LTI & Common Cartridge

LTI & Common Cartridge

LTI

LTI is an acronym for Learning Technology Interoperability.

LTI connectivity gives Empower the opportunity to simplify searching and connecting content from a third-party application which is also LTI compatible. It can also simplify the login process so users don't have to log in to multiple applications.
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Empower supports LTI 1.0 at present.
To set this up get the following information from the third-party application and post it to Empower's Helpdesk requesting the connection be made to your Empower install:

Title:
SecretKey:
ConsumerKey:
Default Image (optional):
TOKEN_URL:
BASE_URL:



Common Cartridge

*This feature is being developed in Empower and hopes to be ready Fall 2020.

Common Cartridge is a shared format which allows content to be exported from another application and uploaded into Empower as Activities or Playlists. This content is often self-authored.

Known applications that support Common Cartridge:

PowerSchool

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