Canvas 1.3 LMS Integration with Norton Learning Tools

Canvas 1.3 LMS Integration with Norton Learning Tools

Before you use Norton Learning Tools to add links to your Canvas course, you should confirm:

  1. Your campus Canvas administrator has installed the tool.
  2. You have a Norton user account already.

If you think either of these isn’t already done, then reach out to your Norton rep for help.

This document will cover the following:

  • Launching Norton Learning Tools 
  • Creating your Norton course
  • Adding deep links to Norton content and assignments
    • Overview
    • Selecting activity links
    • Selecting resource links
    • Sending links to Canvas
    • Organizing content in your Canvas course
    • Sending additional content from Norton Learning Tools

This tour will give you a brief overview of the process, and the complete steps are listed out below. 

Launch Norton Learning Tools 

  1. Go to the “Assignments” or “Modules” section of your course, and click the 3 dots in the top right, and select W. W. Norton Learning Tools. (Which location you use doesn’t matter; content will always populate in the correct place.)


   2.Log in using the email and password tied to your Norton account. If you don’t have a Norton account yet, reach out to your Norton rep for help.



Create your Norton course

 3. Follow the steps in the wizard to create a Norton course, which is matched to your Canvas course. You’ll need to set this up just once per Canvas course

4. Create a Course: Step 1This step confirms that you’re connected with your Canvas course.



5. Create a Course: Step 2. Enter some required course details.

    a. The School Type, Country, School State/Province, and School Name fields all work to tie your course to the right school record.

    b. The Course Name can be up to 80 characters long.

    c. The Start Date is the first day of student access to the course.

    d. The End Date is when you expect all course grades to be final.



6. Create a Course: Step 3.Select your course material.

a. You can search for course material in two ways:

i. Search by Book Title. Use this search to browse from available titles to find the textbook you’re assigning. This will be the most commonly used option.

1. Use the type-ahead discipline and book title fields to find your Norton text

2. Use the cover and edition details to choose the correct version




ii. Enter Product Code. Use this option if your Norton representative or specialist provided you with a custom title code. Type the title code into the text entry field.


b. Confirm that you’ve selected the right book for your course.


7. Create a Course: Step 4. Confirm all your course information and create the course. (Or, to correct anything, use the “Previous” button to go back and edit it.)

Add deep links to Norton content and assignments

Overview:

  1. You’ll see the Select Course Content tool when
  • You’ve finished creating your Norton course.
  • Or you have created course and then relaunched Norton Learning Tools 


2. Each linkable resource for your book is listed here.

  • They’re grouped into sections according to type.
  • As you browse these, you can expand or hide activity sections by clicking the gray section headings.
  • Assignable activities like Norton Illumine, InQuizitive, Smartwork, Tutorials, etc. will be sent to Canvas as assignments in the Canvas Assignments area.  
  • Resource links links such as Videos, Documents, or unassignable Ebooks, will be sent to Canvas as links in the Modules section

3. You don’t have to select all your links at once

  • You can launch this tool from your Canvas course to add additional links throughout the semester

Selecting activity links

4. Check off any assignment link you would like to send to the LMS. These activities will always create a gradebook column in your Canvas course.

 a. You may also set a Due Date for the assignment.

i. This is saved both into the Canvas course and into Norton’s activity settings, so the student will see consistent information about when an assignment is due.

ii. But, please be aware that if you change the due date after you've linked the activity to Canvas, you will need to update both in Canvas and in Norton.

iii. The dates don't keep in sync automatically after the activity is sent to Canvas.

     b. You may edit the LMS Point Value for the assignment.

i. This is what the assignment will be worth in your Canvas gradebook.

    c. The due date is optional, but every gradable assignment needs an LMS Point Value.

Selecting resource links

  5. Check off any resources that you would like to send to your Canvas course

    a. Ungraded resource links do not have due dates or LMS point values

    b. They will be sent to your LMS as links in Modules 

    c. You can select a Homepage Link to the content landing page, and/or links to each individual piece of content.


    Sending links to Canvas

    6.  Click the Review & Send to LMS button at the bottom of the screen.

    7.  You’ll see a summary of the links you selected. Confirm, and Send to LMS.

    8. When complete, the modal will close, and you will see the content in your Canvas course

    Organizing content in your Canvas course

    9. In your Canvas course you’ll see the Norton content you sent 

    • Resources links and other ungraded items are in the Modules area, in a module titled New Content from App
    • Graded activities are in the Assignments area, and also linked to from Modules

    10. You can reorganize or regroup your content in Canvas so that your course is laid out the way you want. Be sure to publish items when you want to make them available to students. 

    Sending additional content from Norton Learning Tools

    11.  You can return to Norton Learning Tools as many times as you want, and send more links into Canvas.

    12.  When you return, you’ll see an indication of links that were already sent into the course. Your previously set Due Dates and LMS Point Values will be displayed.


    13.  You can resend links. But you should only resend a graded item if you have deleted it from your Canvas course. Having duplicate links for graded items in your course will cause gradebook issues for your students.