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In my role as a Project Consultant, I frequently assist clients with configuring their authentication for Canvas. Because I have had several requests recently for assistance with Okta, I decided to put this resource together. Prerequisites Any user that needs to authenticate via Okta must already have a user account provisioned in Canvas. The login ID field in Canvas must match the username field returned from Okta. Access to the Okta Admin Console. Admin access in your Canvas instance. Configuring Okta with Canvas To set up Okta as the identify provider for Canvas, use the following steps: From the Okta Dashboard, click Add Applications. Click the Create New App button. Select SAML 2.0 and then click the Create button. Under General Settings, name the App and then click the Next button. Under SAML Settings, input https://YOURDOMAIN.instructure.com/login/saml as the Single sign on URL (ACS URL). Then check the option to Allow this app to request other SSO URLs. Copy and paste the Single sign on URL and then add 0 as the Index number. Click the + Add Another button and input https://YOURDOMAIN.beta.instructure.com/login/saml as the next Requestable SSO URL and add 2 as the Index number. Repeat the process to add https://YOURDOMAIN.test.instructure.com/login/saml and add 3 as the index number. Next, input http://YOURDOMAIN.instructure.com/saml2 as the Audience URI (SP Entity ID). Click the Show Advanced Settings link. NOTE: For vanity URLs, be sure to add https://YOURVANITYURL/login/saml as a Requestable SSO URL with an Index number of 4. For the Authentication context class, select X.509 Certificate. Under Preview the SAML assertion generated from the information above, click the Next Button. Under Help Okta Support understand how you configured this application, select I'm an Okta customer adding an internal app and check the option for This is an internal app that we have created. Then click the Finish button. Copy the Link Address for the Identity Provider metadata. In your Canvas instance, go to the account settings and click on Authentication. Then select SAML on the authentication service dropdown menu. Paste the Identity Provider metadata link address in the IdP Metadata URI box. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Save button. This will populate all the required fields for the configuration. Click the Save button again to finalize the process. Additional Resources For more information about configuring authentication for Canvas, please check out the following guides: How do I configure third-party authentication providers for a Canvas account? How do I configure SSO settings for my authentication provider? ... View more

EquatIO, which is a game changer for math and science teachers and their students who want to create accessible (read aloud) digital math, now integrates with Canvas in two ways. EquatIO LTI With the Equatio LTI installed, inserting math and science items can be accomplished using the Rich Content Editor. Below are instructions how. To get started, simply click the EquatIO icon in the apps section of the Rich Content Editor. On the Equation window, create sophisticated math and science notation using one of the built-in tools (Equation Editor, LaTeX Editor, Graph Editor, Handwriting Recognition, Speech Input). Click Insert Math to add the equation to any announcement, assignment, discussion, content page, etc. EquatIO Web Toolbar In addition to the tools available with the EquatIO LTI, the EquatIO Web Toolbar also includes EquatIO Mobile, Insert mathspace, Screenshot Reader, STEM Tools, and Discoverability. And, the web toolbar works with New Quizzes! Below are instructions on how to use the web toolbar. Click on the EquatIO extension to load the EquatIO Web Toolbar. On the Equation window, create math and science notation using one of the built-in tools. Click Insert Math to add the equation to any announcement, assignment, discussion, content page or quiz. To see both integration methods in action, check out this video below. For more information about the EquatIO LTI or EquatIO Web Toolbar, please contact Louis Shanafelt. ... View more