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Connection: Canvas by Instructure LMS

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Ai Jie Ramos

Click HERE for step-by-step connection video!

Step 1:

  • From your Canvas account, go to Admin > Developer Keys

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  • Click on "+ Developer Key" and then "+ API Key" to create a new API.

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Step 2:

  • Log into IntelliBoard http://next.intelliboard.net/ with the main subscription email.
  • Click "Integrations".
  • Under Canvas Connection, click "+ Connect".

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Step 3:

  • Under Connection Information, add your LMS Name (for identification purpose) and your LMS URI
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  • Copy the redirect URL. 
  • Return to your Canvas Key Settings, name the Key Name. Next paste the copied redirect URI into the Redirect URIs field.
  • Click "Save".

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  • On this step you can choose API permissions (Scopes) for Developer key, we recommend disabling this checkbox but if you want to use scopes you can enable required scopes:

  1. url:GET|/api/v1/accounts

  2. url:GET|/api/v1/accounts/:account_id/sub_accounts

  3. url:GET|/api/v1/accounts/:account_id/roles

  4. url:GET|/api/v1/users/:id

  5. url:GET|/api/v1/accounts/:account_id/grading_standards

  6. url:GET|/api/v1/accounts/:account_id/admins

  7. url:GET|/api/v1/users/:user_id/page_views

  8. url:GET|/api/v1/audit/authentication/users/:user_id

  9. url:GET|/api/v1/accounts/:account_id/enrollments/:id

  10. url:GET|/api/v1/courses/:course_id/assignments/:id

  11. url:GET|/api/v1/courses/:course_id/quizzes/:quiz_id/submissions/:id

  12. url:GET|/api/v1/users/:user_id/profile

  13. url:GET|/api/v1/courses/:id

Step 4:

  • Search for the newly created Key in the Developer Key page. 
  • Ensure that the Status of the key is "ON".
  • Under Details, copy the Client ID and Client Secret Key (Note that the secret key is hidden by default. Click "Show Key" to see it).
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  • Return to IntelliBoard, paste the copied Client ID and Client Secret Key to the respective field.
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Step 5:

  • Go to Admin > Canvas Data Portal**.
    **Note: If you do not see Canvas Data Portal, please reach out to a member of your CSM team to enable your Canvas Data Portal.
  • Scroll to the bottom of the page, click "Create Credentials".
  • Copy the credentials which will be the Data Client ID and Data Client Secret.
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Step 6:

  • Return to IntelliBoard connection page.
  • Paste the copied Data Client ID and Data Client Secret (in Step 6) to the respective field.
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  • Under Advanced Settings, check "Active Connection".
  • Click "-> Continue".
    Note: Upon clicking Continue, you'll see 5 green check marks on URL, Client ID, Client Secret Data Client ID and Data Client Secret if the connection is successful.

Step 7:

  • Canvas LMS will prompt to authorize IntelliBoard to connect. Click "Authorize".
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Step 8:

  • Upon successful connection, it will direct you to the Connection page. 
  • Under your Canvas connection, click on the "..." and then "Filters".
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  • Set in User Filters to filter the Canvas users you want to see in IntelliBoard.
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    1. Select Student Enrollment Status(es):

    Invited: Students (not existing users in Canvas LMS) who are invited to the course, but haven’t accepted it yet.
    Active: Students who have accessed and started the course.
    Completed: Students who have completed the course.
    Inactive: Students previously enrolled in a course, but who can no longer access course content.
    Rejected: Students who rejected the course invitation.
    Deleted: Students whose entire enrollment has been removed from a course.
    Pending: Students (existing users in Canvas LMS) who are invited to the course, but haven’t accepted it yet.

    2. Filter Subaccount: Select the subaccounts that you want to be shown in IntelliBoard.

    3. Display Users with the Following Status(es):

    Creation Pending: Users who were created in the LMS system and a confirmation email was sent to them, but they have not yet confirmed it.
    Deleted: Users who are totally deleted from the LMS system.
    Pre-Registered: Users who have been created in the LMS system, but not yet activated.
    Registered: Users who are active in the LMS system.

 

  • Set in Course Filters to filter the Canvas courses that you want to see in IntelliBoard.mceclip4.png
    1. Filter Term: Select Terms as defined in your LMS system that you want to be shown in IntelliBoard.

    2. Display Courses with the Following Status(es):

    Course Created: Courses that are created, but not published yet.

    Course Available: Courses that are created and published, but not completed yet.

    Course Completed: Courses that were concluded by teacher.

    Course Claimed: Course that is undeleted and not published.

  • Select the Teacher Roles and Learner Roles as defined in your Canvas LMS.
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  • Click "Save".

Step 9:

  • Upon saving, it will direct you to the Connection page. 
  • Click on your Canvas connection. 
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  • Click on "Process Data" and let it process.
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FINISHED! You are now connected and ready to see all your Canvas LMS data!

NOTE:  If you have not used Canvas Data in the last 2 weeks, please save and Process Canvas Data.  Know that your data will take 24-48 hours to initially process inside IntelliBoard because of Canvas Data protocol. 

 

 

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