Hint: to ensure the best user experience, please advise your users to use Google Chrome or Firefox browsers to access CN Post.
Go to external tools in an admin account from the home page
Click Manage Tool Providers tab
Click New Tool provider
Fill out form exactly like this, with SHA1 OAuth and the keys filled out like this.
- Launch Point: https://www.thecn.com/program/lti/course
- Version: 1.1
- OAuth: HMAC-SHA1
- Secret: CN Provided
- Tool consumer information: Checked
- Key: CN provided
- Name: CN Post (or CourseNetworking)
- Description: Custom
- Contact: Custom, optionally help@thecn.com
- Visibility: Checked
- Security Settings: All checked
Click Add Org Units and check all of these
Save and close
Add as a tool link
Next, click the Manage Tool Links tab
Click a New Link
Fill out exactly like this, with “Link key/secret” selected and all security options checked
- Title: CN Post (or CourseNetworking)
- URL: https://www.thecn.com/program/lti/course
- Description: Custom
- Visibility: Checked
- Signature: Sign-In checked, Link checked
- Key: CN provided
- Secret: CN Provided
- Security Settings: Use Link Security checked, All options checked
Add Org units and check all
Save and close
Add tool to a course
Go to your desired course
In a course Module, Add External Tool
Select CN Post from the LTI Link list
Click on the name of the module to access CN
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