About LMS Integrations

HMH offers a platform-to-platform integration between Ed and Canvas or Schoology Learning Management Systems (LMSs). Customers that meet the co-rostering requirements are able to set up an LTI-enabled app called the HMH Ed Linking Tool.

This app allows teachers to find assignable content and assessments on Ed and to create links for those items in the LMS. Students can then access their assignments from inside the LMS. The scored assessment results are shared back from Ed to the LMS gradebook.

The HMH Ed Linking Tool app will be available to districts at no charge through the Schoology App Store or a platform deployment in Canvas. Within Ed, administrators will have new self-service tools to allow them to activate the LTI connection between Ed and Canvas or Schoology.

The HMH Ed Linking Tool app integration is powered by the LTI specification from IMS Global.

● For Canvas, the integration uses LTI Advantage (LTI v.1.3 plus related services)

● Do I need both the LTI connection and direct Ed access inside my LMS?

Yes. The purpose of the LTI-enabled HMH Ed Linking Tool app is to share assignable content and grades between platforms. Your fully licensed program on HMH Ed is a connected system with many components and value beyond assignable content. For your teachers and students to benefit from the full value of your purchased program, you must set up a path for them to log in directly to Ed within the context of our classes. This will allow students and/or teachers to access features such as:

– Connected programs (HMH Writable, Amira, Waggle)

– Student Growth Measure

– Item-level details for assessments

– Teacher-graded items in assessments (teachers only)

– Professional Learning (teachers only)

– Data analytics (teachers only)

Below is a table showing which HMH program content can be assigned in Canvas or Schoology using this LTI integration.

● Is the LTI integrations the same thing as SSO?

No. SSO or web-based access to Ed authenticates in a different manner and allows users to experience the full Ed solution experience. Program assignments and grades are managed entirely on Ed. The LTI connection is what allows teachers to bring Ed resource and assignment links back to the LMS to be managed on that side, though it does not allow students to access the full Ed experience.

● Is it the same thing as Thin Common Cartridge or QTI?

No. TCC is a pre-bundled package of program links created at a single point in time. Those resource links are not tied to any user Identity or Licensing on Ed, and therefore do not have the same functionality. TCC also does not contain program components that have been added since point of release. QTI is a conversion of assessments from Ed into an interoperable format, which is then directly loaded into the LMS with no connection back to Ed thereafter.

Important: HMH recommends setting up a direct SSO link inside the course panel to allow students and teachers to access HMH Ed quickly & easily.

The Ed Linking Tool allows teachers to launch the full Ed experience from within the tool. However, this feature will not be available to students, so a separate login link directly to Ed is still required.

An overview of the process to set up an LMS integration and the recommended timeline to successfully complete it are provided below.

Timeline is critical, especially allowing appropriate time to complete Process Steps 1 and 2 above prior to actual rostering activities for Back-to-School. It is CRITICAL that you plan how your organization will roster students on Ed prior to installing Canvas or Schoology apps and prior to launching connected solutions (such as Writable, Waggle, and Amira) from inside Ed in order to keep user identities in alignment. You must follow this sequence of events to ensure this succeeds.

Process Step	Process Details	User
1	Determine whether your organization CAN meet Co-Rostering requirements for this integration.	District leaders who manage LMS and Rostering
2	Decide whether your organization SHOULD set up this integration as primary assignment path. It is one of three options to consider: – Direct login to Ed (web-based, SSO) – HMH Ed Linking Tool App (platform-to-platform LTI connection) – Thin Common Cartridge + QTI (static file loads)	District Curriculum, PD, and Tech leaders
3	Deploy the HMH Ed Linking Tool App in the LMS.	District leader who manages LMS
4	Connect your App to the platform via Ed.	District leader who manages LMS
5	Create direct-to-Ed login link (using web login or SSO) inside the course for users to access all unassignable parts of the program.
6	Share training and process information with your teachers.

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