How do I add an app in the Discover page?
Canvas Apps is the central hub to discover, manage, and monitor integrated apps. This feature aims to extend and enhance digital teaching and learning experience with powerful apps that provide and/or enrich content, assessment, multimedia, collaboration, analytics, accessibility, and more.
If you are a Canvas root admin with the LTI Registrations - Manage permission, you can add an external app (LTI tool) from the Discover tab in the Canvas App page.
The Discover tab displays Canvas-integrated apps. The front page highlights only LTI 1.3 integrated apps, but you can view all available apps using the Search field or the Filters button. Most tools display a category which gives an indication of the type of tool and how it could be used.
The listings include apps which were previously accessed as inherited developer keys. If you wish to find more information about the tool provided by the vendor, including any accessibility and privacy documentation they have provided, click the app tile.
Note: Canvas Apps is available in Account Navigation and enabled for all institutions.
Open Account
In Global Navigation, click the Admin link [1] and then click the name of the account [2].
Open Apps
In Account Navigation, click the Apps link.
Locate App
By default, the Discover page displays [1]. To locate the app you wish to add, you can enter the app name in the Search field [2], apply filters by clicking the Filter button [3], or scroll the page.
Click the app tile [4].
Configure App
Click the Configure button.
If no configuration information is available, you may need to add the app manually, or by using JSON, JSON URL, or Dynamic Registration.
Set Permissions
The available permissions for the tool' display. By default, all permissions are enabled.
To disable the permission, click the Permission toggle off [1].
Click the Next button [2].
Set User Data-Sharing
Click the User Data Shared With This App drop-down menu [1] and then select what data the tool can access [2]. Options include:
- None (Anonymized)
- User's name only
- User's email only
- All user data
Click the Next button [3].
Set Placements
Select where the app can be accessed from [1] and then click the Next button [2].
Note: Each placement has an Information icon which shows a screenshot of the location in Canvas as well as a text description of it.
Add Nickname
You can add a nickname for the app [1], a short description [2], and a name for each placement [3]. Then, click the Next button [4].
Notes:
- The Nickname displays in the Manage page. You can use this to indicate any specifics about the tool that helps you identify it such as a campus, sub-account, or other feature.
- The Description field allows you to create a description for users of the tool to see in placements where it is enabled. You may also optionally label the tool differently in certain placements.
Configure Icons
If available, the app's icon URLs display. If the tool has a placement which will display a logo in Canvas, you may add the logo on this screen [1]. Then, click the Next button.
Review and Install App
Review all the details and then click the Install App button.
Manage App
After installation, the app appears in the Manage tab [1]. To manage the app, click the Options icon [2]. You can copy the client ID, edit the app, or delete the app [3].
You can also make the app available in the whole account or in specific courses using a client ID.
