LTI 1.3 Integration with Canvas - Admin Guide

Prerequisites:

1. You must be an Account Admin on your Canvas instance

2. You will need the following LTI 1.3 parameters provided by the Cheng & Tsui team: Launch URL and Public JWK. Open a ticket if you need help getting these parameters.

3. You will need to provide the Cheng & Tsui team with your Canvas url (usually https://[yourdistrict].instructure.com/)

A. Set up external LTI tool in Canvas

1. Log in to Canvas as an Account Admin 

2. Click Admin from the left navigation bar, then select Developer Keys

3. Select the blue + Developer Key button. Choose + LTI Key from the dropdown menu.

4. On the Key Settings screen, input the following settings:

   • Key Name: FluencyLink - [Your School Name]

   • Owner Email: Your Email

   • Redirect URIs: Launch URL provided by FluencyLink team (usually https://fluencylink.com/[####]/lti-launch.htm)

   • Notes: Internal notes at your discretion

   • Method: Manual Entry

   • Title: FluencyLink

   • Description: Cheng & Tsui platform for Chinese/Japanese textbooks

   • Target Link URI: Launch URL provided by FluencyLink team (usually https://fluencylink.com/[####]/lti-launch.htm)

   • OpenID Connect Initiation Url: https://fluencylink.com/lti/v2/login_initiations.htm

   • JWK Method: Public JWK

   • Public JWK: Public JWK provided by FluencyLink team

5. Under LTI Advantage Services, select all items
   

6. Under Additional Settings, set Privacy Level to Public 

7. Under Placements, add the following terms:

   • Assignment Menu
   • Assignment Selection
   • Assignment Index Menu
   • Course Navigation

8. Under Link Selection, add your Launch URL and select LtiResourceLinkRequest as the Message Type
   

9. Add the same settings as in step 8 for 

   • Assignment Menu

   • Assignment Selection

   • Course Navigation

10. Click Save at the bottom of the page

B. Send parameters to Cheng & Tsui team

• Go to Admin -> Developer Keys and send the appropriate numeric Client ID (shown highlighted below) to your contact at Cheng & Tsui, along with your Canvas URL (usually https://[yourdistrict].instructure.com/). Wait for confirmation.

C. Add FluencyLink to your list of External Tools

1. In Account Navigation, select Settings
2. Navigate to the Apps tab and click View App Configurations
3. Click the + App button
4. Select Configuration Type = By Client ID
5. Enter the Client ID from Section B above and click Submit
6. Then, click the Install button.

D. Test by creating a FluencyLink assignment

1. Navigate to an appropriate course
2. In Course Navigation, click on Assignments
3. Click the + Assignment button
4. Name the Assignment, and in the Submission Type menu, select External Tool.
5. In Enter or find an External Tool URL paste your Launch URL
6. Select Load This Tool In A New Tab to launch FluencyLink in a new tab, giving users extra space. Leave unselected to launch within a Canvas frame. Students will also be able to access FluencyLink within Canvas from the left-hand Navigation bar.