Blackboard

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for Moodle administrators to integrate Blackboard with CodeChum. Follow the steps carefully to ensure a successful setup.

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1. Register your Domain with CodeChum

• Objective: Enable your Blackboard domain to connect with CodeChum’s API.

• Steps:

  1. Email your Blackboard website URL to [email protected].

  2. Wait for confirmation from [email protected]. You will receive an application ID once your domain is registered with CodeChum’s Blackboard application.

2. Create a CodeChum User in Blackboard

• Objective: Set up a dedicated user in Blackboard that CodeChum will use for integration.

• Steps:

  1. Log in to Blackboard and navigate to System Admin > Users.

  2. Click on Create User.

  3. Fill in the following fields:

     • First Name: Code

     • Last Name: Chum

     • Username: code-chum

     • New Password: Generate a secure random password (save this password for later use).

     • Verify New Password: Re-enter the generated password.

     • Institution Roles: Set Faculty as the Primary Institution Role.

     • System Roles: Assign the Course Administrator role.

3. Add CodeChum to REST API Integrations

• Objective: Grant CodeChum access to Blackboard’s REST API.

• Steps:

  1. Log in to Blackboard as an administrator.

  2. Navigate to System Admin > Integrations > REST API Integrations.

  3. Click on Create Integration.

  4. Enter the application ID you received from [email protected].

  5. Set the Learn User to code-chum (the user created in Step 2).

  6. Set End User Access to Yes.

  7. Set Authorized To Act as User to No.

4. Verify Integration with CodeChum

• Objective: Confirm that the integration with Blackboard is successful.

• Steps:

  • Email [email protected] to notify them that you’ve completed the integration steps. Include the password for the code-chum user.

  • Await confirmation from CodeChum.

  • Once you receive confirmation that everything is set up correctly, the integration process is complete.