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Install the Webex Education Connector in Moodle
Use the following steps to install the
Webex Education Connector in Moodle version 3.5.2. The Moodle site must have SSL configured before installation. You need to be a Moodle Administrator and Webex site administrator to complete the installation.
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Configure your
Cisco Webex Site to allow the
Webex Education Connector integration:
-
For sites managed in
Cisco Webex Site Administration, sign in to Webex Site Administration and go to
.
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For sites managed in
Cisco Webex Control Hub, go to the customer view in
https://admin.webex.com
, then go to
Services
, and under
Meeting
, select
Sites
. Choose the Webex site to change the settings for, then select
.
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2 |
Scroll to
Allow the following URL domain names
and enter
lti.educonnector.io separated from the other domain names by a comma.
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3 |
Sign in to Moodle as an administrator and go to
Site Administration
.
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4 |
Enable webservices: Go to
, check
Enable web services
, and then select
Save Changes
.
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5 |
Enable protocols: Go to
, and make sure that the
REST protocol
is enabled.
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6 |
Create an external services: Go to
. For the
External service
page, do the following:
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7 |
Select
and then select the following functions from the drop-down list:
-
core_calendar_create_calendar_events
-
core_calendar_delete_calendar_events
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core_enrol_get_enrolled_users
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core_grades_update_grades
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core_user_get_users_by_field
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gradereport_user_get_grade_items
-
core_webservice_get_site_info
-
core_course_get_courses
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8 |
Select
Add Functions
.
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9 |
To add a new token, go to
. Then enter the following information:
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10 |
Select
Save changes
.
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11 |
Copy the generated token ID.
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12 |
Open a new window in your browser, go to:
https://lti.educonnector.io/, and enter:
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Email
—Enter your administrator email address.
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Institution
—Enter the name of your institution.
-
Webex site
—Enter your
Webex site name. Your site name is the text in your
Webex URL before .webex.com. If your site URL is https://myschool.webex.com/, enter
myschool
(exclude https:// and .webex.com, and remove capitalization).
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LMS ...
—Select
Moodle
from the drop-down list.
-
Moodle Site Domain
—Enter the URL of your Moodle site. For example, https://myschool.moodlecloud.com enter,
myschool.moodlecloud.com
.
-
Moodle Web Service Name
—Enter
cisco_webex_app
.
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Moodle Web Token
—Paste the generated token ID that you copied in the previous step.
-
Moodle Site Timezone
—Select the time zone of your Moodle site from the drop-down list.
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13 |
Select
Next
and take note of the
Your Consumer Key
,
Your Shared Secret
, and
Your LTI Registration URL
.
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14 |
Go to
.
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15 |
For
External tool configuration
, enter the following information:
-
Tool name
—Enter
Webex
.
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Your LTI Registration URL
—Enter https://lti.educonnector.io/launches.
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Consumer key
—Enter the
Your Consumer Key
from Step 12.
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Shared secret
—Enter the
Your Shared Secret
from Step 12.
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Custom parameters
—Leave blank.
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Tool configuration usage
—Select
Show as preconfigured tool when adding an external tool
.
-
Default launch container
—Select
Embed, without blocks
.
-
Privacy
—Optional.
-
Miscellaneous
—Optional.
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16 |
To add the
Webex Education Connector in a Moodle course, create an External Tool activity:
-
Navigate to a Moodle course. Select the gear in the upper right corner and then select
Turn editing on
.
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In the section you want to add the
Webex Education Connector, select
.
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For
Adding a new external tool
, enter the following information:
-
Activity name
—Enter
Webex Education Connector
.
-
Preconfigured tool
—Enter
Webex Education Connector
.
-
Tool URL
—Leave blank.
-
Privacy
—Check the following options:
-
Share launcher’s name with the tool
-
Share launcher’s email with the tool
-
Accept grades from the tool
-
Grade
—No changes necessary.
-
Common module settings
—No changes necessary.
-
Restrict access
—No changes necessary.
-
Activity completion
—No changes necessary.
-
Tags
—No changes necessary.
-
Competencies
—No changes necessary.
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17 |
From the course, launch the activity to see the
Webex Education Connector.
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18 |
Go to the
Setup
tab and select
Authorize
, then follow the authorization steps.
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19 |
To enable site-wide features available for instructor configuration, go to the
Setup
tab and select
Admin Panel
. Click
Back to App
to return to the Webex Education Connector once complete.
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Product:Webex, Webex Control Hub, Webex Meetings, Webex Site Administration
Activities:Administration, Calls, Team Collaboration, Video Conferencing
Operating System:Mac, Web Browser, Windows Desktop
Release:WBS39, WBS40