Edlink Team

Canvas

Does Canvas support LTI 1.3 and LTI Advantage?

LTI is a specification from 1EdTech Consortium (1EdTech) that some edtech companies adopted to provide a standardized way to integrate to LMS providers. Some LMS providers have different implementations of LTI and some don’t support the most recent release at all.

Schoology

How to create a Schoology integration

Schoology is a popular K12 LMS. Schools that have adopted Schoology as their LMS are, therefore, looking for vendors that have products that can integrate with Schoology. Schoology supports 2 different methods of integration: API and the LTI standard for integration.

Schoology

Does Schoology support LTI 1.3 or LTI Advantage?

LTI is a specification from 1EdTech Consortium (1EdTech) that allows external learning tools (learning apps, platforms, etc.) to integrate with LMS providers. In the mix of popular LMS providers is Schoology, who until recently, only supported previous versions.

ClassLink

Integrating with ClassLink: OneRoster, Roster Server, and Launchpad

ClassLink's services include Launchpad, OneSync, and Roster Server. Explore how Edlink integrates with ClassLink.

How to implement SSO for Google Classroom

SSO allows users to sign into different edtech products using one set of credentials. With Google Classroom SSO, teachers and students can sign into an external app using their Google Account. Since this article’s writing, G Suite now is Google Workspace.

Blackboard

How to implement Blackboard Single Sign-On (SSO)

Blackboard users can sign into platforms: SSO through the Blackboard API (OAuth 2.0) and SSO through the LTI standard launch.

Canvas

How to use the Canvas API

Learn how the Canvas API can integrate third-party apps to use SSO, rostering, content integration, and grade passback.

Schoology

How to implement Single Sign-On (SSO) with Schoology

If you're building an edtech product that serves K12 schools, you’ll likely run into a district asking for Schoology single sign-on (SSO).

Canvas

How to implement Canvas Single Sign-On (SSO)

Learn how Canvas supports 2 different SSO methods that elearning apps can use.

LMS

Save time on your LMS integrations

Building one integration within edtech is hard enough. So looking to scale integrations can easily become overwhelming (at least in our experience!). Here’s how we’ve changed that.

Data Integration

Are G Suite and Google Classroom the same thing?

One of the questions we hear on calls with people in edtech is, "Are G Suite for Education and Google Classroom the same thing?" In short, no, they are not the same.

Data Integration

Edlink helps IT Admins self-manage integrations

Tech admins play a vital role in data integrations. Edlink is there to support other edtech companies build trust and cohesion between developers and schools.

Google

How to whitelist an application in Google

Google has many safeguards to prevent malicious applications from accessing sensitive teacher and student data. Learn how these safeguards work and to “whitelist” trusted apps.

LTI

What does LTI Advantage mean?

LTI - or Learning Tools Interoperability - is a set of rules from a group called the 1EdTech Consortium (formerally IMS Global Consortium) that provides a way for edtech products to talk to learning management systems (LMSs). Many LMSs support the LTI standard, which has been around since 2010.

Data Integration

5 ways LMS integrations make life easier for teachers

Getting teachers to adopt a new edtech tool can be tough. The best products make life easier — saving teachers time, reducing setup tasks, and helping them focus on instruction. One of the most effective ways to do this? LMS integrations.

Single Sign-On (SSO)

6 reasons to give schools multiple options for SSO

Nearly every website you visit today offers a way to sign in using an account already created. When creating an account on a new website, it’s common to see “Sign in with Facebook” or “Sign in with Google” instead of actually entering an entirely new username and password.

Canvas

How to set up API developer keys in Canvas

Canvas uses developer keys to let third-party applications access certain data within a school's environment. This guide will show how to generate them.

Getting Started

How Edlink helps onboard educational institutions

Onboarding schools can be the most difficult aspect of adopting edtech products. But we’ve made headway to navigating common challenges and how to prevent pitfalls.

Project Unicorn

What are Project Unicorn and the Interoperability Rubric?

Project Unicorn is an initiative of InnovateEDU. Its true goal is to “optimize and radicalize education data with interoperability”. With stakeholders across the country, Project Unicorn develops events, tools, and resources to educate k12 buyers of edtech products.

Data Integration

What's the difference between Google Classroom and G Suite for Education?

Learn the differences between G Suite for Education and Google Classroom and how they are used together by schools to manage data.

LMS

2022's state of the LMS market

Below, we'll check-in on some of the major LMSs in the EdTech space.

Microsoft

Integrating with Microsoft SDS

Microsoft’s School Data Sync (SDS) creates organizations for each selection of products. This tool also gives application developers a single cloud API to use for creating integrations.

FERPA

5 student privacy laws edtech developers need to know

Several laws are in place to help protect student data. Knowing what they are and how to comply are important for developers when working with schools and student data.

LMS

The benefits of LMS integration for edtech products

A learning management system (LMS) is the center of the digital classroom. Because so much of a classroom's online activity takes place in an LMS, it’s logical to build on that hub with applications that integrate directly into it.

Data Standards

What is Caliper Analytics?

Caliper Analytics is a standard from 1EdTech Consortium (formerly IMS Global Consortium, 1EdTech) and enables institutions to collect learning data from digital resources.