Annoto Integration

Overview

This document shows how to add Annoto to your Blackboard environment.

Creating a Tool Provider

This section describes how to create a Tool Provider so that you can deploy the Annoto Extension for Blackboard. The Tool Provider allows you to enter the Annoto key and secret one time for all the Annoto tools.

To Create the Tool Provider:

Login to Blackboard as an admin.
Go to “Administrator Tools” and select LTI Tool Providers.

Navigate to the “Register LTI 1.1 Provider (In old versions its called “Register Provider Domain”) tab

Set the PROVIDER DOMAIN STATUS:
- “Provider Domain”:
  EU Deployment: auth.eu.annoto.net
  US Deployment: auth.us.annoto.net
- Provider Domain Status: Approved
Set the DEFAULT CONFIGURATION:
- Set the “Default Configuration” to “Set globally”
- Tool Provider Key: Use your Annoto API Key (ClientID)
- Tool Provider Secret: Use your Annoto Secret

Set the INSTITUTION POLICIES:

Click Submit

Deploying the Annoto Tools to Your Blackboard Environment

This section describes how to add the following tools to your Blackboard environment:

Annoto Widget Embed
Annoto insights dashboard

Login to Blackboard Ultra as an admin.
Go to “Administrator Tools” and click on LTI Tool Providers.
Navigate to the “Register Provider Domain” tab and locate the Tool/Provider you created.
Click Manage Placements.