MathMatize Canvas Instructor Setup Guide
Instructor guide for using MathMatize with Canvas
Canvas/MathMatize Instructor Setup Instructions
This guide assumes that an administrator at your school has already enabled the MathMatize tool in Canvas. For help with this process, please contact us at questions@mathmatize.com.
Add MathMatize to a Canvas classroom
Add a MathMatize link to the course navigation: With this approach, a login link will be placed in the course navigation for all students and instructors. You may need to follow these Canvas instructions to add the MathMatize link to the course navigation. Please follow Canvas’s guide.
Add a MathMatize link as an assignment: With this approach, students and instructors will log in to MathMatize by clicking the MathMatize assignment. Please follow Canvas's guide.
Add MathMatize to a module: In Canvas Modules, add an External Tool item and select the configured MathMatize tool from the list. Choose Load this tool in a new tab. Do not enter the MathMatize homepage or a classroom URL in the URL field; those are not LTI launch URLs. See Canvas’s guide. If MathMatize is not listed, ask your Canvas administrator to enable its module-link placement.
Once added, clicking the MathMatize link or assignment will open a new tab running MathMatize and an account will automatically be set up for instructors and students. Continue reading the following pages for more details.
If you are not able to find MathMatize as an external tool in one of the locations listed above, your Canvas administrator might not have enabled that location.
Connect Canvas and MathMatize classrooms
- At this point, you can click the MathMatize course navigation link, assignment or module link. This will open MathMatize in a new browser tab.
- If this is the first time you’ve connected to MathMatize from Canvas, you’ll be prompted to either link your Canvas account to an existing MathMatize account or simply create a new account.
- Once your account has been linked, you’ll be prompted to either create a new MathMatize classroom or link the current Canvas classroom to an existing MathMatize classroom if you have one.
- Once you’ve linked a classroom, you’ll be taken to the instructor view of the classroom.
- Congratulations! Your Canvas classroom is now connected to MathMatize. Your students and co-instructors will now be able to link directly to the classroom.
FAQ
I don’t see the MathMatize tool as an option in "external tools".
Generally, an administrator at your school needs to make the tool available. If you'd like MathMatize to be available, contact us at questions@mathmatize.com and we'll help with the administrative setup process.
I connected the wrong MathMatize classroom. What do I do?
Visit the MathMatize classroom you connected to and click the Disconnect button in the classroom settings under "LTI Integration". You can then connect the correct classroom.
How do students join my classroom?
They click the “external tool” link/assignment you added in your Canvas course. We have a guide for students here.
How do co-instructors join your MathMatize classroom?
They click the “external tool” link/assignment in the LMS classroom. We have a guide for adding co-instructors.
How do grades and assignments sync back to the LMS?
When you “sync grades” in MathMatize for a given task, an assignment will be added to your LMS classroom with the same name you’ve given the assignment in MathMatize. We will only add an assignment if one hasn’t already been created. Any grades will show up in the Canvas grade book. Grades should only be synced once the MathMatize task is complete. We have a guide for syncing grades here.
Will MathMatize due dates appear in the Canvas student To-Do list?
MathMatize does not currently copy task due dates into Canvas assignments. You can create the Canvas gradebook item before grades are ready by choosing Sync to LMS → Create new item in LMS gradebook on a MathMatize task. Then set its due date and publish it in Canvas so students can see it in their Canvas To-Do list. Sync grades from MathMatize after the task is complete.
I’m having trouble syncing grades.
Make sure the task is complete in MathMatize before syncing grades. If you’re still having trouble, contact questions@mathmatize.com.
Do I need to create an assignment or “external tool” link in the LMS classroom for each assignment in MathMatize?
No, you do not need to create an assignment/"external tool" link in the LMS for each MathMatize task. Only a single external tool link to the MathMatize classroom is needed. When you sync grades in MathMatize, an assignment will automatically be created in your LMS classroom.
I’m running into issues… what do I do?
Please contact questions@mathmatize.com. We’re happy to help troubleshoot.