Once the SI Lab Portal LTI link has been configured in your Brightspace environment, instructors can add SI Lab Portal lessons and assignments directly into a course. Lesson links are the only link type that support assignment-level grade passback to Brightspace.
Important: After setup, test the integration by adding an SI Lab Portal assignment, completing it as a student, and confirming that grades successfully pass back to the Brightspace gradebook. Failure to follow the setup process may result in missing grade passback or other limited functionality.
Know Before You Begin
- Activity mapping creates an LTI link that that directs users to a specific SI Lab Portal lesson or assignment.
- Each graded SI Lab Portal activity must be associated with a gradebook item in Brightspace for grades to be passed back.
- Students must launch activities from the mapped Brightspace activity link rather than the Class Homepage for grades to sync properly.
- If an activity contains manually graded questions, grades will not be sent until manual grading is completed.
- Each unit will have two activties and two links: one for Exploration and one for Experimentation and Evaluation. Lab Kit Inventory is the only unit with one link.
1. Open your Brightspace course and click Content.
2. Add an Activity
Within the appropriate module, select Existing Activities
3. Select the SI Lab Portal Tool
Within the list of external tools, choose SI Lab Portal (naming conventions will vary by institution.)
The SI Lab Portal Mapping menu will appear in the Add Activity window.
4. Select Your Class
Open the dropdown to select the SI Lab Portal class that contains the lesson or assignment you want to link. This setting may be preserved if you have already selected the dropdown in a previous session.
5. Select the Lesson
Open the dropdown to select the lesson or assignment from the available activity list.
You can view the list of units and activities in your course by clicking on the Class Home Page link in your D2L course, or by logging in to SI Lab Portal directly.
6. Create the LTI Link
Click Link to Assignment to create the link to the selected activity.
The Science Interactive activity details will automatically populate in the assignment fields. You're welcome to modify the details as you would like.
Once you're done, set this link as visible to students and click Save and Close.
Continue this process until all of the labs in your course have been linked.
Managing Existing Links
To modify a lesson link after it has been created:
- Locate the content item within your Brightspace course.
- Select Edit Activity in the right corner.
- Update the destination or availability settings as needed, then Click Save and Close.
All Science Interactive Links must be set to open in a new tab or window.
If you see an SI Lab Portal page embedded in Brightspace, it is possible the activity has the wrong display setting.
Click Edit Assignment, then expand the Display & Completion, and check Open in a New Tab. Then click Save and Close.
Grade Passback Requirements Checklist
For grades to pass back successfully from SI Lab Portal to D2L Brightspace:
- The activity must be mapped using an SI Lab Portal activity link.
- The student must launch the activity from the Brightspace link.
- The student must submit the assignment using the Submit Assignment button in the SI Lab Portal activity.
- All questions must be fully graded, including the manually graded questions.
- The Brightspace tool must be configured to accept grades.
Need Help?
If you experience issues with setup, grade synchronization, or activity configuration, please complete the Instructor Support Form, and a member of our team will reach out to provide assistance.