menu.
1. On the "Register a new application" configuration screen, set the fields to the following values.

| Field in the new app configuration | Value or setting |
| :- | :- |
| **Application Name** | `GitHub Classroom` <br/><br/>**Note**: You can use any name, it will be showed only to administrators. |
| **Description** | `Sync Blackboard course roster to GitHub Classroom` (or something similar) |
| **Domain(s)** | `classroom.github.com` |
| **Group** | Leave the default value or change it according to your institution needs. |
| **My Integration supports LTI 1.3** | Enable the flag.|
| **Login Initiation URL** | `https://classroom.github.com/lti1p3/openid-connect/auth` |
| **Tool Redirect URL(s)** | `https://classroom.github.com/lti1p3/openid-connect/redirect,https://classroom.github.com/context-link` |
| **Tool JWKS URL** | `https://classroom.github.com/.well-known/jwks.json` |
| **Signing Algorithm** dropdown | `RS256` |
| **Custom parameters** | Leave empty. |
1. Click **Register Application**.
1. The Developer Portal will show a screen contains important information you'll need to input in the next steps of registering your instance in your Blackboard instance and in {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} below. Please note them in a safe place and click **Done**.
1. In the table on the "My Applications" page, in the row for the GitHub Classroom application, click on the three dots and then **Manage Placements** in the dropdown menu.
1. Click on the **plus sign**.
1. On the "Register a new placement" configuration screen, set the fields to the following values.

| Field in the new placement configuration | Value or setting |
| :- | :- |
| **Placement Name** | `GitHub Classroom` <br/><br/>**Note**: You can use any name, but if you set this to something else, be sure this is communicated to teachers. |
| **Description** | `Sync Blackboard course roster to GitHub Classroom` (or something similar) |
| **Type** dropdown | Course Tool |
| **Allow students access** | Don't enable the flag. |
| **Launch in new window** | Don't enable the flag, unless you want to offer that user experience. |
| **Target link URI** | `https://classroom.github.com/context-link` |
| **Icon URL** | Leave it empty or provide a static URL for the icon. If needed, later in Blackboard can be manually uploaded. |
| **Custom parameters** | Leave empty. |
1. Click **Register Placement**.

### 2. Register {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} Developer Keys in Blackboard

1. Sign into your **Blackboard** instance.
1. In the left sidebar on the home page, click **Admin**, then click **LTI Tool Providers**.
1. On the "LTI Tool Providers" page, click **Register LTI 1.3/Advantage Tool**.
1. Insert the **Client ID** obtained from the Developer Portal and click **Submit**.
1. Blackboard will show all application data. In this page:
1. Verify that **Tool Status** is "Approved".
1. Verify that **User Fields to be Sent** flags are enabled for "Role in Course", "Name", "Email Address".
1. Verify that **Allow mark service access** radio button is set to "No".
1. Verify that **Allow Membership Service Access** radio button is set to "Yes".
1. Click **Submit**.

### 3. Register your developer keys with {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}

1. Go to https://classroom.github.com/register-lms.
1. Fill in the following information:

* Under "LMS Type", choose "Other" from the dropdown menu.
* "Issuer Identifier": `https://blackboard.com`
* "Domain": The base URL to your Blackboard instance
* "Client ID": The "Client ID" obtained from the registration of the app in the Anthology Developer Portal.
* "OIDC Initiation URL": The "OIDC auth request endpoint" obtained from the registration of the app in the Anthology Developer Portal.
* "OAuth 2.0 Token Retrieval URL": The "Auth token endpoint" obtained from the registration of the app in the Anthology Developer Portal.
* "Key Set URL": The "Public keyset URL" obtained from the registration of the app in the Anthology Developer Portal.

1. Click **Register**.
1. You should see the "Successfully registered LMS" banner at the top of the screen, which means that you've registered your LMS instance and teachers can now link their classrooms.

## Configuring Canvas for {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}

You can register your Canvas installation with {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} to enable teachers to import roster data into their classrooms. For more information about Canvas, see the [Canvas website](https://www.instructure.com/canvas/).
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{% data variables.product.company_short %} has tested and verified registration, connection and the import of roster data from the following LMSes into {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}.

* Blackboard
* Canvas
* Moodle
* Sakai
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