Using 3rd Party Tools
By: Ngoc Vo, Ph. D.
USG eCampus
Third Party Tools
D2L allows for integration of external learning tools (LTI), but at institutions in the University System of Georgia, such LTIs must be tested and approved by the System’s Information Technology Services, so if you wish to use a third-party tool (like Kaltura, Respondus, LiveText, MyMathLab, Turnitin, Films on Demand, etc.), contact your institution’s D2L administrator to see if the tool has been approved for integration and if your university has purchased enterprise tools, such as Kaltura. If you use an external learning tool, be sure to provide a link to that tool’s privacy policies (Privacy Policies for many LTIs) for your learners’ benefit in safeguarding their personal information.
Add a 3rd Party Integration
Navigate to your Content page, using the top navigation. Once in your course's Table of Contents, select the module you would like to add your integration into.
Below the title of your module, select the Add Existing Activities drop-down and choose External Learning Tools:
The Add Activity pop-up will appear with a list of available 3rd party intgerations. Select the integration you would like to add. In this example, I have chosen Curriculum Builder:
Your integration will now be available in your module.
Below are some of the popular integrations approved by the USG system.
Enable Turnitin and Check Feedback to Improve Academic Honesty
This video discusses how to turn the Turnitin integration on in a Dropbox assignment and the steps students need to take in order to view their feedback. Please note that since 2017, D2L changed the term "Dropbox" into "Assignments". The location of the tool is still the same.
Video: Enable Turnitin and Check Feedback
Use VoiceThread for Video Discussions and Assignments
This tutorial explains how to add VoiceThread links and assignments in your D2L learning management system.
Create a Virtual Meeting Room with Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
Video: Blackboard Collaborate with the Ultra Experience User Interface
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a useful tool for holding virtual office hours, study sessions, meetings with individual students, etc. Knowing how to integrate BB Collaborate Ultra and start, record, and use sessions is helpful to you as a professor. This information can be helpful as you guide students on how to use it as an online learning tool.
After you add Collaborate Ultra (refer to the Add a 3rd Party Integration above), you will see an interface called a "room", as pictured below.
Now, it is time to create a session and set up a meeting. Click on Create a New Session.
Give the meeting a name and set up the time for your class meeting. You can also find a Guest Link, which you can share with your students and they will be able to enter the virtual room without logging into GoView (by simply clicking the link).
NOTE: For you to moderate the meeting as the instructor, you must log in to your course, and enter the room inside the system.