For a professor, Hypothes.is operates in D2L and their Google Drive, the latter hosting any files shared with students.
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| Prepare your Google Drive | Before going into D2L, log into your Canisius Google Drive. For most of us, clicking the Google Drive link under My Applications in MyCanisius is fastest. |
| Create an LTI Link | Next, go into your D2L course space. In any module within the Content area, click the dropdown menu carat next to Add Existing Activities, and choose External Learning Tools. Then click Create New LTI Link.
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Create an Assignment Link | Add your own title. Add the following for the LTI URL: https://lms.hypothes.is/lti_launches Then click the blue Create and Insert button
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| Set the Assignment Link to Open in a New Browser Tab | Click the Dropdown Menu Carat next to the new Hypothes.is reading title you just created, and choose Edit Properties In-place. Check the box next to "Open as an Exteranal Resource. Then click the module title on the left, or the Content link on the Navbar, to refresh the module within D2L.
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| Log into your Google Drive | Click on the topic. You will be taken to a separate browser tab, and presented with the option to enter a website URL, or a PDF in your Google Drive. For now, choose Select PDF from Google Drive, since that will have you connect your Google Drive to your Hypothes.is identity. You will be presented with a screen asking you to choose the appropriate Google Drive. Click to choose your Canisius Google Drive. Because you are already signed into that Google Drive, it should be listed as an option.
Google will ask you to confirm that Hypothes.is has permission to work with files within your Google Drive. This is necessary so you can share PDF files with your students. Click the blue Allow button. |
| Choose your PDF | Following that, you should see a navigable version of your Google Drive file. You can search and browse for PDF files. Choose the appropriate file for your first assignment, or just for a test. Upon choosing a PDF file, you will see it appear in a viewer, along with the Hypothes.is tools:
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Currently, D2L does not integrate grading from Hypothes.is. So grades must be entered into D2L. The two best ways to do this are:
- Copy grades down on a sheet of paper as you read and score student comments.
- Use two display screens, one with D2L, and the other with Hypothes.is as well.
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