The Canvas integration is only available to schools and districts with Premium subscriptions.
The instructions below are for Canvas administrators. If you are a teacher, please click here to learn how to roster classes with Canvas.
The Canvas integration enables teachers to log into their Quill accounts through Canvas and roster their classes and students using Canvas. When teachers roster their classes and students using Canvas, students' Quill accounts linked with their Canvas accounts are automatically created, and students will log into their Quill accounts through Canvas. Please note that Quill is not available as an External App (LTI) and that Quill's Canvas integration only enables log in and rostering through Canvas.
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How to set up the Canvas integration (Video Tutorial)
How to set up the Canvas integration (Written Tutorial)
Step 1. Set up the integration on Canvas
Access Canvas' admin settings
Access your Canvas instance via your school or district URL.
Access the Admin tab on the navigation menu. Click on the school/district name or All accounts.
Create an LTI app for login
Navigate to Settings and click on the Apps tab.
Click View App Configuration.
Click + App.
In the form that appears, enter the following information.
For Configuration Type: select By URL.
For Name: enter Quill Login.
For Config URL, enter https://www.quill.org/canvas_integration/lti/launch_config.xml
Click Submit.
A confirmation message will confirm that the app was added. You will be able to view Quill Login as one of the options on the External Apps page.
Refresh the page. Quill Login will now be displayed as an option in the navigation menu.
Set up developer keys
Navigate to Developer Keys from the navigation menu.
Click + Developer Key.
Click + API Key.
On the Key Settings page, enter the following information.
For Key Name, enter Quill Rostering.
For Owner Email, enter the admin's email.
For Redirect URIs, enter https://www.quill.org/auth/canvas/callback
Click Save at the bottom of the page.
By default, the State field for the newly created Quill Rostering developer key will display that the developer key is OFF and will be highlighted in red.
Toggle the State field to ON and click OK from the pop-up message to accept turning the key on. ON will be highlighted in green, as seen in the screenshot below.
Leave this page open in your browser. You will need the information displayed on the Developer Keys page for the next step.
Step 2. Set up the integration on Quill
Log into your Quill administrator account.
Click on the Premium Hub tab.
Click on the Integrations sub-tab.
Click on the Add New Canvas Integration button.
Fill in all the fields in the form that appears. The information can be found on the previously referenced Developer Keys page.
For Canvas Instance URL, enter the URL of your Canvas instance
Include https://
For Client ID, copy and paste the value found on the Developer Keys Canvas page:
On the Developer Keys Canvas page, copy the value directly above the Show Key button.
For Client Secret, copy and paste the value found on the Developer Keys Canvas page:
On the Developer Keys Canvas page, click the Show Key button and copy the string of characters.
The New Canvas Integration form on Quill should contain the following information:
Select your school and click the Submit button.
The Integrations page will now display the school for which you set up the integration.
How teachers use the Canvas integration
You can share this article with teachers so that they can see instructions for logging into their Quill accounts through Canvas and rostering their classes and students with Canvas.
To import classes, teachers will:
Access their Canvas course.
Click on the Quill Login link in the navigation menu.
Click on the Log in to Quill.org with your Canvas credentials button.
Click on Authorize when prompted to grant permission for rostering.
Be routed to their Quill account.
Click on the Manage Classes tab in their Quill teacher account.
Click on the Import from Canvas button.
Select the classes to import from Canvas into Quill.
Frequently Asked Questions
Teachers do not see the Quill Login option on their navigation sidebar. How can they find it?
The teacher may have hidden/disabled the Quill Login option in their Canvas course. To enable the option, the teacher can click the Settings tab in the navigation menu, click the Navigation tab, click the ellipsis button for the Quill Login option, and enable the Quill Login option.
Teachers can also follow this tutorial from Instructure to ensure that the Quill Login option is properly enabled displayed in the navigation menu.
Have more questions?
Please feel free to send a message to the Quill team using the green message bubble on the bottom right corner of the screen or email us at support@quill.org.