This guide will demonstrate how to link your McGraw Hill SimNet course content to your Blackboard Learn course using the McGraw Hill SimNet LTI Advantage tool
This tool replaces the previous McGraw Hill SimNet Building Block integration, which will be phased out on 12/13/2023. After this date, the existing building block links will cease to function.
Prior to linking content using McGraw Hill SimNet LTI Advantage, please delete any existing McGraw Hill SimNet links in your course.
If you are copying a course, delete the McGraw Hill links in your old course, then copy your course to the new site, and then link your SimNet content using the SimNet LTI Advantage tool in your new course.
Enabling the McGraw Hill Connect LTI Advantage Tool in your Course
To link content using McGraw Hill SimNet LTI Advantage, you will need to enable the tool in your Blackboard Learn course. To enable the tool:
- In the Course Management menu, click on the Customization heading.
- Select the Tool Availability link
- In the Tool Availability list, look for McGraw Hill Connect LTIA and check the checkbox for the tool
- Click Submit to make the tool available in your course.
Linking your McGraw Hill SimNet Section and Content to your Course
Adding McGraw Hill Content to a Content Area
Within your course, go to the content area(s) you wish to add McGraw Hill SimNet content to.
- At the top of the page, click on Build Content
- Select McGraw Hill SimNet LTIA from the list of options.
Pairing a SimNet Section
When you first access the McGraw Hill SimNet link, you will be asked to confirm the SimNet URL and create a SimNet account using your Blackboard account. Click the Continue button to proceed.
You will then be asked to create a new SimNet course and section. If you wish to copy course from an existing SimNet course, select the SimNet course using the dropdown menu in the box labeled Use Existing Course as Template. Once you have entered the required information, click the Create Course button to proceed.
You will now see a screen similar to the one above. On that screen, click the Go To SimNet button to go to your SimNet dashboard to deploy assignments to Blackboard.
Linking SimNet Content
You will now see your SimNet landing page in Blackboard. From this page, you can access your SimNet Dashboard, assignments, and gradebook. To link an assignment to the current content area in Blackboard, click on the Integrate link.
On the integration screen, you will be presented a list of McGraw Hill SimNet items for the current course.
- Check the checkboxes next to the items(s) you wish to deploy to the current content area in Blackboard.
- Select Confirm Changes to link content.
On the next screen, you will be asked to review the items to be linked or unlinked. Click on the Deploy to Blackboard button to deploy the selected items to Blackboard.
Confirmation
Your McGraw Hill SimNet content item will now appear in the current content area in your Blackboard Learn course.