You can connect a learning management system (LMS) to GitHub Classroom and import a roster of student identifiers from the LMS.
Before you can connect your LMS to a classroom, an administrator for your LMS instance needs to register your LMS with GitHub Classroom to initiate the OAuth handshake. An admin only needs to do this registration process once, then any teacher who uses their LMS instance may sync their LMS courses to classrooms. For more information, see "
Register a learning management system with GitHub Classroom
."
To configure an LMS to connect to GitHub Classroom, you must first create a classroom. For more information, see "
Manage classrooms
."
GitHub Classroom supports connecting with LMSes that implement Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) standards.
- LTI version 1.3
- LTI Advantage
Using LTI helps keep your information safe and secure. LTI is an industry-standard protocol and GitHub Classroom's use of LTI is certified by the Instructional Management System (IMS) Global Learning Consortium. For more information, see
Learning Tools Interoperability
and
About IMS Global Learning Consortium
on the IMS Global Learning Consortium website.
GitHub has tested and verified registration, connection and the import of roster data from the following LMSes into GitHub Classroom.
- Canvas
- Moodle
- Sakai
- Google Classroom
Note:
Other LMSes that implement LTI 1.3 may also work with GitHub Classroom, but have not yet been verified. LMS admins may need to configure custom settings around privacy and button placement and may need to provide teachers with documentation on how to launch into GitHub Classroom from the LMS.
Google Classroom does not use the LTI protocol, so does not need to be connected to GitHub Classroom before importing the roster. For more information, see "
Connect a learning management system course to a classroom
."
You can link your Canvas course with a classroom in GitHub Classroom. For more information about Canvas, see the
Canvas website
.
An administrator needs to register your LMS instance with classroom before you can link an LMS course. For more information, see "
Register a learning management system with GitHub Classroom
."
- Sign into
Canvas
.
- Select the Canvas course to integrate with GitHub Classroom.
- Click
Setting
in the left sidebar, then click the
Apps
tab.
- Click the
+ App
button.
- Under "Configuration Type", select
By Client ID
from the dropdown menu.
- Under "Client ID", input the Client ID that your LMS administrator created when registering your LMS instance with GitHub Classroom.
- Click
Submit
, then click
Install
.
- Refresh the page, and you should see a
GitHub Classroom
link in the course sub-navigation menu on the right hand side of the course details page. Note that the name may be different if your LMS admin named it something else when registering your LMS.
- Clicking the
GitHub Classroom
link will launch you into GitHub Classroom, where you can select a classroom to link with your LMS course.
Once your course is linked, you can import your roster from your LMS course to your classroom. For more information, see "
Importing a roster from your LMS
."
You can link your Moodle course with a classroom in GitHub Classroom. For more information about Moodle, see the
Moodle website
.
An administrator needs to register your LMS instance with classroom before you can link an LMS course. For more information, see "
Register a learning management system with GitHub Classroom
."
You must be using Moodle version 3.0 or greater.
- Sign into
Moodle
.
- Select the Moodle course to integrate with GitHub Classroom.
- Under "External Tools, under "General", you should see a button with the name "GitHub Classroom". Note that the name may be different if your LMS admin named it something else when registering your LMS.
- Clicking the
GitHub Classroom
button will launch you into GitHub Classroom, where you can select a classroom to link with your LMS course.
Once your course is linked, you can import your roster from your LMS course to your classroom. For more information, see "
Importing a roster from your LMS
."
You can link your Sakai course with a classroom in GitHub Classroom. For more information about Sakai, see the
Sakai website
.
An administrator needs to register your LMS instance with classroom before you can link an LMS course. For more information, see "
Register a learning management system with GitHub Classroom
."
- Sign into your Sakai instance.
- Select the Sakai course to integrate with GitHub Classroom.
- Click on
External Tools
.
- Click on
Tool Links
.
- Clicking the "GitHub Classroom" link will launch you into GitHub Classroom, where you can select a classroom to link with your LMS course.
Once your course is linked, you can import your roster from your LMS course to your classroom. For more information, see "
Importing a roster from your LMS
."
To import your roster from your LMS:
- Open your linked classroom in GitHub Classroom and select the "Students" tab.
- Click the
Import from...
button containing the name of your LMS (Canvas, Sakai, or Moodle).
- Select which identifier you'd like to use for your students, then click
Import roster entries
, and your roster will be imported.
To update an existing roster:
- Open your linked classroom in GitHub Classroom and select the "Students" tab.
- Click the
Sync from...
button containing the name of your LMS (Canvas, Sakai, or Moodle).
Google Classroom does not use the LTI protocol so does not need to be connected to GitHub Classroom before importing the roster.
-
Sign into
GitHub Classroom
.
-
In the list of classrooms, click the classroom you want to view.
-
Under the classroom name, click
Students
.
-
If your classroom already has a roster, you can either update the roster or delete the roster and create a new roster.
-
In the list of LMSes, click
Google Classroom
.
-
Sign in to Google, then select the Classroom to link to.
You can disconnect your classroom from your LMS in GitHub Classroom settings.
-
Sign into
GitHub Classroom
.
-
In the list of classrooms, click the classroom you want to view.
-
Under the classroom name, click
Settings
.
-
Under "Connect to a learning management system (LMS)", click
Connection Settings
.
-
Under "Delete Connection to your learning management system", click
Disconnect from your learning management system
.