NOTE: This article is Step 1 of the main article, How to link a zyBook assignment/section/TOC to an LMS.
Video walkthrough
Creating a link in Canvas
1. To get started, navigate to the course in Canvas that needs to be linked.
2. Create or navigate to a module for the class. Click on the gray "+" button.
3. In the "Add" dropdown box, select "Assignment" to create a link that will be able to pass grade data back to Canvas.
Selecting "External tool" will create a link that is not able to pass any grade data.
Then, click "Add Item".
If you selected "External tool" earlier (ie. no grade data), continue ahead to step 2, Configure the link.
Otherwise, click on the newly created assignment item to begin editing.
4. Give the assignment a name and point value.
Note on how scores send: zyBooks sends scores as percentages, not points. Therefore the point value in Canvas does not have to match the point value in zyBooks. Canvas will convert the score to the correct point scale.
Common error: If the point value is left at 0, students will not be able to earn a score higher than 0 because any percentage of 0 is 0.
5. Under "Submission type" select "External tool. Then click the Find box that appears, and select zyBooks.
For the best experience, we also highly recommend selecting "Load in a new tab".
optionally, you can also manually add the URL instead but we do recommend using the picker tool.
External Tool URL
LTI 1.3: https://lti1-3.zybooks.com/v1/lti1p3/provider
(deprecated) LTI 1.1: https://lti.zybooks.com/v1/lti_provider
6. Set a due date in Canvas.
Note on due dates: zyBooks and Canvas do NOT communicate due date information with each other. The due date set in Canvas is the last day Canvas will accept grades. The due date set in zyBooks is the last date that zyBooks will send the grade. If changes need to be made to the due date, they should be made in both Canvas and zyBook.
If you are not sure how to set/modify a zyBooks due date, please refer to our help article, How to create an assignment.
7. Ensure that Submission Attempts is set to "Unlimited".
8. Scroll to the bottom and save all changes.
9. On the next page select "Load zyBooks Participation in a new window".
10. Lastly, go to step 2, Configure the link.