Platform: BrightSpace
This guide is to assist with the installation of the TestOut Brightspace Plugin. To complete this installation, you will need to have admin privileges in Brightspace. We will cover items in the Remote Plugins, External Tools, Manage Extensible and the Course Builder.
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Steps:
- Click on the Admin Tools icon and then select Remote Plugins.
- Click on the New Remote Plugin button.
- Select Plugin Type to be Course Builder.
- Give the plugin a name (Something like TestOut’s LabSim).
- Insert https://www.testout.com/OrbisPartner/LMSIntegration/externallms.aspx?op=activate as the Launch Point URL.
- Add your campus LTI Key and LTI Secret given to you from your TestOut Representative.
- If you wish, you can use this URL (https://cdn.testout.com/labsimsaas/images_v2/t_logo.png) for a small TestOut icon.
- Scroll down and press the Add Org Units button. Add the plugin to the departments, courses, and/or templates you wish to have the plugin available.
- When finished, press Save.
- Next, click on the Admin Tools icon and then navigate to External Learning Tools.
- Navigate to Manage Tool Providers and find the testout.com launch point. Press the dropdown menu icon and then select Edit Tool Provider.
- Verify the settings and scroll down.
- In the Security Settings section check all the options to send LabSim the necessary information to send the information needed to create LabSim accounts.
- Verify that the org units that will use the plugin are listed and then click Save and Close.
- The final step is to click on the Admin Tools icon and then select Manage Extensibility.
- Select the OAuth 2.0 tab and then press the Register an app button.
- Name the application TestOut (or something similar).
- Fill in the Redirect URL with:
- https://www.testout.com/OrbisPartner/LMSIntegration/externallms.aspx?op=auth
- Add the following for the Scope:
- content:*:* core:*:* grades:*:* users:*:*
- For restrictive scopes see Appendix B.
- content:*:* core:*:* grades:*:* users:*:*
- Check the box I accept the Non-Commercial Developer Agreement
- Click the Register button.
- Click on the app you just registered.
- Take note of the Client ID and Client Secret. You will need to submit these values to TestOut in the next step.
- Navigate to https://cdn.testout.com/d2l-signup/index.html. Input your Consumer Key and Consumer Secret that were sent to you by your TestOut Representative.
- Next, input your Client ID and Client Secret (created when you registered your new app) into their respective fields.
- Click Submit.