Brightspace D2L LMS Integration with Norton Learning Tools
Before you use Norton Learning Tools to add links to your Brightspace D2L course, you should confirm:
- Your campus administrator has installed the tool
- 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.
Launch Norton Learning Tools
1. From your course click Content
2. Add a Module to the course
3. Select W. W. Norton Deep Linking from the Add Existing Activities drop down menu.
Note: This Norton login page will be displayed if the instructor is logging into Norton for the first time or does not have a Norton account. However, on subsequent logins this page will not be displayed.
4. 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
5. Create a Course: Step 1. This step confirms that you’re connected with your Brightspace D2L course. Click Continue.
6. Create a Course: Step 2. 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.
- Use the type-ahead discipline and book title fields to find your Norton text
- Use the cover and edition details to choose the correct version
ii. Enter Title 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. Select either “Yes, this is my book” or “No, this is not my book”
Note: if you select “No, this is not my book” the confirm book pop-up will close and you will be placed in the select course material screen
c. If applicable, confirm whether your course is participating in your school’s Inclusive Access or Equitable Access program.
Note: This program can be called different names.
Note: If you select “Yes, this course is participating.” When Students launch the course, they are auto signed in and are asked to accept the terms and privacy policy.
Screenshot when a student launches the course and opts in for Inclusive Access
Note: If you select No, not participating the course will be flagged as opted-out from Inclusive Access. When students launch an activity the first time from a course they are prompted to sign in before they can access the course activities. They must register with an Access Code, Purchase Entitlements to the Course Materials or select Trial Access.
Screenshot when a student launches a link from the course and has opted out of Inclusive Access
7. Create a Course: Step 3. 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.
8. 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.)
Choose your integration type
For graded assignments, you may choose to send individual assignment links (most popular), or product homepage links.
Choose individual assignment links if you want your students to access separate links for each assignment in your Brightspace D2L course. This will create separate grade columns in the Brightspace D2L gradebook for each assignment per student.
Choose product homepage links if you want your student to have one link in Brightspace D2L for each Norton product. This will create one grade column for each Norton product in the Brightspace D2L gradebook per student. This grade is a cumulative average of all assignments for that product.
Note: The Student Set ID is in the upper lefthand corner in parentheses. Click Details to see the course details. Then click Close to select integration type.
Option A: Adding deep links to individual assignments:
After you select “I want individual assignment links for Brightspace D2L”, you’ll see the Select Norton Learning Tools screen
- 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.
- You don’t have to select all your links at once
- You can launch this tool from your course to add additional links throughout the semester.
1. Check off any link you would like to send to your LMS.
2. You may set a due date and edit the LMS point value.
Option B: Adding deep links to product homepages:
After you select "I want product homepage links for Brightspace D2L”, you’ll see the Select Norton Learning Tools screen
- 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.
- You don’t have to select all your links at once.
- You can launch this tool from your course to add additional links throughout the semester.
1. Check off any link you would like to send to your LMS
2. Edit the LMS point value by typing a new value in the box
Sending links to your Brightspace D2L course
3. Click the Review button at the bottom of the screen
4. You’ll see a summary of the links you selected. Confirm, and Send to Brightspace D2L
5. Close the pop-up.
6. Refresh the course, review the links and review the link grade items in Grades.
Sending additional content from W. W. Norton Deep Linking
7. Select the W. W. Norton Deep Linking Tool from the “Add existing Activities” drop-down menu.
8. 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.
9. You can select additional links here.
