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Create Custom LTI with Third Party Provider with the External Tool Actvity in Moodle

Instructors may have occasion to bring content directly into your Moodle course from an outside content provider, often a publisher, i.e. Pearson.Pearson, Perussal.  This requires a custom LTI using the External Tool activity in Moodle:Moodle.

1)

Steps to Add and External Tool with LTI

    Turn Editing On

    2)

     Click on Add an Activity or Resource at

    3)the bottom of a section.
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    Select External Tool

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    externaltool.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1566241492000&api=v2

    4)4. Click Showthe More...drop down menu next to Automatic, based on tool URL and choose your third party provider.

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    externaltoolshowmore.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1566241755000&api=v2

    5) Fill in Activity Name, Consumer Key, Shared Secret, Custom parameters provided by content provider.

    customlti.jpg?version=2&modificationDate=1566241989000&api=v2

    6) Save and return to course.