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LTI 1.3 Setup Guide For Canvas - USA Schools

Integrate Canvas with Visible AI

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Integration Steps:

  1. Log into Canvas as an admin account, and navigate to Developer Keys.

2. Select the blue +Developer Key button, then +LTI Key.

You’ll see a form:

Under Method, select Manual Entry

3. Fill out the form with the following details:

4. Under Additional Settings, add the following Custom Fields:

  • roles=$com.Instructure.membership.roles

  • user_name=$Person.name.display

  • user_email=$Person.email.primary

  • lms_course_id=$Canvas.course.id

  • lms_course_name=$Canvas.course.name

  • lms_assignment_id=$Canvas.assignment.id

  • lms_assignment_name=$Canvas.assignment.title

  • lms_assignment_due_date=$Canvas.assignment.dueAt.iso8601

5. Under Placements, select Submission Type Selection or Assignment Selection.

6. Click Save. You’ve created your LTI Key! Flip the state to ON.

7. Copy the Key Details - the string of numbers above the Show Key button. The Visible AI team will require this to finalize the LTI launch setup.


To Add Visible AI to Canvas at the institution level:

  1. Go to Settings in your sidebar.

  2. Click on Apps.

To Add Visible AI to Canvas at the course level:

  1. Go to the course settings page.

Updating LTI Permissions

In order to enable grade syncing, some extra permissions are needed. Please follow the steps below to ensure you're up to date.

  1. Navigate to the Admin panel within Canvas

  2. Select Developer Keys

  3. Click on the pencil icon associated with the VisibleAI Integration

  4. Enable all permissions in the "LTI Advantage Services" drop down menu

Add Visible AI to an Assignment

  1. When creating an assignment, under Submission Type, select Visible AI.

  2. Check the box "Load This Tool In A New Tab."

Launch from the Activity

  • As an instructor or student, you can launch Visible AI directly from the assignment by clicking on the Load [Activity Title] in a new window button.

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