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WHAT IS AN EXTERNAL TOOL?
WHERE DO I GET IT?
WHAT DOES IT DO?
WHY AM I BEING DENIED ACCESS TO IT?
IE: External Tool Content Can't be Previewed
In order to use this resource in Canvas, the external tool must be installed.
Hello @JCLambert123 ...
External tools are typically known in the Canvas Community as LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) apps. In a nutshell, LTI apps are third-party applications that can be integrated into Canvas. They are called "external tools" because they are not part of the native Canvas interface. Many of the LTI external tools that can be integrated into Canvas have some sort of cost or subscription fee associated with them, but there are a handful that are free to use A complete list of free and paid LTI tools can be found at the EduAppCenter website. More often than not, these LTI external apps are configured and installed by your school's local Canvas administrator so that the app is available to all courses in your school's Canvas environment. Some apps, though, are meant to be installed at the course level rather than at the larger account level.
If there is a specific LTI external tool that you are looking to use, you may need to reach out to your school's local Canvas administrator to get more help with this...as the available apps that your school have will probably differ compared to what another school has purchased and/or installed.
I hope this helps a bit. Sing out if you have any other questions...thanks! Take care, stay safe, and be well.
Why is this showing up for one of the new quizzes that was created in Canvas?
@cjanes ...
My understanding is that New Quizzes was built as a LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) tool by Instructure. Does this help to answer your question?
Everything that I put in the Commons in the new quiz format is not importing into my new course. It just says "Copying assignment" and then opps. I'm having to redo all of my quizzes.
@cjanes ...
I think I've seen postings here in the Community reporting similar behavior. Have you reached out to Canvas Support to report this? I'm not sure if, at this point, this is expected behavior or if there is some kind of issue that needs to be addressed. Might be worth having that conversation.
I have.
@cjanes ...
ok...it would be interesting to see what Canvas Support has to say about this...if you wanted to provide their feedback here.
I found that Importing the shared content into my Sandbox (or any course) allows me the view the Shared Content.
The Preview function just doesn't work.
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