Teachers should automatically have access to TCI's curriculum through ClassLink. If you do not see TeachTCI on your ClassLink Launchpad, please submit a help desk ticket. This will give you access to the different textbooks you have access to as well as any classes you have. 

1. Create an Assignment in your Canvas course. Place it in a Module.
2. Edit the Assignment. Scroll down to the Submission Type, select External Tool, check the box to “Load This Tool In A New Tab,” and then click on “Find.” It is recommended to always “Load This Tool In A New Tab” because it appears embedded in Canvas much better for students if that is selected.

3. Scroll down to TeachTCI LTI 1.3, click on it, and then click "Select."

4. Hover over the lower left corner of this window and stretch it out. It makes navigating much easier. The purple “Assign” button is otherwise inaccessible as well. 

5. Select the Program, Unit/Lesson, Type, and Details checkboxes. Selecting specific ones will limit what students see and complete for a score. If you assign a Reading Assignment, students will still have the ability to advance farther into the text by clicking an arrow at the bottom of the screen. Advise students to not use those arrows as they will be able to continue going through the text and other assignments, but their progress and grades will not be tracked.

If you want to change the total points, you must select grade by “assignment” from the drop-down menu. Then you can manually change the points to what you want it to be worth in Canvas. Otherwise it will automatically take the title and default point value for the assignment and overwrite what you put in Canvas.

6. Click on “Assign” in the lower right corner, then “Select." From there you should be able to publish your assignment for students to complete it.

Teachers can opt into this TCI Grades Page upgrade. The view of the gradebook is much more similar to Canvas and is easier to navigate. Teachers can also opt out of this if they decide they don't like it or run into technical glitches. The end of the video below will teach you how to turn this upgrade on/off.

By default, students can access content in TCI that has not been assigned. Most teachers likely prefer that students can only access content that has been assigned through the Canvas integration. Click on Assignments in the TCI platform and then click on the settings gear in the upper right corner. There are also settings for Open Book Test and Assessment results that you may want to change.

If you have a para in your class that you'd like to be able to access the TCI textbook (or just generally view assignments in your course), you can and should add them to your Canvas course.

1. Click on People in your course.
2. Click on + People in the upper right corner.
3. Click on the radio button for Login ID and enter the para's username (without the @shakopee.k12.mn.us), select the Para role from the dropdown menu, and click “next ”and “add users."
4. Paras will have access to your class in Canvas and can click on TeachTCI LTI 1.3 in your course navigation to see the content within TCI's online platform. They may need to select the program (textbook) specific to your course when they first click on TCI.

• If you have a new student added to your class roster, it will update in TCI at 6-7pm on their start date. If a student isn't added with 24 hours of being added to your course roster, please submit a help desk ticket.
• On the day students are added to your class, allow use of the paper textbooks in your classroom as needed.